Talk
German Spies in Scotland — Tom Wood at Lauriston Castle
Thursday 8 October 2026, 10.30am – 11.50am
Venue
Lauriston Castle2 Cramond Road South
Edinburgh EH4 6AD
Speakers
Tom Wood
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At Lauriston Castle, Tom Wood tells the story of “The Expendables”: the strange case of the German spies landed in Scotland during the Second World War, one of the tales in his new book, Sex, Spies and Bloody Murder.
Tom is a former Deputy Chief Constable and co-host of the Crime Time Inc. podcast. Places are booked through Culture Edinburgh.
Books
Sex, Spies and Bloody Murder
Tom Wood
Tom's newest book collects true stories from Scotland's underbelly, from a hapless group of German spies landed in Scotland during the Second World War to the tale of the country's greatest policeman and its most notorious brothel keeper.
Buy Sex, Spies and Bloody Murder →About Crime Time Inc.
Real true crime stories told by the law enforcement officers who lived them. Hosted by former detectives Simon McLean and Tom Wood.