[2][3][4][5] Together with her husband Chris Brookmyre, she has written several historical fiction novels under the joint pen name Ambrose Parry.
[10] After leaving work at Wishaw General Hospital she studied and received a master's degree in the history of medicine.
[10] Together with her husband, under the joint pen-name Ambrose Parry, she has published four historical fiction novels which look at the subjects of crime in old Edinburgh and the development of medicine in the 19th century, including the role of women.
[10][6][11] The stories are set during the era following the discovery of chloroform by James Young Simpson.
[10][6][3] Their collaborative pen name comes from Ambroise Paré, the 16th century French military surgeon.