Alanna Knight, author of the popular Inspector Faro and Rose McQuinn crime novels, launched her latest book, Murder Lies Waiting, in January. The launch turned in to a double celebration, as 2018 marks 50 years since Alanna’s first book was published!

She was given a beautiful cake featuring the cover of Murder Lies Waiting:

Many of her fellow Scottish crime writers were in attendance. Here she is cutting the cake with Alex Gray, Ian Rankin and Lin Anderson.

Congratulations, Alanna! Here’s to many more years!