Michael Malone is a prize-winning poet and author who was born and brought up in the heart of Burns' country. He has published more than 200 poems in literary magazines throughout the UK, including New Writing Scotland, Poetry Scotland, and Markings. Blood Tears, his bestselling debut novel won the Pitlochry Prize from the Scottish Association of Writers. His psychological thriller, A Suitable Lie, was a number-one bestseller, and the critically acclaimed House of Spines, After He Died and In the Absence of Miracles soon followed suit. A former Regional Sales Manager (Faber & Faber) he has also worked as an IFA and a bookseller. Michael lives in Ayr.
