Bloody Scotland brochure 2013

SCOTLAND'S INTERNATIONAL CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL

13-15 September 2013 Stirling, Scotland

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Bloody Scotland - A Weekend to Die For Bloody Scotland arrived with a bang on the festival circuit in 2012, attracting international and UK stars, as well as showcasing new and emerging home grown Scottish talent.

Alex dreamed that when crime writers were asked where they were going in September, their reply would be ‘Bloody Scotland’. Thus the name was coined, and all eyes turned to Stirling, mid September. Last year was great, 2013 will be fabulous. As for 2014... ― Alex Gray and Lin Anderson, Founders of Bloody Scotland Welcome to Bloody Scotland, the dedicated crime writing festival north of the border. Whether you love historical crime, spy thrillers, noir, cosy mystery, police procedurals, true crime, or if you’re an aspiring crime novelist, we have events waiting for you. At our debut festival we focused on Scottish crime writing but this year we cast our net wide: Lee Child arrives from the States, and Jo Nesbø leads a dazzling array of Nordic writers, including Mons Kallentoft and newest Scandinavian sensation Arne Dahl. Colin Bateman and Eoin Colfer reveal why the Irish are born storytellers, and Mark Billingham rounds up a posse of fabulous writers from south of the border. But Scottish crime writing stays at the heart of the festival, with great names like Val McDermid, Stuart MacBride, William McIlvanney, Louise Welsh and Denise Mina. And we showcase the best of the newest talent in our Fresh Blood event.

We take a close look at the way forensics have transformed police investigation, and consequently modern crime fiction. Be your own forensic scientist - we’re setting up a crime scene for you to use the latest technology to solve a murder. But we also look back at eras of crime writing pre-fingerprints and DNA, when sleuths had to depend on their own powers of deduction. We attempt to analyse why Scotland produces such good crime writing, tracing back to the duality in Robert Louis Stevenson’s novels. And Kapow!

Bam! Gotcha! - we look at how crime fiction translates to graphic novel format.

Sharpen your knives and hone your writing skills at our Masterclasses run

by University of Stirling. And the brave can pitch their novels to a team of publishing experts, scoop a prize and maybe even a book deal.

2013 is turning out to be a great year for Scottish crime writing, and the judges for our Deanston Scottish Crime Book of the Year are in for some difficult decisions.

Look out for the shortlist which will be promoted in Waterstones’ Scottish stores in September, and be the first to know the winner at our Meet the Author Dinner.

Stirling is steeped in history and is a fabulous setting for a festival – come for an event, stay for the day, or better still spend the weekend at Bloody Scotland.

We hope you enjoy the festival as much as we have planning it. ― Jenny Brown, Chair, Bloody Scotland Committee

The Caledonian Crime Writing Festival is a Scottish Registered Charity, known as Bloody Scotland; Charity No SC042615 The Caledonian www.bloodyscotland.com | 3 Crime Writing Festival, Scottish Company No SC404578, Registered office: Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8HE

Who We Are: Committee Members

Bloody Scotland Committee

Booking Info Online

24 hours a day at www.bloodyscotland.com

By Phone

01786 27 4000 Open Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 6pm Closed Sunday & Monday

There are several ways to purchase tickets to the festival:

EARLY Ticket Offer Book early and you can get 5 tickets for the price of 4. Offer runs until 17 July 2013. Simply enter or say discount code ‘EARLYBIRD’ when booking your tickets

In Person

Pop into the Albert Halls box office in Stirling between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday or the Tolbooth Theatre from 10am to 6pm, Tuesday to Saturday.

At The Festival

There will be a box office facility at all festival venues where you can buy tickets and collect pre-purchased orders

Charges We do not charge our customers a booking fee but some credit card and postage charges may apply.

All tickets can be collected free of charge from the festival box office.

Lin Anderson Gordon Brown Jenny Brown Margaret Dundas Alex Gray Craig Robertson Muriel Robertson

Partners

Deborah Murray Stirling Council Fiona Buchanan Stirling Council Liz Moffat Stirling Council Claire Squires University of Stirling

Team

Dom Hastings Festival Management Laura Doherty Marketing Coordination Skylark PR Press & Media Management

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Getting Between Venues Most festival venues are situated in Stirling’s historic old town and are within walking distance of each other and the city centre.

