David MauleTeacher · Writer
David Maule

Teacher of English · Author

David Maule

Teacher of English in Sierra Leone, Turkey and Bosnia, then at Edinburgh College; writer of coursebooks and readers for learners of English, and of a historical detective story about the Stone of Destiny. [1][5]

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The new book

The Mysterious Case of the Stone of Destiny

A Scottish Historical Detective Whodunnit!

Was the stone Edward I took from Scone Abbey in 1296 the true enthronement stone of the kings of Alba — or a substitute? The evidence is laid out like a court case, with the reader as the jury. [6][8]

Tippermuir Books · 2024 · paperback · illustrated by Rob Hands · ISBN 9781913836269 · £9.99

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St Fergus, of Glamis and perhaps Scone

A copper-alloy stain on the Stone, a saint with a scattered set of relics, and why the Stone might once have been the lid of a recess in the abbey floor.

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What readers say

“A compelling read – a page-turner … I loved it!”

Charles MacLean MBEauthor of Spirit of Place and Whiskypedia [6]

“David Maule leaves no stone unturned as he casts a forensic eye over the evidence.”

Marie Macphersonauthor of The Knox Trilogy [6]

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