Bloody Scotland 2023

SCOTLAND’S INTERNATIONAL CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL

STIRLING / 15—17 SEPTEMBER 2023

VAL MCDERMID / ROB RINDER / DENISE MINA / JAMES NAUGHTIE / DOROTHY KOOMSON

STEVE CAVANAGH / LISA JEWELL / MICK HERRON / NADINE MATHESON

LIZ NUGENT / LIAM MCILVANNEY / ADELE PARKS / FUN LOVIN’ CRIME WRITERS

NICCI FRENCH / GRANT MORRISON / ANTTI TUOMAINEN / ALAN PARKS

CATRIONA WARD / CRAIG RUSSELL / KARIN SMIRNOFF

WELCOME TO BLOODY SCOTLAND 2023

We’re delighted to present our fabulous programme for this our twelfth festival. The great and the good, and the garish and garrulous, of crime fiction will gather in Stirling in September to celebrate the world’s most popular literary genre.

Our iconic torchlit procession will announce the festival in style on the Friday evening. As dusk settles over Stirling, we will wind our way from the Castle esplanade, through the historic top of the town accompanied by the sound of the pipes and drums. It’s a magnificent (and highly Instagrammable) occasion not to be missed. The procession will be followed by the presentation of The McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Novel of the Year in a glitzy yet suitably noirish ceremony.

This year, we’re offering a true crime walking tour of Stirling, presented by a local guide, which is sure to prove popular with devotees of dastardly deeds. The Scotland-England crime writers football match will kick off at King’s Park, and there will be music and mayhem at Crime at the Coo. See your favourite storytellers as never before as they take part in the sure-to-be hilarious CrimeMaster on Friday night, and on Saturday we welcome back the hugely entertaining Fun Lovin’ Crime Writers.

Our sensational line-up of authors includes Val McDermid, Mick Herron, Lisa Jewell, Rob Rinder, Karen Smirnoff, Mark Billingham. Denise Mina, Dorothy Koomson, Liam McIlvanney, Liz Nugent, and Antti Tuomainen. They will join a host of bestsellers and new names as we celebrate crime fiction like never before.

With the worst ravages of Covid 19 in the rear-view mirror, we’re ready and waiting to welcome readers back in numbers not seen since 2019. So, book early and buckle up for a fun festival weekend in Stirling. We can’t wait to see you in September!

Whatever your passion

There’s a course for you

From creative writing and history, to languages and science, all our courses are designed to make learning an enjoyable and rewarding experience.

If you’re earning less than £25k you could study part-time with The Open University in Scotland for free with the Part-Time Fee Grant.

Learn more at: open.ac.uk/scotland/

CRIME IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Bloody Scotland is continuing its drive to support new authors by letting them share a stage with the biggest names in the business. Before many of our events, emerging writers will have the chance to read from their work. Spotlight authors have gone on to great things, not least Graeme Macrae Burnet who ‘opened’ for Sir Ian Rankin before being shortlisted for the 2016 Man Booker Prize.

Sponsored by the Open University in Scotland

BUY TICKETS

Online at bloodyscotland.com/events or see page 31 for Box Office info.

WATCH ONLINE

You can choose to watch a curated selection of events online.

SINGLE EVENT: £5 / DIGITAL PASS: £50 bloodyscotland.com/digital-pass

You can watch these events live at the following times plus your pass will give you access to catch-up until the end of September

FRIDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER

1.30pm Our Lives in Crime Writing: Nicci French

3.30pm In Cold Blood: CJ Tudor, Gordon J Brown and Kate Simants

5pm Lin Anderson and Guests

8pm The McIlvanney and Bloody Scotland Debut Prizes

9pm Val McDermid with Abir Mukherjee

10.30pm The Darkest Web: Ashley Kalagian Blunt, Pascal Engman and Lisa Ballantyne

SATURDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER

10.30am Cosy Thrills: JM Hall, Suk Pannu and Alice Bell

12noon Denise Mina and Karin Smirnoff

1.30pm Without a Trace: Alan Parks, Gillian McAllister and Liz Mistry

3pm Long, Long Time Ago: David Hewson, SG MacLean and Steven Veerapen

4.30pm Lisa Jewell and Liz Nugent

6pm High Seas, High Stakes: Will Dean, Amy McCulloch and Catherine Cooper

7.30pm Everybody Needs Good Neighbours: Louise Candlish, Sarah Hilary and Kia Abdullah

SUNDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER

11.30am Undercovers: Liam Thomas and Neil Lancaster

1pm Craig Russell and Liam McIlvanney

BLOODY SCOTLAND ONLINE MASTERCLASS

FRI 15TH / 10.30AM-6.30PM / £45

Why is a question mark shaped like a hook?:

Simon Toyne

10.30AM-12.30PM

“A real page turner” is the ultimate accolade when it comes to crime fiction and particularly thrillers. But how do you go about constructing your stories in a way that the readers have no choice but to turn one more page?

Using his background in TV and film, Sunday Times and internationally bestselling author Simon Toyne reveals and breaks down the mechanics of “intrigue structure” and will show you, through short practical exercises, how you can turn any story into something unputdownable.

Our Lives in Crime Writing: Nicci French

1.30-2.30PM

Join us for an exclusive event featuring the dynamic duo behind some of the most compelling crime novels of our time. Discover the secrets of their craft as they delve into the art of suspense writing, unraveling the intricacies of plotting, character development, and maintaining an edge-of-your-seat narrative. With years of experience as leading crime writers, they will share their insights, inspirations, and challenges faced along the way. Explore the fascinating world of psychological suspense and gain a deeper understanding of their compelling stories that have enthralled readers worldwide. Don't miss this rare opportunity to engage with, and learn from, the brilliant minds behind Nicci French.

Psychological Thriller Workshop:

A.A. Chaudhuri

3-5PM

Ever wondered what makes the best psychological thrillers so compelling? Want to learn some key tricks of the trade to keep your readers on edge? Join bestselling thriller author A.A. Chaudhuri for this exclusive online masterclass, where you'll learn everything you need to know about writing unputdownable psychological thriller fiction. In A.A. Chaudhuri’s heart-racing The Final Party, six friends gather for a 40th birthday party in the hills above Sorrento. By the end of the week, one of them is dead…

Masterclass attendees will be able to access all four events online (Simon Toyne, Nicci French Keynote Address, A.A. Chaudhuri and the Publishing Panel)

Tickets to attend the Nicci French Keynote Address in person, at the Albert Halls, can be purchased for £12/£11

Publishing Experts Panel

5.30-6.30PM

You’ve finished that first crime novel, you’ve polished it until it’s shiny, and now it’s ready to fly into the world. But what do you do next? Have you done the hard work or is that just starting? Help is at hand in the shape of our panel of publishing professionals who know the industry inside out. The experts best placed to answer your burning questions are: Keshini Naidoo (Publishing Director at Hera Books), Laurence Howell (Freelance Publishing Consultant, formerly VP of Content at Audible and a Category Manager at Amazon) and Allan Guthrie (award-winning author, and agent at The North Literary Agency).

Alex Gray’s New Crimes: Jo Callaghan, Martin Griffin, Fulton Ross and Alex Hay

FRI 15TH / 1.30-2.30PM / TRINITY CHURCH / £8/£7

Author Alex Gray presents her choice of the best debuts of the year, four writers with dark deeds in their bright futures.

Jo Callaghan’s highly innovative In The Blink of An Eye explores the near future as DCS Kat Frank teams up with an AI partner. In Martin Griffin’s The Second Stranger, a detective and a murderer seek refuge at a remote Scottish hotel – but which is which? A highland policeman must embrace the gift and curse of second sight in Fulton Ross’s haunting The Unforgiven Dead. In Alex Hay’s stylishly entertaining The Housekeepers, the servants are plotting their revenge against their rich employers.

Nicci French: Our Lives in Crime Writing

FRI 15TH / 1.30-2.30PM / ALBERT HALLS / £12/£11

Live on stage in the Albert Halls as part of both our Masterclass and for all festival goers, husband-and-wife writing duo, Nicci Gerrard and Sean French will discuss their 26 years at the forefront of crime fiction.

They are known for their page-turning thrillers, including the Frieda Klein series and standalone novels such as The Memory Game and Blue Monday. Their complex characters, psychological insights, and tightly woven plots have seen their books translated into over 30 languages. In the new Nicci French novel, The Favour, a lost love turns up after a decade and a single decision could cost everything.

