There are now 14 books in Elly Griffiths’s hugely popular Norfolk-set series about forensic archaeologist Dr Ruth Galloway. The latest, The Locked Room, cleverly utilises lockdown and makes it central to the enthralling plot.
In Imran Mahmood’s All I Said Was True, Layla claims the mysterious Michael is key to finding who murdered her friend. The problem is, the police can’t find him and aren’t even sure he exists.
Confidence is the latest from the ever-brilliant Denise Mina. The disappearance of an amateur filmmaker leads to an internet frenzy, a thrilling chase across Europe and the tale of a billionaire con artist. The event will be chaired by Craig Sisterson.
#CompulsivePageTurners
16/09-1.30pm
In person: bloodyscotland.com/events/compulsive-page-turners-elly-griffiths-imran-mahmood-and-denise-mina/
Online: bloodyscotland.com/events/compulsive-page-turners-elly-griffiths-imran-mahmood-and-denise-mina-wa…
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In a Bloody Scotland first, we bring you a pre-recorded event from New Zealand where three leading Scottish writers will be on stage in Dunedin, in front of a live audience.
Val McDermid’s 1989 is the follow-up to the exceptional 1979. Journalist Allie Burns is back, stumbling over a story about HIV/AIDS against a backdrop of kidnap and murder. CS Robertson’s The Undiscovered Deaths of Grace McGill is a spellbinding tale of loneliness and secrets, from a body in a Glasgow tenement to a missing teen on Bute. Liam McIlvanney’s long-awaited new novel The Heretic sees the return of DI Duncan McCormack to tackle brutal gang warfare in 1975 Glasgow.
#ScotsDownUnder
15/09-7.30pm
In person: bloodyscotland.com/events/scots-down-under-val-mcdermid-cs-robertson-liam-mcilvanney-screening-at…
Online: bloodyscotland.com/events/scots-down-under-val-mcdermid-cs-robertson-liam-mcilvanney-watch-online/
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Applications for Pitch Perfect close next Friday✍️ (19th of August) We’re looking to discover and encourage new voices in crime writing, please share this post and help us spread the word 📢
bloodyscotland.com/take-part/pitch-perfect/Are you an unpublished crime writer? Do you have an incredible novel to share? Here’s your chance to pitch your novel to a panel of top publishing executives! We’ve opened our Pitch Perfect submissions for 2022 & we’re looking to discover and encourage new voices in crime writing. Please help us by sharing this post.
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Still time to enter this brilliant competition, but be quick 🏃♀️📝Hello all, our giveaway with Bloody Scotland is still live until the 8th of August 🗣.
We are giving away one of each book from the McIlvanney Prize longlist and a coloured Glencairn glass 📚🥃
All you have to do is tell us the book that is considered your guilty pleasure. It’s that simple. 🙈🏆
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Visit Bloody Scotland’s website to find out more about the festival and the longlist books that are up for grabs. 🤝
T&Cs apply 📑 the UK only 🇬🇧 Closes 08.08.22 🙅🏼♀️ Winners announced 24.08.22 🥇#GlencairnGlass #BloodyScotland #Giveaway
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On the occasion of her 80th birthday, iconic international bestseller Donna Leon joins us live via video link up from her home in Switzerland to chat with Bloody Scotland founder, Alex Gray.
It was thirty years ago, in July 1992, that detective Guidi Brunetti made his first appearance in Leon’s debut novel Death at La Fenice. Since then, there has been a book a year in the much-loved series set amongst the surreal splendour of Venice. The books have been translated into 35 languages and won numerous awards in various countries. These are beautifully written novels, filled with elegant, witty prose and a searing humanity.
Join us to hear a legend of crime fiction talk about her extraordinary life in books.
16/09-7.30pm
In Stirling: bloodyscotland.com/events/donna-leon-video-link-up-at-tolbooth/
Online: bloodyscotland.com/events/donna-leon-watch-online/
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