Allison McKenzie
Allison McKenzie spent 15 years transcribing the testimonies of witnesses and suspects for the police in Glasgow, a city famous for its high crime rate. She has seen how the best-laid plans of the clever offenders go awry, a subject that corresponds to that of When History Had Other Plans. Having grown up in a rough council estate, she knows how ordinary people communicate and has ensured the book is accessibly written so that it will reach the widest possible audience.