Alex Gray and James Oswald

FRI 15TH / 3.30-4.30PM / ALBERT HALLS / £12/£11

Maintaining a long-running series only seems easy because experts of the craft make it look that way. Alex Gray and James Oswald have both created enduring, and much-loved, police detectives. Join them as they discuss the art of creating characters and keeping them top of the pile.

Gray’s enthralling new DSI Lorimer novel, Questions for a Dead Man, features a missing MSP, a car bomb and a menacing trip into the heart of Glasgow’s criminal underbelly. Two bodies found buried in the same way, 700 years apart, is the gripping premise driving Oswald’s brilliant All That Lives, the 12th Inspector Mclean novel. Chaired by Jonathan Whitelaw.

In Cold Blood: CJ Tudor, Kate Simants and Gordon J Brown

FRI 15TH / 3.30-4.30PM / TRINITY CHURCH / £8/£7

Three ice-cold chillers and three authors eager to tell you about the whiteout, the freeze out, and the cold-blooded take out at the centre of their new novels.

CJ Tudor’s exceptional The Drift offers three thrillers in one as a snowstorm rages and three killers haunt three isolated groups. A reality TV show, an Arctic setting, fraying tempers and a dead contestant are the devilish ingredients in the incredibly tense Freeze by Kate Simants. In Gordon J Brown’s intriguing, winter set, Me, A Contract Killer? Gemma is given the ultimate dilemma when she seeks to rid herself of her threatening husband – kill or be killed.

Proud to sponsor the McIlvanney Prize for the Scottish Crime Book of the Year and Bloody Scotland Debut Crime Book of the Year.

RECEPTION, TORCHLIGHT PROCESSION, THE MCILVANNEY

PRIZE AND BLOODY SCOTLAND DEBUT PRIZE SPONSORED BY THE GLENCAIRN GLASS

FRI 15TH / 6.30-8.30PM / £20 / CHURCH OF THE HOLY RUDE → STIRLING CASTLE ESPLANADE →

Join us in the splendour of the 600-year-old Church of the Holy Rude as we welcome festival guests in style with a glitzy drinks reception before our now iconic torchlit procession through Stirling’s historic old town to the Albert Halls. Rub shoulders with your favourite authors, enjoy a glass of something interesting, and get in the mood for the weekend ahead.

Then we’ll join the massed ranks assembled on the esplanade of Stirling Castle in preparation for a joyous march through the winding streets, flaming torch in hand, following the pipes and drums of the Stirling and District Schools Pipe Band.

TICKETS FOR TORCHLIGHT PROCESSION ONLY

If you’re not attending the reception or the presentations but would like to participate in the Torchlight Procession, tickets are £10 per adult (18 and over) or £8 for Stirling residents. One adult ticket allows three children to accompany the adult torchlight holder.

Please arrive at the Stirling Castle Esplanade by 6.40pm for a safety briefing and to receive your torch. The procession departs the Castle Esplanade at approximately 7.20pm. Event ends at approximately 7.45pm in front of the gates at the Albert Halls.

ALBERT HALLS

Who will follow 2022 winner Alan Parks as the recipient of the most coveted prize in Scottish crime writing? This year’s longlisted authors for the award are S.G. Maclean, Craig Russell, Robbie Morrison, Denise Mina, D.V. Bishop, Callum McSorley, Kate Foster, Sir Ian Rankin, Val McDermid, Douglas Skelton, Mark Leggatt, and Heather Darwent.

The ceremony will also see the presentation of the Bloody Scotland Debut Crime Novel of the Year sponsored by The Glencairn Glass. The five shortlisted authors are Fulton Ross, Heather Darwent, Kate Foster, Callum McSorley and Heather Critchlow.

TICKETS FOR THE PRIZEGIVING ONLY

If you’re not attending the reception or the Torchlight Procession, but would like to attend the prizegiving ceremony at the Albert Halls, tickets are £5. Ceremony starts at 8pm.

Bloody Scotland Debut Prize Shortlist

FRI 15TH / 5-6PM / CENTRAL LIBRARY / FREE (TICKETED)

This free event in Stirling’s Central Library on Corn Exchange Road features the shortlisted authors for the Bloody Scotland Scottish Crime Debut of the Year.

