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River of Darkness by Rennie Airth is set in 1921, under the long shadow of the First World War.

Review Round-Up « Tales from the Reading Room 2009

I read the Airth book when it first came out (which has been some time ago now, I think?) and remember liking it very much (though sadly once again all the details have faded and all I recall was the bloody murders).

Review Round-Up « Tales from the Reading Room 2009

Fans of historicals by Rennie Airth and Anne Perry will snap this up.

A Pale Horse by Charles Todd: Book summary 2010

One of the things that Airth does best is show the terrible wear of war on society.

Dead of Winter Tripp 2009

Earl of Airth and Menteith, and the singular circumstances attending the birth and history of James Stewart of Ardvoirlich, by whose hand the unfortunate nobleman fell.

A Legend of Montrose 2008

His temper was moody, fierce, and irascible; yet he must have had some ostensible good qualities, as he was greatly beloved by Lord Kilpont, the eldest son of the Earl of Airth and Menteith.

A Legend of Montrose 2008

Lord Kilpont, son of the Earl of Airth and Monteith, in 1644, by James

A Legend of Montrose 2008

At least one reason I thought River of Darkness was a great success was that Airth managed to make the main character very likable without making him uninteresting.

Blood Dimmed Tide Tripp 2007

Having acted as medical practitioner at Airth during the period of twenty-eight years, Mr Lyle, in the close of 1853, returned to Glasgow, where he soon found himself actively employed by the medical boards of the city during the prevalence of the Asiatic Cholera.

The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume IV. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century Various

He commenced medical practice in Glasgow, where he remained till 1826, when he removed to the parish of Airth in Stirlingshire.

The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume IV. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century Various