You can find information about how to get to Stirling on page 26 of this brochure.

Festival Venues

Stirling has lots to offer when you’re in town and you can find out more about hotels, bars, restaurants and cafes on our website. We’re also working hard to get special deals for our festival guests.

Stirling Highland Hotel Spittal Street, Stirling, FK8 1DU The Albert Halls Dumbarton Road, Stirling, FK8 2QL Stirling Smith Museum Dumbarton Rd, Stirling, FK8 2RQ

Events start promptly so please allow yourself time to travel between venues, a path connects the Stirling Highland Hotel and the Albert Halls

Golden Lion Hotel King St, Stirling, FK8 1BD macrobert University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA

Bookshop

Waterstones will provide a Festival bookstore in the Albert Halls & the Stirling Highland Hotel and will host signings after each event.

Festival Bar

Join us in the Festival Bar each day of the Festival, upstairs in the Stirling Highland Hotel. Rub shoulders with writers, publishers and fellow crime readers.

Festival for Everyone We aim to make the festival enjoyable for all of our guests and will try to accommodate requests where possible.

Full accessibility information on all of our venues is available on our website, and you can call the box office on 01786 27 4000 to discuss your needs.

New For 2013: BSL interpretation where requested.

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Friday

Event

Bloody Scotland Timetable of Events 2013

Crime Writing Masterclasses with UofS

Venue

Time

Saturday

UofS Campus

10:00am - 5:00pm

Quintin Jardine with Lin Anderson & Alex Gray

Albert Halls

5:30pm - 6:30pm

Val McDermid

Albert Halls

7:00pm - 8:00pm

Mark Billingham & Chris Brookmyre

Albert Halls

8:30pm - 9:30pm

Louise Welsh & Denise Mina

Albert Halls

10:30am - 11:30am

MC Scott & Douglas Jackson

Academy Suite

10:30am - 11:30am

Dave Barclay & Margaret Murphy

MacLaren Suite

10:30am - 11:30am

Albert Halls

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Linda Strachan & Sophie McKenzie

Academy Suite

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Paul Harrison & David Wilson

MacLaren Suite

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Albert Halls

2:00pm - 3:00pm

Denise Mina

Academy Suite

2:00pm - 3:00pm

Ann Cleeves, Stuart MacBride & Malcolm Mackay

MacLaren Suite

1:15pm - 3:15pm

Albert Halls

3:30pm - 4:30pm

Mons Kallentoft

Academy Suite

3:30pm - 4:30pm

Charles Cumming & Chris Morgan Jones

MacLaren Suite

3:30pm - 4:30pm

Albert Halls

5:00pm - 6:00pm

Matt Bendoris, Lisa Ballantyne & Malcolm Mackay

Academy Suite

5:00pm - 6:00pm

Caro Ramsay, Aline Templeton & Gillian Galbraith

MacLaren Suite

5:00pm - 6:00pm

Albert Halls

6:30pm - 7:30pm

Academy Suite

6:30pm - 7:30pm

Arne Dahl

Quintin Jardine & Jason Webster

Colin Bateman & Eoin Colfer

Val McDermid & Stuart MacBride

Jo Nesbø Doug Johnstone, Gordon Brown & Gordon Ferris

Sunday

Zoë Sharp & Julia Crouch

MacLaren Suite

6:30pm - 7:30pm

Ann Cleeves

Smith Museum

8:00pm - 9:30pm

Deanston Scottish Crime Book of the Year Award Dinner

Golden Lion Hotel

8:00pm - Late

Academy Suite

11:00am - 12:00pm

Elly Griffiths & Dr Kathy Charles

MacLaren Suite

11:00am - 12:00pm

Mark Billingham & Stuart Neville

Albert Halls

12:30pm - 1:30pm

Academy Suite

12:30pm - 1:30pm

MacLaren Suite

12:30pm - 1:30pm

Albert Halls

2:00pm - 3:00pm

Nicola Upson, Martha Lea & Catriona McPherson

Academy Suite

2:00pm - 3:00pm

Craig Robertson & Chris Carter

MacLaren Suite

2:00pm - 3:00pm

Albert Halls

3:30pm - 4:30pm

MacLaren Suite

3:30pm - 4:30pm

Albert Halls

5:00pm - 6:00pm

So you want to be a crime novelist?