Second sight is at the heart of Fulton Ross’s haunting

The Unforgiven Dead. Kate Foster’s remarkable

The Maiden is based on a true story from 17th Century Edinburgh. Callum McSorley’s Squeaky Clean is a darkly comic Glasgow tale of blood and suds. Heather Critchlow’s Unsolved is a gripping tale of obsession and a search for the lost. Unfortunately, Heather Darwent, author of the deliciously dark The Things We Do to Our Friends, is unable to join us.

Lin Anderson and Guests

FRI 15TH / 5-6PM / ALBERT HALLS / £12/£11

It’s twenty years since Lin Anderson’s iconic forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod entered the crime fiction canon, making a breathtaking debut in Lin’s first novel Driftnet At once both emotional and professional, Rhona immediately resonated with readers, establishing herself as an expert in the field without ever losing the humanity that is an equally vital part of her job.

Joining Lin to celebrate this landmark, are three experts who have helped her create the stamp of authenticity which is at the heart of the series – Professor Lorna Dawson, a specialist in soil forensics, forensic pathologist Dr James Grieve, and advocate Donald Findlay KC.

Fair Cops: Sharon Bolton, Christie Newport and Charlotte Vassell

FRI 15TH / 5-6PM / GOLDEN LION / £10/£9

Crime fiction is an ever-evolving genre, but its rock bed remains the police procedural. Good cops (and bad cops), a case to solve, and a process to do things by (or ignore).

In Sharon Bolton’s The Buried, the UK’s most senior policewoman must dance to a convicted serial killer’s tune to learn the identity of the remains discovered at a children’s home. In Christie Newport’s acclaimed debut

The Raven’s Mark the murder of a teenage girl becomes all too personal for detective Beth Fellows. Charlotte Vassell’s compulsive debut The Other Half introduces detective Caius Beauchamp who investigates a murder following a party for the spoilt super-rich. Chaired by Simon Toyne.

And Then There Were Pun:

Tom Hindle, Lexie Elliott and GW Shaw

FRI 15TH / 5-6PM / TRINITY CHURCH / £8/£7

The first rule of crime fiction murder club. Never go somewhere secluded where you might all die, one by one. Thankfully, some people never learn.

In Tom Hindle’s The Murder Game, nine guests arrive at a murder mystery evening with a 1920’s twist, and surely know they’re asking for trouble. Lexie Elliott’s Bright and Deadly Things sees Emily decant to a chalet in the French Alps where a missing student has a chilling link to Emily’s dead husband. A luxury villa high in the Austrian mountains offers a dream job and nightmare scenario in The Conspirators by GW Shaw.

Nordic Noir: Thomas Enger, Jørn Lier Horst and Heidi Amsinck

FRI 15TH / 6.30-7.30PM / GOLDEN LION / £10/£9

The Scandi crimewave continues apace, producing a series of top-class writers adept at creating contemporary atmospheric thrillers.

Former journalist Thomas Enger and ex-cop Jørn Lier Horst are two of Norway’s leading crime writers; together they’ve produced the bestselling Blix and Ramm series. The latest is the explosive Stigma, which sees the duo on the hunt for an escaped killer. Heidi Amsinck’s breathtaking crime novels are set on the dark side of her home city of Copenhagen. She brilliantly captures the streets and alleyways far from the tourist spots, and no more so than in the twisty The Girl in the Photo

Val McDermid with Abir Mukherjee

FRI 15TH / 9-10PM / ALBERT HALLS / £12/£11

We’re delighted to present a long-overdue return to Bloody Scotland for the Queen of Crime, Val McDermid. With 41 novels and over 19 million sales worldwide, she is firmly established as one of the world’s leading crime writers, and as a national treasure. Hers is a forthright voice with important things to say about contemporary Scotland and the world beyond. Val’s latest book is the fiendishly clever Past Lying which sees another much-anticipated return, that of DCI Karen Pirie, fresh from her triumphant ITV series and back in the pages of an enthralling McDermid novel. A student’s disappearance seems to mimic the unfinished plot of an author’s manuscript. Chaired by Abir Mukherjee. Sponsored by the Open University in Scotland

A Story Within a Story: Catriona Ward, Dorothy Koomson and Jenny Lund Madsen

FRI 15TH / 9-10PM / GOLDEN LION / £10/£9

Three exceptional authors look close to home for inspiration as their books all use novelists as their central characters.

