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Hey everyone, Yesterday my new novel 'Family Man' received this great book review from The Herad. There are boxes of frogs that would boycott this mad novel for stealing their thunder. Family Man follows A Working Class State of Mind and Who’s Aldo? as the third book to feature Aldolfo Ali, the son of Portobello-based Indian restaurateurs, whose strategic thinking, daring and dramatic flair have carried him to the top of Edinburgh’s crime ladder...

Hey everyone. This is a great review of my new book 'Family Man' from Into Creative. If you fancy checking out 'Family Man' I have attached a link to the book on Amazon. Plus a link to the 99p kindle offer currently running on my second book Who's Aldo. Having thoroughly enjoyed Colin Burnett’s first two books – A Working Class State of Mind (Pierpoint Press, 2021), and Who’s Aldo?, (Tippermuir Books, 2023) – I was very keen to begin on the last...

Hey everyone, This is the brilliant book review my new novel 'Family Man' received from Undiscovered Scotland. If you like the sound of the book why not bag yourself a copy? It's available from Amazon, Waterstones, Blackwells and many others. Also, for a short time there's a 99p kindle offer running on my second book Who's Aldo. I have included links at the end of the review. Thanks "Family Man: The Third Book of Aldo" by Colin Burnett is an...

Hey everyone. I've been so chuffed with reaction my new novel 'Family Man' has received. This is a book review from The Scotsman Newspaper. Like Many Scottish writers before him, Colin Burnett risks being mistaken for some kind of gritty social realist, simply because his Edinburgh stories are written in an edgy street Scots, and are often set against working-class backgrounds, from fortified pubs in Leith and Granton to grubby blocks of flats...

Hey everyone, For a brief time the kindle version of my second book Who's Aldo is available for the bargain price of 99p. Why not bag yourself a bargain while you can. Cheers https://www.amazon.co.uk/Whos-Aldo-Colin-Burnett-ebook/dp/B0CQ8TVNTK/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.LK-_-8xAS6oh9axEfXifniZJUbWzGccbza0Vmx67vQbGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.mhk7y1swNBHi54SuPbYmzeYCL0lduJ9McMDWJhhG9Gk&qid=1781698980&...

I recently appeared on the Scots Wae Hae podcast to discuss my new book. I have attached the link in case anyone fancies listeing to it. FamilyMan has received brilliant reviews with Undiscovered Scotland saying it's one of the best crime books to come out of Edinburgh. And the Scotsman newspaper reffered to me as North Edinburgh's Tarantino. Which are wonderful compliments to receive. This is the link to the podcast interview where I discuss my...

Hey everyone, I'm delighted to share the cover reveal of my upcoming novel 'Family Man'. I think this book is my most accomplished piece of writing. The novel is due to be published next month. Thanks

Hey everyone, Pre-orders are now available for my upcoming novel Family Man. The book will be published next month. If you fancy bagging yourself a copy the book can pre-ordered on Amazon. The cover reveal won't be until next week. Book Synopsis: Adolfo Ali makes his long-awaited return in this fast-moving and unpredictable third outing. Complex anti-hero, Aldo, is the de facto head of Edinburgh’s most powerful crime family. But being a crime...