Alanna Knight & David Ashton Lin Anderson & Andy Rolph Alex Gray, Lin Anderson & Alanna Knight

William McIlvanney Killer Cookbook with Caro Ramsay 6 | www.bloodyscotland.com Lee Child

Crime Writing Masterclass

A day of lively masterclasses and workshops designed to help aspiring crime-writers develop their talent, technique, and professional savvy.

SHARPEN YOUR KNIVES

The day includes:…

Friday 13 September 2013, 10am-5pm

Keynote address by Val McDermid on The Craft of Crime Writing Val McDermid is a Number One bestseller, with over two million copies sold in the UK and over 10 million worldwide. Her 27 novels include Cross and Burn (2013), the latest in the Tony Hill/Carol Jordan series.

Morning and afternoon writing workshops, led by: Alex Gray, bestselling Scottish crime writer and co-founder of Bloody Scotland.

Liam Murray Bell, author of So It Is, and Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Stirling.

Agents and Publishers panel, featuring: Jenny Brown, literary agent, Jenny Brown Associates.

David Shelley, Group Publisher, Little, Brown.

Claire Squires, Professor in Publishing Studies, University of Stirling.

Lunch, plus morning and afternoon refreshments Venue: macrobert Arts Centre, University of Stirling campus Price for the full day: £80/£70 concessions (until 15 August 2013); £90/£80 afterwards Book through the Festival or macrobert Box Office

When you book a place, you qualify for a 10% discount code on all Bloody Scotland Festival tickets.

The Bloody Scotland Crime Writing Masterclass is held in partnership with Creative Writing and the Stirling Centre for International Publishing and Communication at the University of Stirling

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Bloody Scotland Events Programme 2013 Quintin Jardine with Lin Anderson & Alex Gray

£9/8

Friday 13, 5:30pm Albert Halls Bloody Minded in Bloody Scotland

What better way to open the festival than with the inimitable Quintin Jardine, creator of bestselling detective series? What makes crime stories forged in Scotland different? Is it the bloody weather or the bloody mindedness of its people? In a revealing session about his craft, he tells how his characters such as Bob Skinner have been shaped by his own life experiences. Joining him will be festival co-founders, Lin Anderson and Alex Gray to share tales from the dark side...

£9/8

Val McDermid Friday 13, 7:00pm Albert Halls Can You Sleep At Night?

Sponsored by the Open University in Scotland

Val McDermid’s stand-alone thrillers and her series featuring clinical psychologist Dr. Tony Hill and DCI Carol Jordan have sold millions of copies worldwide. The acknowledged Queen of Crime divulges the hidden fears that lie behind many of her crime novels. Laugh, cry and shiver as she relates the stories that make us stay up turning pages till the wee small hours.

Mark Billingham & Chris Brookmyre

£9/8

Friday 13, 8.30pm Albert Halls Die Laughing

In association with Off the Page Festival

Louise Welsh & Denise Mina

£9/8

Expect flying sparks, quickfire repartee, one-upmanship – and some unexpected revelations about crime fiction - as former stand-up comic Billingham meets Barrhead’s own Brookmyre. An unmissable hour in the excellent company of two of our finest contemporary writers.

Saturday 14, 10:30am Albert Halls Dark Deeds Louise’s debut novel The Cutting Room won the Crime Writers’ Association John Creasey Dagger for the best first crime novel. Denise’s debut novel Garnethill did the same. More recently Denise won Theakstons Old Peculiar Crime Novel of the year with The End of the Wasp Season. Add short fiction, drama, libretti and graphic novels to their list of accomplishments and you can appreciate just how versatile and exciting these writers are. Where do the ideas come from for the dark and various deeds they write about?

