Ask the author: G.P. Ritchie

What inspired the novel?

Avoiding spoilers, I’d say that a few things went into it

A short story I wrote about the Edinburgh festival felt like it could be placed into a larger context A piece of research I encountered about aging in mice I’ve always liked horror and supernatural fiction, but have also read a fair bit within the crime genre. A short story won me a place in a masterclass with Iain Rankin, which was a great encouragement to trying something in that space How long did...