Catriona Ward’s Looking Glass Sound is an unsettling exploration of perception and obsession as an author begins the last book he will ever write. The brilliant Dorothy Koomson brings us The Other Husband, as a novelist turned screenwriter fears the biggest reveal of them all. Thirty Days of Darkness, Jenny Lund Madsen’s much-heralded debut, is a darkly funny satire of a snobbish literary writer who sets out to write a crime novel – and a body is found. Chaired by Michael Malone.

A Catalogue of Mis-Adventures: Lucy Clarke, Karen Hamilton and Sarah Clarke

FRI 15TH / 9-10PM / TRINITY CHURCH / £8/£7

There is a nothing like a relaxing trip away to ease tension and calm the nerves. And these stories are nothing like a relaxing trip away…

In Lucy Clarke’s The Hike, four friends climb into the Norwegian wild, following a trail almost as twisty and as hair-raising as the plot. The Contest, Karen Hamilton’s gripping and unpredictable latest novel, is set on the slopes of Kilimanjaro and features a cut-throat challenge for riches and glory. In Sarah Clarke’s The Ski Trip an unexpected death on a skiing holiday pushes university friendships to breaking point.

CrimeMaster: Mark Billingham, Mark Edwards, Susi Holliday, Gytha Lodge and Abir Mukherjee

FRI 15TH / 10.30-11.30PM / ALBERT HALLS / £12/£11

Buckle up for an hour of fun-filled mayhem as hosts

Luca Veste and CL Taylor give a platform to some of the country’s finest crime writers in order that you marvel at their ingenuity (that’s what we’ve told them but it’s really them being humiliated for your entertainment).

The diabolical Veste and Taylor have filmed their fellow authors performing a series of unspeakable tasks across the past year in a manner in-no-way related to a Channel 4 show of a vaguely similar name. The results of their missions, plus live tasks that they have no idea about, will determine who emerges as the CrimeMaster.

CRIME AT THE COO

FRI 15TH / 9PM-12AM / THE CURLY COO BAR / £10/£9

Fingers on buttons, get ready, go… for the fastest-selling tickets of the festival. For the first time, Crime at the Coo, in the Curly Coo on Barnton Street, moves to a Friday night, but the usual programme of songs, comedy, chaos, poetry, communal singing and general bacchanalia will be as it ever was.

Past highlights at the Coo have included performances from Chris Brookmyre, Val McDermid, Mark Billingham, Britney Spears, Steve Cavanagh, Abir Mukherjee, the Slice Girls, and the entire pub singing Bohemian Rhapsody. This year? Who knows, but it’s guaranteed to be fun.

The Darkest Web: Ashley Kalagian Blunt, Pascal Engman and Lisa Ballantyne

FRI 15TH / 10.30-11.30PM / GOLDEN LION / £10/£9

Anyone who’s spent much time on social media will know that the dark side of the internet can be very dark indeed. These three authors tackle its worst excesses.

Ashley Kalagian Blunt’s twisty Dark Mode delves deep into the grimmest recesses of the web as her lead character learns you can run but not hide from internet reality.

Pascal Engman is the bestselling Swedish author of his generation and his terrifying novel Femicide lays bare the online rise of incels. The protagonist in Lisa Ballantyne’s The Innocent One, is the victim of malicious social media speculation as he finds himself in an unwanted spotlight. Chaired by Craig Sisterson.

I Spy: Charles Cumming and James Naughtie

SAT 16TH / 10.30-11.30AM / ALBERT HALLS / £12/£11

Join two talented and innovative authors who have taken the espionage novel into the 21st century.

Charles Cumming is a leading light in the new generation of British spy writers. His new novel Kennedy 35, the third in his electrifying new series surrounding covert intelligence organisation Box 88, sees Lachlan Kite haunted by an old mission to west Africa. Former BBC presenter Jim Naughtie’s three atmospheric political thrillers featuring spy-turned-ambassador Will Flemyng have been hailed for their authenticity and craft. The third, The Spy Across the Water, is an electrifying story of courage and betrayal. Chaired by Chris Merritt.