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MC Scott & Douglas Jackson

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Saturday 14, 10:30am Academy Suite Blood Sports

The names of Caligula, Boudica and Claudius immediately conjure up blood, gore and mayhem. How do you write about murder and conspiracy in ancient times? MC Scott, author of the Boudica and Rome series and Douglas Jackson author of Roman thrillers transport us into history. Chariot parking available.

Dave Barclay & Margaret Murphy

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Saturday 14, 10:30am MacLaren Suite Forensic Fact stranger than Fiction

What happens when an award-winning crime writer collaborates with a true forensic investigator to write a crime novel? A bloody good book! Professor Dave Barclay, advisor to Walking the Dead, teamed up with Margaret Murphy to become A D Garrett, author of Everyone Lies. What comes first, the fact or the fiction?

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Bloody Scotland 2013 We look forward to welcoming you to our Festival bookshops over the weekend.

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Bloody Scotland Events Programme 2013 Arne Dahl

£9/8

Saturday 14, 12:00pm Albert Halls New Nordic Noir

With his Intercrime series featuring an elite group of detectives, Arne Dahl has long been acclaimed as a distinguished and bestselling writer in Germany, Denmark and his native Sweden. Thanks to the BBC screening of his novels, the UK is now fast catching up with the publication first of The Blinded Man and now Bad Blood.

Don’t miss this chance to meet the new sensation of Scandinavian crime writing.

Linda Strachan & Sophie McKenzie

£7/6

Saturday 14, 12:00pm Academy Suite Breaking The Boundary

Violence, drugs and sex : the teenage years can be the most turbulent times of your adult life. Exploring the impact that teenage crime novels have on their readers are Linda Strachan, author of three thrillers, including Don’t Judge Me, and Sophie McKenzie writer of the Missing series, Blood Ties and Blood Ransom and the Medusa Project series.

Paul Harrison & David Wilson

£7/6

Saturday 14, 12:00pm MacLaren Suite True Crime: Who Was Bible John?

Much has been made of the young man who picked up girls from Glasgow’s dance halls in the 1960s only to lead them to their death yet the identity of ‘Bible John’ like London’s notorious ‘Jack the Ripper’ has never been uncovered. Paul Harrison and David Wilson will debate their different ideas about the notorious killer whose identity has baffled police for forty years.

Quintin Jardine & Jason Webster Saturday 14, 2:00pm Albert Halls Foreign Bodies

£9/8

We can’t get enough of crime fiction in foreign parts. Scotland’s own Quintin Jardine has his second home in Spain, where he sets his series, featuring the feisty, tough-talking Primavera Blackstone . Anglo-American Jason Webster has Chief Inspector Max Camara of the Spanish National Force.

Great writers with a superb insight into writing about, and from, foreign parts.

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off the page STIRLING BOOK FESTIVAL The eighth Off the Page festival presents a Love Your Library Day, along with workshops and talks for younger readers.

A full programme of author visits, including events at the Tolbooth, build on its growing place in the Scottish literary scene.

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At a Glance Friday 6th September

Peter Carroll

Dunbla

Saturday 7th September

How to get published with Stirling University

Tolboo

Bright Bricks - Ed Diment

Grierso

German Bookbug Session

Dunbla

Bookbug Session

Bridge

Big Book Exchange (Adult Learning Event)

Cowan

Richard Holloway

Tolboo

Moira McPartlin

Balfron

Bookbug Session

St Nini

Kaye Adams in conversation with Janice Galloway

Tolboo

That’s not my ....party!

Killin L

Jane Harris

Tolboo

Fiona Gibson

Alpha

Reminiscence @ the library

Cowie

Be Inspired By Nature - Creative Writing for Adults with Special Needs

Calland

Jonathan Meres - The world of Norm

Centra

Barry Hutchison

St Nini

Poetry evening Prizegiving - Stirling Makar,

Tolboot

Monday 9th September

Tuesday 10th September

Wednesday 11th September

Thursday 12th September

Anita Govan with Magi Gibson and Billy Letford and featuring the shortlisted poets.

