The Ringwood Publishing Podcast

Ringwood author Tom Wood joins us this week to chat about his latest novel, The World's End Murders: The Inside Story, which details the nearly four-decade-long struggle that detectives and scientists endured to deliver justice for victims Helen Scott and Christine Eadie, who were tragically murdered in October 1977 in Edinburgh. Tom talks to us about his involvement, his thoughts on Scottish law at the time of the trials of the perpetrator, true crime as a genre, and much more.
Tom Wood was one of Scotland’s most senior and experienced police officers, an authority on serious and violent crime and the policing of major events. Latterly he was Deputy Chief Constable and Director of Operations of Lothian and Borders Police. He is a graduate of Edinburgh University and the FBI Academy at Quantico, Virginia. Tom currently lives in Edinburgh.
Since leaving the police, Tom has worked in Alcohol and Drug Strategy, Adult and Child Protection and carried out Independent Serious Case and Homicide Reviews.
He is now a regular columnist with The Scotsman and writes extensively on crime and justice matters.
His book, Ruxton: The First Modern Murder, was shortlisted for the 2021 Scottish National Book Awards.
Order The World's End Murders here!
Be sure to also grab a copy of Ruxton: The First Modern Murder here if you haven't yet. If you liked this episode, mark your calendars for July 19th, when podcast network Audio 99 will release a historical true crime podcast series based on Tom's work, titled "Beyond Recognition: The Ruxton Murders"!
The World's End Murders: The Inside Story will launch on Sunday, June 23rd at 2pm at Hillhead Library in Glasgow. This event is free and all are welcome. If you can't make it in person, we will be streaming it from the Ringwood Publishing Facebook page. We hope to see you there!

For our launch of The Ringwood Publishing Podcast, we are delighted to welcome award-winning journalist and author Carlos Alba, writer of There's a Problem with Dad. In this episode, Carlos briefly introduces his writing process and the inspiration behind his novel.
Like what you hear? Carlos will be talking about his novel in more depth on Sunday 23rd April, 2pm, at Hillhead Library, Glasgow. For more information, please click here.
If you would like to learn more about the wonderful work of Carlos, you can find out more information here.
Interested in making a purchase of this novel? You can make your purchase here.

This week on the Ringwood Publishing Podcast, we're joined by past intern Sara Roberts, now marketing executive at Penguin Random House, to talk about her experience while at Ringwood and her publishing journey after.
Curious about joining the Ringwood family and kickstarting your own career in publishing? We'd love to have you on board! You can find out more about the internship programme here.

This week on the Ringwood Publishing Podcast, we're joined by author of Ruxton Tom Wood to discuss his writing and his research into the Burke and Hare murders as we prepare for the launch of Carol Margaret Davison's novel Bodysnatcher!
Keen to immerse yourself in the world of Burke and Hare? Bodysnatcher releases on the 28th of May. You can order it pre-publication at a discounted price of £9.99 here.
Curious about Tom Wood's book Ruxton? Check it out here.

We are very excited to be joined by author Carol Margaret Davison, whose debut novel is being launched at the end of this month. Bodysnatcher intimately and skilfully addresses love, religion, domestic abuse, poverty, addiction, crime, and mystery, amongst so many more, through an untold story of the infamous Burke and Hare murders.
If you would like to make a purchase of Bodysnatcher, you can order your copy (at a special pre-sale discounted price of £9.99!) here.
Interested in hearing more about the book? Carol will be discussing her wonderful novel further on the 28th of May at Hillhead Library, 2pm. If you like to attend, please feel free to sign up here.