William McIntyre (novelist)


William H. S. McIntyre is a Scottish novelist whose novels mix comedy, legal procedure, social comment and action. His debut novel was Relatively Guilty and subsequent works have included Duty Man and Sharp Practice. He is a lawyer working in criminal defence.

Biography

McIntyre was born in Linlithgow attending Linlithgow Primary School and Linlithgow Academy. He studied law at the University of Edinburgh. He has been a partner of Russel + Aitken LLP since 1988.
McIntyre is married and has four sons. He writes in his spare time, blogs for the Scottish Legal News and coaches East Stirlingshire F.C.'s 1999 youth football team.

Fiction

Relatively Guilty, Duty Man, Sharp Practice Killer Contract Crime Fiction Last Will Present Tense Good News Bad News Stitch Up Fixed Odds Bad Debt Best Defence
  • ''How Come?''

Nonfiction

  • Alex Munro's Whisky Tour
Written by McIntyre's alter ego, a character from the fictional Best Defence Series, this is a guide to some of the best and most readily available Scots single malt whiskies.

Recurring characters

Some of the recurring characters in the Best Defence series are listed below:
  • Robbie Munro, a Scots criminal defence lawyer
  • Alex Munro, Robbie's father, ex-police officer, disapproving of his son's profession
  • Malky Munro, Robbie's elder brother, former football legend and apple of his father's eye
  • Grace-Mary, Robbie's long suffering secretary.
  • Jake Turpie, Robbie's landlord and well known local crook.
  • Sheriff Albert Brechin, A judge with few doubts, and even fewer reasonable ones
  • Fiona Faye Q.C., Robbie's first choice Silk,.
  • Cameron Crowe Q.C. Advocate depute, 'Nosferatu in Pinstripes'
  • Sandy, Café owner and purveyor of West Lothian's finest bacon roll
  • Jill Green, breaker of Robbie's heart
  • Andy Ingram, Robbie's annoyingly ethical legal assistant
  • Joanna Jordon, Robbie's new legal assistant
  • Tina Munro, Robbie's surprise offspring

Award nomination