Sponsored by the Open University in Scotland

Cosy Thrills: JM Hall, Suk Pannu and Alice Bell

SAT 16TH / 10.30-11.30AM / GOLDEN LION / £10/£9

The cosy comeback is still in full swing as misadventures, puns, amateur sleuths, and killer jokes top the bestseller charts.

JM Hall’s A Pen Dipped in Poison is a second page-turning outing for retired schoolteachers Liz, Pat and Thelma working out of the Thirsk Garden Centre’s café. Mrs Sidhu, Slough’s answer to Miss Marple, was borne out of Suk Pannu’s Radio 4 drama, and makes her literary debut in the hilarious Dead and Scone. Alice Bell’s debut Grave Expectations features an almost-authentic medium and her dead best friend investigating a murder at a birthday party, in a mystery with humour and heart.

Locked Room Revival: Jenny Blackhurst, Katy Watson, Sam Blake

SAT 16TH / 10.30-11.30AM / TRINITY CHURCH / £8/£7

Meet three authors who have cleverly crafted three classic, and seemingly impossible, mysteries for their characters to solve.

Jenny Blackhurst’s exceptional Three Card Murder features three fiendish locked-room crimes in one book as two sisters, one a cop, one a con-artist, go head-to-head. In Katy Watson’s vintage murder tale, A Very Lively Murder, three actresses set out to catch a murderer before he or she can strike again. The Mystery of Four by Sam Blake features a vivid cast of characters and a classic mystery as murder strikes at the grand reopening of a restored country house.

SAT 16TH / 12-1PM /

Philip Marlowe and Lisbeth Salander remain two of crime fiction’s most memorable characters so breathing new life into such iconic figures is a daunting task, but it’s been delivered in style. Denise, the first woman authorised to write Raymond Chandler’s detective, gives us a clever new take in her atmospheric rebirth The Second Murderer, complete with a missing heiress, a platinum blonde, an LA heatwave, and a propulsive mystery. Karen has picked up the baton of Stieg Larsson’s Blomquist and Salander books and driven the series forward with the remarkable The Girl in the Eagle’s Talons, a tale of conspiracy, betrayal and corporate greed. Chaired by Jenny Brown.

Sponsored by the Open University in Scotland

Denise Mina and Karen Smirnoff

ALBERT HALLS / £12/£11

A Test of Character: Adele Parks, CS Robertson and CS Green

SAT 16TH / 12-1PM / GOLDEN LION / £10/£9

Crime fiction is often thought of as plot-based genre fiction but at its best, it is compelling characters who keep readers coming back for more. Irresistible female protagonists are at the heart of these authors' latest works. Multi-million seller Adele Parks’ explosive new thriller, Just Between Us, centres on a woman who’s missing, presumed dead, and both her husbands are suspects. CS Robertson’s The Undiscovered Deaths of Grace McGill was a breakout hit of 2022 and has created much anticipation for the forthcoming The Trials of Marjorie Crowe. CS Green’s enthralling The Whisper House is a tautly-plotted thriller held together by the captivating DC Rose Gifford.

Hot Blood Cold Blood: Anita Agnihotri, Abir Mukherjee, Doug Johnstone

SAT 16TH / 12-1PM / TRINITY CHURCH / £8/£7

This fascinating event celebrates the launch of an anthology of original crime fiction short stories written by Scottish and Bengali authors. The British Council-funded collection includes new work from Val McDermid, Sara Sheridan and Lin Anderson, along with Indian writers Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay, Bani Basu and Anish Deb. On stage will be three authors to talk about the anthology and their own work. Anita Agnihotri is the author of eleven novels and ten collections of poetry. Abir Mukherjee’s much-loved Wyndam and Bannerjee series has an army of fans, while Doug Johnstone’s Skelf series has been listed for all the major awards.

Steve Cavanagh and TM Logan

SAT 16TH / 1.30-2.30PM / ALBERT HALLS / £12/£11

The recipe for the perfect thriller is simple– take one brilliant idea, add mesmerising characters, a gripping plot, and another six brilliant ideas. Steve Cavanagh and TM Logan, make it look easier than it is.

