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Sex, Spies and Bloody Murder
​Launched June 2026
Just launched 'Sex, Spies and Bloody Murder Vol 1' offers gripping accounts of intrigue and crime that will appeal to readers of true crime and Scottish history. This is a bold new collection of true tales from Scotland’s underbelly, blending espionage, scandal and a murder - expertly told with Tom Wood’s investigative insight.
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From the tragic tale of a group of inept German Spies landed in Scotland during World War II, to the incredible story of Scotland’s greatest Policeman and most notorious Brothel Keeper. In Sex, Spies and Bloody Murder, Tom digs deep into the history of some of Scotland’s most notorious crimes and characters, with fascinating results.
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Plaudits on the book include:
"Another fascinating insight from this author."
“Great storytelling once again."
"A compelling dive into hidden history."
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To Buy a Hard Copy of Sex, Spies and Bloody Murder Vol 1 click here.
The Bombing of Edinburgh & Leith
1939 - 1942
​Launched May 2025
​​​​Tom's book The Bombing of Edinburgh & Leith is a captivating account of the almost forgotten bombing raids on Edinburgh during World War 2. It features high-quality, recently discovered photographs and fascinating original reports. The book meticulously documents the experiences of the ordinary population of Edinburgh and their extraordinary resilience, as we approach the eightieth anniversary of the war’s end.
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Tom comments: ​“Even after eighty years have passed you can still see the scars on the old city if you know where to look. The buildings remain, though the people who endured are mostly gone taking their memories with them. This book remembers them all, the magnificent generation who saw it through and never lost their nerve.”
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All net proceeds from this book will be donated to the Edinburgh, Lothian and Borders Police Historical Society, of which the author is a part of.
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Click here to order your copy. ​
The World's End Murders: The Inside Story by Tom Wood
Launched June 2024
- Publisher's 3rd Best Selling Book in '24 -
The horrific killing of two young Edinburgh women in October 1977 sparked a nationwide manhunt that turned into one of Britain's longest and most famous murder investigations.
Tom Wood, was the police chief who led the investigations of the two innocent young women, Helen Scott and Christine Eadie, last seen at the World's End pub on Edinburgh's Royal Mile.
His new book 'The World's End Murders - The Inside Story' covers the extraordinary commitment of the police enquiry over three decades that eventually led to the discovery of links to their deaths with Angus Sinclair, one of Scotland's most notorious murderers and sex offenders.
But this is not a gruesome tale of murder. It is a story of heroes - of the families of Helen and Christine who, with quiet dignity, have carried an unimaginable burden down the years, and of the police officers, the support staff and the scientists who persisted in their investigations and never gave up.
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And covers the sensational retrial of Angus Sinclair after he was acquitted in 2010. Angus Sinclair is the first person in Scottish legal history ever to have been tried for the same crime twice.
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Tom's work (which he originally had published on the World's End murders back in 2007 and 2013) are based on his extensive knowledge of this historic murder enquiry, has been given a huge overhaul, re-worked and can be purchased here.
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To Buy The World's End Murders: The Inside Story click here.
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Ruxton: The First Modern Murder
Launched August 2020
Two dismembered bodies discarded in the borderlands of Scotland, hideously mutilated to avoid identification. Forty-three pieces of rotten flesh and bone wrapped in rags and newspaper. A jigsaw puzzle of decomposing human remains.
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A glamorous young wife and her dutiful nursemaid missing. A handsome, mild-mannered town doctor insanely jealous of his wife’s friendships with other men.
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It is 1935 and the deaths of Isabella Ruxton and Mary Rogerson would result in one of the most complex investigations the world had ever seen. The gruesome murders captured worldwide attention with newspapers keeping the public enthralled with all the gory details.
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But behind the headlines was a different, more important story: the ground-breaking work of Scottish forensic scientists who developed new techniques to solve the case and shape the future of criminal investigation.
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With access to previously unseen documents, this book re-examines the case and reveals for the first time the incredible inside story of the investigation and its legacy.
This is the first modern murder.
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Ruxton the First Modern Murder is available as an Audiobook, Kindle Edition or print.