When respected Gentleman and City Councillor, Deacon William Brodie, chases his love of gambling, he is drawn deep into a double life. Before long the open respectability of day gives way to a hidden life of crime at night, and soon, Brodie is on a trajectory to disaster . . . one which leads him to the gibbet.
Set in the Edinburgh of 1788, Deacon Brodie: A Double Life is a fact-based novel which tells how Brodie's love for gambling and risk sweeps him into a life of crime. Betrayed by an accomplice, and revealed as a "Gentleman by day, thief by night", Brodie escapes the city, is captured in Holland, then faced with a trial before a city where once he was a leading citizen. When he is sentenced to be hanged, his closest friend has a different idea and, in full view of everyone, Brodie takes his riskiest gamble yet.

David is an Arts graduate and worked as a professional photographer throughout the UK. With his extensive background in photography, David has taught at tertiary level and lectured as a Visiting Professional.
Growing up in Edinburgh, David became fascinated by the rich history of Scotland's capital, and especially with some of its leading characters. As a "Gentleman by day, thief by night", Deacon William Brodie ? the lead in David's first novel, Deacon Brodie: A Double Life ? was one such character.
David began writing short pieces for magazines and was first published in the 1980s. At present, he has just finished writing Mach (a young adult novel). His previous novels are Reap As You Sow with Lest You Be Judged (the DCI Steel Mysteries - a Crime Series) and Deacon Brodie: A Double Life, a true-crime historical novel. Currently, he lives in the American Mid-West.