Frederic Lindsay

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Frederic Lindsay


Born
in Glasgow, Scotland
August 12, 1933

Died
May 31, 2013

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Frederic Lindsay was a Scottish crime writer who was born in Glasgow and lived in Edinburgh. He was a full-time writer from 1979 and previously worked as a lecturer, teacher and library assistant.

Eight of Lindsay's thirteen novels are police procedurals featuring Detective Inspector Jim Meldrum, an officer with Lothian and Borders Police, as their main protagonist.

In 1987, his novel Brond was made into a three-part television series for Channel 4 directed by Michael Caton-Jones and featuring the actors Stratford Johns, John Hannah and James Cosmo.

Lindsay also wrote for radio and the stage.

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Average rating: 2.93 · 151 ratings · 26 reviews · 22 distinct works
My Life as a Man

3.26 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions
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Brond

3.62 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1987 — 4 editions
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Ripped

2.27 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2013
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Death Knock

3.54 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions
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The Endings Man

2.54 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2005 — 8 editions
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The Stranger from Home

3.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2008 — 7 editions
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Tremor of Demons

2.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2007 — 4 editions
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A Night to Forget

3.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2013
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Convictions

liked it 3.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1997
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Idle Hands

2.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions
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