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Allan Gaw is a Scot who lives and works near Glasgow. He studied medicine and is a pathologist by training but a writer by inclination. Having worked in the NHS and universities in Scotland, England, Northern Ireland and the US, he now devotes his time to writing.

Most of his published work to date is non-fiction. These include medical textbooks and regular magazine articles on topics as diverse as the thalidomide story, the medical challenges of space travel and the medico-legal consequences of the Hillsborough disaster.

More recently, he has been writing short stories, poetry and novels. He won the UK Classical Association Creative Writing Competition, the International Alpine Fellowship Writing Prize, the International Globe Soup 7 day Wri ...more

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	The Silent House of Sleep (Dr Jack Cuthbert Mysteries #1) 4.12 avg rating — 303 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Moon's More Feeble Fire (Dr Jack Cuthbert Mysteries #2) 4.36 avg rating — 131 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	To The Shades Descend (Dr Jack Cuthbert Mysteries #3) 4.32 avg rating — 100 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Clinical Biochemistry: An Illustrated Colour Text by Allan Gaw (Goodreads Author), Michael J. Murphy, Robert A. Cowan 3.70 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 1997 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Shadows and the Dust (Dr Jack Cuthbert Mysteries #4) 4.73 avg rating — 22 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Trial by Fire: Lessons from the History of Clinical Trials 3.67 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Born in Scandal: Frances Oldham Kelsey & the Development of Pharmaceutical Regulation 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Abstract Expressions: A Quick Guide to Writing Effective Abstracts for Papers and Conferences 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	WriteEasy: A Strategy for More Effective Scientific Writing it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On Moral Grounds: Lessons from the History of Research Ethics by Allan Gaw (Goodreads Author), Michael HJ Burns 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Allan Gaw liked Carol Allan's review of The Shadows and the Dust (Dr Jack Cuthbert Mysteries #4): "I have just finished this book series 4 in the A Dr Jack Cuthbert mystery series I would say outstanding all the hard work that's gone into the research writing of the book I also loved and cared for all the characters And Dr Jack Cuthbert definitely" Read more of this review »
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Allan Gaw liked Karin Jenkins's review of The Silent House of Sleep: "I attended Bloody Scotland and saw the author given his prize - by the time I got to the on site bookshop they were sold out which is an indication of the reception her got. I got it on my return and it lived up to my expectations. Dr Cuthbert is an e" Read more of this review »
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Allan Gaw liked Dawn's review of The Silent House of Sleep: "I enjoyed this and even more so as it’s going to be a series. As the first in a series it set the scene with a back story without taking away from the main story of a couple of very disturbing murders. My only niggle is with some of the slang as it s" Read more of this review »
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