Friday 13th September

Saturday 14th September

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Freya North

Bannoc

Samantha Young

St Ninia

RJ Mitchell

Central

William Letford Learners Blog Event

Cowan

Thats not my party

Doune

Miranda Miller and Thelma Jamieson Two Sweet Ladies

Cambu

A Girls Guide to Vintage with Lynne McCrossan

Bridge

Murder Mystery presented by Strathblane Library with help from Blane Valley Players

Strathb

Dr Who 50th Anniversary Event with Daniel Blythe

Mayfie

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7.30pm - 9.00pm

£5.00/£4.00

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2.00pm - 4.00pm

£12.00/£10.00

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11.00am - 12.00pm 1.30pm - 2.30pm

7-10 years

£4.00

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10.00am - 10.45am

Pre-school

Free

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11.00am - 11.45am

Pre-school

Free

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2.00pm - 4.00pm

Free

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7.30pm - 9.00pm

£7.00/£6.00

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7.00am - 8.30am

£5.00/£4.00

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2.00pm - 2.45pm

Pre-school

Free

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7.30pm - 9.00pm

Library

2.30pm - 3.00pm

oth th Attic

7.30pm - 9.00pm

£7.00/£6.00

Centre

2.00pm - 3.00pm

Free

Library

11.00am - 12 noon

Free

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2.00pm - 4.00pm

Free

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£7.00/£6.00 Pre-school

Free

Free

3.30pm - 4.30pm

5-11 years

ian’s Library

7.00pm - 8.00pm

Teenage

th Attic

7.30pm - 9.00pm

£7.00/£6.00

ckburn Library

7.30pm - 9.00pm

£5.00/£4.00

an’s Library

7.30pm - 9.00pm

£5.00/£4.00

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7.30pm - 9.00pm

£5.00/£4.00

ne e Centre

12 noon - 2.00pm

Free

Library

10.00am - 10.30am

Pre-school

Free

Free

usbarron Library

7.30pm - 9.00pm

£5.00/£4.00

e of Allan Library

7.30pm - 9.00pm

£5.00/£4.00

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7.30 - 10.oopm

£5.00/£4.00

eld Centre, St Ninians

1.30pm - 3.00pm

£5.00/£4.00 Family 2 adults 2 Children £16.00

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off the page STIRLING BOOK FESTIVAL

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Bloody Scotland Events Programme 2013 £7/6

Denise Mina

Saturday 14, 2:00pm Academy Suite Sponsored by The University of Stirling Picture This How does crime fiction translate into the graphic novel format?

Prize-winning novelist Denise Mina cut her teeth by writing for the Hellblazer series, and today discusses her venture into adapting Stieg Larsson’s famous trilogy into graphic novels

Ann Cleeves, Stuart MacBride & Malcolm Mackay

Free (ticketed)

Saturday 14, 1:15pm - 3:15pm MacLaren Suite In association with BBC Radio 4 Radio Four Short Stories Your chance to be the first to hear three brand new short stories by Ann Cleeves, Stuart MacBride and Malcolm MacKay. Be part of the audience to hear the stories recorded at this year’s Bloody Scotland festival. The stories have been specially commissioned by BBC Radio 4 and will be broadcast this autumn.

Join us to hear the writers introduce their work, which will be read by actors.

These stories will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on Sundays at 7.45pm: 22nd September, 29th September and 6th October 2013.

Colin Bateman & Eoin Colfer Saturday 14, 3:30pm Albert Halls Good Craic

£9/8 Sponsored by The University of Stirling

The Irish know how to tell a compelling story. Leading crime author Colin Bateman also writes for screen and children. Eoin Colfer, creator of the bestselling Artemis Fowl children’s series also writes darkly comic adult thrillers.

They meet to talk about their work and the importance of the story in all its forms

Mons Kallentoft

£7/6

Saturday 14, 3:30pm Academy Suite The Swedish Storyteller

Mons Kallentoft is the author of the best-selling crime novels featuring Detective Inspector Malin Fors. Kallentoft has a unique take on telling his stories, weaving in his heroine’s personal life as well as giving a voice to those victims whose murders Malin Fors is determined to solve.