In Cavanagh’s Kill For Me Kill For You, two women meeting by chance and swapping targets is a homage to Hitchcock which may seem familiar, but the genius is in the… ahem… execution. Logan’s twisty and fast-paced The Mother is a tale of deceit and redemption in which a wrongly convicted woman must discover who framed her for murder or else never see her sons again.

Without a Trace: Alan Parks, Gillian McAllister and Liz Mistry

SAT 16TH / 1.30-2.30PM / GOLDEN LION / £10/£9

A missing person case is a traumatising reality, but an engrossing starting point for a dastardly crime novel… To Die in June is the latest Harry McCoy novel from Alan Parks, and centres on a missing boy, a cult, and a string of poisonings among the city’s forgotten homeless. Gillian McAllister’s Just Another Missing Person starts with a woman disappearing into thin air but quickly twists and turns into something altogether more sinister.

Liz Mistry’s Unjust Bias sees DI Gus McGuire confronted with a murder, a missing teen, and a society where being different can cost you your life.

Travellers: William Hussey, Graham Bartlett and Tina Baker

SAT 16TH / 1.30-2.30PM / TRINITY CHURCH / £8/£7

The much-misunderstood world of the travelling community, with its traditions, secrets and outsider status have shaped the criminally excellent offerings from these three writers. In William Hussey’s superb gothic thriller Killing Jericho, a series of bizarre murders echoing a century-old fairground legend call for the skills of crime fiction’s first traveller detective. Graham Bartlett’s Force of Hate opens with a devastating firebomb attack on a Brighton travellers’ site, killing women and children. Tina Baker was raised in a travelling community; her new novel Make Me Clean features a woman who tidies all her client’s problems, with fatal consequences.

A Law Unto Themselves: Rob Rinder and Nadine Matheson

SAT 16TH / 3-4PM / ALBERT HALLS / £12/£11

Judge. Book. Cover. There’s some clever play on words there somewhere for a panel which offers a fascinating insight into both sides of the law, and both fiction and reality. Rob Rinder, criminal barrister and TV personality, tells the truth, but perhaps not the whole truth, as he dives into fiction with his first novel The Trial as a trainee barrister and the justice system are pushed to the limit. Criminal attorney by day, bestselling crime writer by night, Nadine Matheson’s latest heart-stopping thriller, The Binding Room, shines a spotlight on issues of race, class, justice, and the corrupt institutions which uphold them.

Chaired by Ayo Onatade.

Sponsored by the Open University in Scotland

Long, Long Time Ago: David Hewson, SG MacLean and Steven Veerapen

SAT 16TH / 3-4PM / GOLDEN LION / £10/£9

The best historical novels take the reader to another time and place but also tell stories that resonate today. In David Hewson’s latest masterpiece, a body hidden in a crypt leads to secrets from 18th century Venice, the infamous Casanova, and a painting known as The Borgia Portrait. In SG MacLean’s new Damien Seeker novel, The Winter List, the Stuarts have been returned to the throne and Cromwell supporters are being hunted down as traitors. Steven Veerapen’s Of Judgement Fallen, set against the background of Henry VIII’s England preparing for war against France, is the second novel to feature protagonist Anthony Blanke.

International Thrillers: John Brownlow, Chris Lloyd and Ava Glass

SAT 16TH / 3-4PM / TRINITY CHURCH / £8/£7

From the worlds of Bond and Bourne come three thrillers guaranteed to have you guessing and gasping. John Brownlow’s high-octane Assassin Eighteen is a Hollywood-in-waiting thriller about the world’s most infamous hitman, Seventeen, and those eager to kill him and take his place. Paris Requiem is Chris Lloyd’s beautifully drawn story of the French capital under Nazi occupation in 1940, and one man’s struggle to walk the line between justice and survival. Ava Glass’s breakneck espionage thriller The Chase centres on new MI5 operative Emma charged with recruiting a Kremlin target before the Russians can kill him – and her. Chaired by Kim Sherwood.

Lisa Jewell and Liz Nugent

SAT 16TH / 4.30-5.30PM / ALBERT HALLS / £12/£11

Book now for an entertaining and insightful hour in the company of two of crime fiction’s leading, and most vital voices.

