Pat McTaggart
Pat McTaggart is the author of CODE TO MURDER published in May 2026.
A gripping Scottish Murder Mystery set in the shadow of the Wallace Monument it is the first book in the series of DCI Ben Fitzpatrick novels.
The murder of a local software executive brings the mind of an old-school Scottish detective into a world he barely understands. As Ben and his protégé DS Julie Taylor follow the elusive trail of the killer, they are led into the underbelly of the technology world – a place where Ben’s old-school detective skills leave him feeling remarkably out of his depth. And with the shadow of a former case and serious concerns about his health hanging over him, Ben fears this might be one case he just can’t crack, and maybe his last . . .
Prior to writing CODE TO MURDER, Pat spent 25+ years working as a Finance Director/CFO/CEO within the IT and software sectors.
He also has a strong interest in social enterprise and the charitable sectors and sat on the Board of two charities.
He has always had an enthusiasm for murder mystery novels and crime dramas and when he decided to write the first DCI Ben Fitzpatrick novel it made sense to set it within the software sector.
Pat lives in Clackmannanshire in bonnie Scotland.
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