I'm teetotal and a vegetarian, which is sometimes a surprise to people who meet me expecting me to resemble one of the characters in my books. Allan Guthrie bookcharacterexpect Change image and share on social
Music was something I was encouraged to do, which I appeared to be quite good at, but it was never a passion. Writing was always my first love. Allan Guthrie appearencouragegood Change image and share on social
I managed to fit most of the writing to evenings and weekends, and my wife has been very supportive. Allan Guthrie eveningfitmanage Change image and share on social
A number of people have read 'Two-Way Split' and made certain assumptions about what the author's like, and I'm highly disappointing to them. I don't drink, I don't eat meat; that's very disappointing for a hard-boiled writer. Allan Guthrie assumptionauthorboil share on social
I like to walk when I can. Otherwise, it's the bus - while we still have them. Allan Guthrie buswalk Change image and share on social
There is a dark side to Allan Guthrie, but only at the weekends. Allan Guthrie allandarkguthrie Change image and share on social
It's possible to be hard-boiled and not noir, just as it's possible to be noir and not hard-boiled. And it is possible to be both. People debate endlessly what is hard-boiled and what is noir. Allan Guthrie boildebateendlessly Change image and share on social
Writing books that people want to read is helpful - my most successful book is my only police procedural, a very popular subgenre of the very popular crime fiction genre. Allan Guthrie bookcrimefiction Change image and share on social
I took an MA course in creative writing a couple of years back, and I was definitely in the bottom of the class. Allan Guthrie backbottomclass Change image and share on social
Maybe it's the buildings, maybe it's the weather, but you can see it affects us - that Scottish gallows humour; our tendency towards bleakness, to look at things in a negative way. Those definitely come out in my writing. Allan Guthrie affectbleaknessbuilding share on social
