About the author

Catherine Czerkawska is a multi-awardwinning historical novelist and playwright based in Scotland. She has written plays for the stage, ITV and BBC Radio 4, and has published numerous short stories. Her eight novels include The Curiosity Cabinet, shortlisted for the Dundee International Book Prize. A Proper Person to be Detained, which tells the true story of the murder of her immigrant great-great-uncle in 1881, is published by Contraband, price £9.99.