Our 2024 festival gets off to a rip-roaring start with two hugely popular authors who have found their own routes to success. JD Kirk and Rachel Abbott both started their careers by self-publishing their novels and have grown enormous fan bases as they’ve raced to the top of the bestseller charts. In J D Kirk’s latest heart-pounding thriller, A Killer of Influence, DCI Jack Logan traverses the Highlands and the Internet to catch the killer of a group of social media influencers. Rachel Abbott’s 16th novel in a remarkable career is the gripping page turner The Last Time I Saw Him.

This event will be chaired by author Ed James.
Crime in the Spotlight reading from Simpson Grears.