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- ↑ "Winners revealed for the McIlvanney Prize 2022 & the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize". Bloody Scotland. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ↑ "The 2023 CWA Daggers Shortlists Have Been Announced". Ian Fleming. 2023-05-17. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
- ↑ "Book review: Bloody January, by Alan Parks". www.scotsman.com. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
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