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Bloody Scotland Events Programme 2013 Charles Cumming & Chris Morgan Jones

£7/6

Saturday 14, 3:30pm MacLaren Suite Keeping Secrets

What is it like to live in the secret world of espionage? Or to think like a spy?

Join former investigator Chris Morgan Jones and Charles Cumming, last year’s winner of the Scottish Crime Book of the Year, who have both been described as writers most likely to take on the mantle of the great John le Carré.

Val McDermid & Stuart MacBride

£9/8

Saturday 14, 5:00pm Albert Halls The Great, the Good and the Gory.

Is there something in the water that produces such superlative Scottish crime writers? Should crime fiction reflect the society we live in? Join two great crime novelists as they discuss the dark side of Scottish fiction and how far they are prepared to go in creating scenes of death and destruction.

Matt Bendoris, Lisa Ballantyne & Malcolm Mackay

£7/6

Saturday 14, 5:00pm Academy Suite Fresh Blood

Discover the new generation of Scottish crime writers in our dazzling showcase.

Lisa Ballantyne ‘s debut The Guilty One is already an international bestseller; Scottish Sun reporter Matt Bendoris’s debut novel Killing with Confidence has been making waves since its release; Stornoway writer Malcolm Mackay introduces The Necessary Death of Lewis Winter the first in an acclaimed trilogy about the Glasgow underworld.

Caro Ramsay, Aline Templeton & Gillian Galbraith Saturday 14, 5:00pm MacLaren Suite The Recipe for Crime

“A killing, a mystery, an enquiry and a conclusion with an element of satisfaction in it”. The ingredients of good crime fiction according to Margery Allingham in the 1940s. But does that recipe still hold true for contemporary crime novels? And do you have to plan it all out in advance or can you change the story as you write? Three novelists at the height of their power discuss how they tackle narrative.

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Bloody Scotland Events Programme 2013 Jo Nesbø

£9/8

Saturday 14, 6:30pm Albert Halls Daring to Thrill

“Just a guy who loves making up stories” – that was the claim Jo Nesbø made about himself in a recent interview. Since his first crime novel was published in Norway in 1997, those stories featuring Harry Hole have enthralled readers and earned the respect of critics all over the world. He’s risen swiftly to be hailed as the new King of Scandinavian crime. We are delighted to welcome Jo Nesbø to Bloody Scotland. Book early for what is expected to be a sell-out event.

Doug Johnstone, Gordon Brown & Gordon Ferris

£7/6

Saturday 14, 6:30pm Academy Suite Men on a Mission

Doug Johnstone’s Gone Again is a brilliant guess-until-the-end psychological thriller set in Edinburgh’s Portobello; Gordon Brown’s The Catalyst is a fast-paced thriller featuring a US marine-turnedbodyguard with a dark side; Kilmarnock native Gordon Ferris returns with the third in his acclaimed Douglas Brodie series Pilgrim Soul.

Zoë Sharp & Julia Crouch

£7/6

Saturday 14, 6:30pm MacLaren Suite

Thrilling Tales and Psychological Twists Zoë Sharp’s Charlie Fox is a gun-toting woman to be reckoned with. A flawed and fascinating character whose outings are thick with action matched with emotional subplot. Julia Crouch’s thrillers deal in what appears commonplace, but never is. Both writers supply the twist in the tale with aplomb. Come and hear about the inspiration for their characters and their stories.

Ann Cleeves

£9/8

Saturday 14, 8:00pm Stirling Smith Museum The Shetland Quartet Sponsored by Promote Shetland To celebrate the recommissioning of Shetland by the BBC, Ann Cleeves and her friends bring a flavour of the islands to Bloody Scotland.

This special event will feature a night of live music, specialty food and beverages from the island – all included in the ticket price. Experience the mystery of Shetland.

