19-07-2025
Rosie Walker: How Scotland's history inspired my psychological thrillers
'I need to live here,' I whispered to myself, as I stood at the top of Edinburgh's News Steps and looked out across Princes Street Gardens to the sparkling Firth of Forth. I could see the sea from the Royal Mile, and it made me want to sing. The city was the most beautiful place I had ever visited.
I'd spent my first trip exploring Edinburgh's darker side: plunging underground into the creepy, dusty vaults under South Bridge; examining body parts in jars in the Surgeons' Hall Museums; and learning about body snatchers and public hangings at the National Museum of Scotland. For a wannabe novelist like me, this city was the best place to be.
