Liam Ashe

Liam Ashe grew up on the legends and folktales of his family’s Scottish and Scandinavian heritage, and he’s been drawn to a good mystery ever since. A lifelong fan of detective fiction’s Golden Age, including master like Agatha Christie, Ngaio Marsh, John Dickson Carr, and Ellery Queen, he has a soft spot for country estates, shady heirs, locked rooms, and impossible murders.

His Elle Cunningham Mackay mysteries, featuring a professional researcher and Scottish historian in modern-day North Carolina, are an homage to those classic storytellers, with a modern twist and plenty of kilts, bagpipes, and the Highlands along the way. His Haunts & Hollows series explores the shadowy side of the South through Gothic folklore, urban legends, and true crime. When he’s not writing, you’ll likely find him at a Highland games or Scottish festival somewhere on the East Coast.