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Deanston Scottish Crime Book of the Year Award Dinner £39.50 Saturday 14, 7:30pm for 8:00pm Golden Lion Hotel

Sponsored by Deanston Single Malt Join us from 7:30pm in the Golden Lion Hotel as we announce the winner of the Deanston Scottish Crime Book of the Year award 2013.

The winner will be announced shortly before a fantastic three-course meal where you can eat, drink and be merry while meeting a selection of your favourite crime writers who will be hosting each table and mingling with guests. Ticket price includes a three-course meal.

£7/6

So you want to be a crime novelist?

Sunday 15, 11:00am Academy Suite Sponsored by the Open University in Scotland Pitch Perfect This event will allow aspiring writers to pitch their crime novel ideas in 100 words to an expert panel with agent Mark Stanton of Jenny Brown Associates, editor Alison Hennessey from Harvill Secker and last year’s winner (and bookseller) Joseph Knobbs. The ‘nippy sweeties’ will listen to pitches and decide which one is most deserving of the great prizes on offer.

Visit our website for further details of how to take part and learn about the successes of last year’s event.

Elly Griffiths & Dr Kathy Charles

£7/6

Sunday 15, 11:00am MacLaren Suite

Fascinating Forensics - Mind Games and Broken Bones

Since the advent of Cracker we’ve been fascinated by forensic psychology. Since Kathy Reichs we can’t get enough of the forensic importance of bones. Elly Griffith’s books feature the fictional Ruth Galloway, Head of Forensic Archaeology. Dr Kathy Charles is a real life forensic psychologist at Edinburgh Napier University. Why are readers so enthralled by the forensics of crime, both real and fictional?

Mark Billingham & Stuart Neville

£9/8

Sunday 15, 12:30pm Albert Halls Masters of the Dark

Mark Billingham burst onto the best seller lists in 2001 with Sleepyhead, and he’s since written a further ten DI Tom Thorne novels. Stuart Neville made his name with The Twelve in 2009 which introduced DI Jack Lennon. Both have recently written standalone novels. Two writers at the top of their game discuss what it’s like to take a break from their main characters and the freedoms and constraints of a returning series.

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Bloody Scotland Events Programme 2013 Alanna Knight & David Ashton

£7/6

Sunday 15, 12:30pm Academy Suite Robert Louis Stevenson as The Split Detective

Alanna Knight and David Ashton hail their hero Robert Louis Stevenson in his persona as ‘The Split Detective’. In Jekyll and Hyde and The Master of Ballantrae, Stevenson explored the duality of crime and dark impulses in his own psyche and that of his protagonists. The depth of criminal violence in both these novels is spine-chilling. Take a terrifying trip through the conscious and unconscious world of Scotland’s greatest writer.

Lin Anderson & Andy Rolph

£7/6

Sunday 15, 12:30pm MacLaren Suite Fascinating Forensics - An Orkney Murder

In 2010, Sanday, a small remote island community was rocked by the discovery of a buried body in the sand dunes - the result of a love triangle that led to a violent death. Andy Rolph – a Forensic Division Director with thirty-three years experience at Grampian Police – was called to forensically examine the crime scene along with his ‘Return to Scene’ team. Come and hear how fascinating forensics really are in this event where real-life crime meets Tartan Noir.

Femmes Fatales -Alex Gray, Lin Anderson & Alanna Knight

£9/8

Sunday 15, 2:00pm Albert Halls When’s the next one out?

Crime writing is much more about the characters than the crime.

Great characters make great series. Meet three uniquely different characters and their creators to find out just why readers demand more and more of the adventures of the Edinburgh Victorian Inspector Faro, and Glasgow’s DCI Lorimer and Dr Rhona MacLeod.

Nicola Upson, Martha Lea & Catriona McPherson Sunday 15, 2:00pm Academy Suite Another Time Another Place

Two great periods for British crime fiction were the mid 19th century and the 1930s. Meet three outstanding contemporary writers who take inspiration from these eras. Nicola Upson brings Josephine Tey to life again. Catriona McPherson’s 1930s series features Dandy Gilver. Martha Lea’s debut The Speciman is a Victorian murder mystery. Discover what fascinates both reader and writer about historical crime fiction.

