Graham Smith

I'm a former joiner who now runs a hotel and wedding venue near Gretna Green. \n\nI've been a fan of crime fiction since being handed a Famous Five book at the age of eight. I made the usual progression through the Hardy Boys to adult novels and since 2009 I have been a reviewer for Crimesquad.com\n\nI turned my hand to writing in my late thirties and consider it to be the most infuriatingly rewarding hobby imaginable, although I'm well aware that I'm nothing more than a stenographer for the voices in my head.\n\nI'm also the founder of Crime and Publishment, crime-writing masterclasses which are held annually at The Mill Forge (the hotel I manage). I'm incredibly proud to say that nine attendees of Crime and Publishment have gone on to sign publishing contracts.