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Craig Robertson & Chris Carter

£7/6

Sunday 15, 2:00pm MacLaren Suite Chasing Serial Killers

From Jack the Ripper to Bible John, we have always been both repelled and fascinated by serial killers. Two bestselling authors know more about them than most. Chris Carter worked over 100 cases involving serial killers as a criminal psychologist. Craig Robertson’s debut novel was written entirely from the point of view of a serial killer.

Craig writes about serial killers, Chris writes about catching them.

William McIlvanney

£9/8

Sunday 15, 3:30pm Albert Halls The Man who Began it All

With his 1977 novel Laidlaw, William McIlvanney is credited as the godfather of Tartan Noir, inspiring the next generation of Scottish crime writers. The hit of last year’s festival, audiences couldn’t get enough of McIlvanney. With the republication this year of the Laidlaw trilogy (and the possibility of more Laidlaw in the offing), this is your chance to listen to the great man again.

Killer Cookbook with Caro Ramsay

£7/6

Sunday 15, 3:30pm MacLaren Suite A Book to Die For - The Cook Off

Watch out, Jamie Oliver – we can cook as well as dream up murder. Caro Ramsay’s desire to contribute to ‘Million for a Morgue’ saw the birth of The Killer Cookbook. Comprising recipes donated by crime writers, from killer cocktails to human black pudding to death by chocolate, it’s definitely a book to die for. Come and watch some of its contributors wrestle with cooking live while being ordered about by the woman herself, Caro.

Lee Child

£9/8

Sunday 15, 5:00pm Albert Halls At the Top of his Game It all began in 1997 with the publication of Killing Floor starring former American military policeman Jack Reacher. That novel won Lee four awards and propelled him towards the USA and global success. 2013 saw Lee win the lifetime achievement award, the Cartier Diamond Dagger from the UK Crime Writers Association, the highest accolade it can bestow on a member.

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Win A Trip To Stirling

Set in the very heart of Scotland, Stirling is the country's ancient capital.

We are offering the opportunity for you and a friend to win a two-night stay at our partner hotel, The Stirling Highland, as well as ten tickets to Bloody Scotland events.

For terms and conditions and details on how to enter, please visit www.bloodyscotland.com/competition2013

Festival Policies All information is correct at the time of going to print. We reserve the right to alter or cancel any event as a result of unforeseen circumstances.

Please check www.bloodyscotland.com for the latest event information.

Concessions

Latecomers

Refunds

Filming/Photography

All tickets (with the exception of the dinner) are available at a concessionary rate (ÂŁ1 off) if you are a student, unemployed, registered disabled, over 60 or under 16.

Bloody Scotland regrets that once purchased, tickets cannot be transferred, exchanged or returned. Seating at all events is unreserved.

Please advise the Box Office at the time of booking if you require a wheelchair space or have any specific needs and we will do our best to accommodate them.

Latecomers are disruptive to both authors and audience members and will not be admitted after the event has begun.

If you are purchasing or collecting tickets on the day of the event then please ensure that you arrive in good time and allow yourself enough time to get to the venue.

All festival events may be photographed/filmed for promotional purposes. Audience use of photographic, video or audio equipment is strictly prohibited during events.

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At The Festival The Scottish Crime Book of the Year We are thrilled to announce the return of the Scottish Deanston Crime Book of the Year Award. The award – which was established at last year’s Festival – recognises the very best Scottish crime book, whether fiction, non-fiction or a collection of short stories.

Look out for the shortlisted titles in Waterstones stores & local libraries, and come join us for the announcement of the winner at a gala dinner in the Golden Lion Hotel on the evening of Saturday 14 September.

Fascinating Forensics Saturday 14 September, Stirling Highland Hotel

Free

Return to Scene will recreate one of Lin Anderson’s most atmospheric and chilling crime scenes at the venue, and will demonstrate the latest techniques for recording a scene, come along and join us...if you dare!

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The International Crime Fiction Convention

Where the Pen is Bloodier Than the Sword Save the date...

15 - 18 May 2014 Bristol Names of participating authors to be announced

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