Lisa Jewell is a literary powerhouse whose novels are renowned for their masterful exploration of family, secrets, and identity. Her books have been translated into over 30 languages and sold millions of copies worldwide. Her latest is the utterly addictive None of This is True. Liz Nugent has an exceptional talent for crafting complex characters and suspenseful plots. drawing readers into strange, dark worlds of twisted relationships. Her latest, Strange Sally Diamond, is a singular voice in trademark Nugent style. Chaired by Bryan Burnett.

SCOTLAND v ENGLAND CRIME WRITERS FOOTBALL MATCH

SAT 16TH / 3.15-4.15PM / KING’S PARK / FREE

Onto the hallowed turf of the King’s Park will walk two teams of warriors primed to battle it out for national honour, bragging rights, and possession of The Bloody Cup. It’s the eighth instalment of the annual Scotland v England crime writer’s match, and the score stands at three wins apiece and one draw. The match is a highlight of the festival, and both the joy of winning and the pain of losing lasts even longer than the bumps and bruises gathered in the name of art. Line-ups as ever will rely upon the well-being of ageing limbs and publishing schedules.

Killer Storylines: Alice Hunter, MJ Arlidge and CC Gilmartin

SAT 16TH / 4.30-5.30PM / GOLDEN LION / £10/£9

The best serial killer thrillers are more than a collection of dead bodies (and body parts), they offer a searing insight into the human psyche.

In Alice Hunter’s The Serial Killer’s Sister, Anna thinks she’s put her childhood behind her, until the police bring news of her brother. In MJ Arlidge’s Eye for An Eye, the anonymity of some of Britain’s most heinous criminals is under threat as their new identities are leaked to the victims’ families. Berlin is the setting of CC Gilmartin’s gripping The Look of Death, in which the bodies of seven young men are found in parks around the city.

The Dangerous 30s: Natalie Marlow, Tom Mead and Louise Hare

SAT 16TH / 4.30-5.30PM / TRINITY CHURCH / £8/£7

The 1930s are easily seen as the slightly dowdier cousin of the dazzling, jazz age 20s but these three authors have made it the deadliest of decades. Natalie Marlow’s Needless Alley, an evocative slice of noir set on the backstreets of Birmingham in 1933, is a tale of honey-traps, seedy canal-side bars, and obsession. Tom Mead’s debut Death and the Conjuror is an enthralling Golden Age locked-room mystery which introduces amateur sleuth, and retired stage magician, Joseph Spector. When a woman falls from a second storey window in Louise Hare’s Harlem After Midnight it sets in motion a thought-provoking murder mystery rich in atmosphere.

Mark Billingham and Antti Tuomainen

SAT 16TH / 6-7PM / ALBERT HALLS / £12/£11

Our fun-filled Saturday evening event features two of crime fiction’s funniest writers.

After over 20 years writing one of THE best police series, Mark Billingham returns to his comedy roots with a new novel, a new lead character, and a lot of laughs. The Last Dance introduces the unconventional Declan Miller, dancer and detective, bringing order to Blackpool’s mean streets. Anti Tuomainen has established himself as one of the finest satirists in crime with a string of hilarious, insightful novels – including The Rabbit Factor which is in production as a Hollywood movie. His latest, The Moose Paradox is the second featuring insurance mathematician Henri. Chaired by Craig Sisterson.

From Comics to Crime: Grant Morrison and Robbie Morrison

SAT 16TH / 6-7PM / GOLDEN LION / £10/£9

The path from superhero scribe to crime novelist is a road less travelled but is the unconventional route taken by these two writers. Grant Morrison is a superstar in a superhero universe, writing for both Marvel and DC Comics, penning Batman, Wonder Woman, and the XMen among others. Their debut crime novel Luda sees an ageing drag queen tutor her young protégée as fellow cast members die. Robbie Morrison was previously best-known for his work on Judge Dredd and 2000AD, as well as Spider-Man’s Tangled Web for Marvel. His new novel Cast a Cold Eye is the follow-up to the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize winner Edge of the Grave. Chaired by Stephen McGinty.

High Seas, High Stakes: Will Dean, Amy McCulloch and Catherine Cooper

SAT 16TH / 6-7PM / TRINITY CHURCH / £8/£7

Think luxury cruise, think setting suns, high-end glamour, cocktails and tranquillity. But in the hands of a crime writer, it becomes something altogether more deadly… Will Dean’s astonishing The Last Passenger sees a woman board a cruise with a thousand fellow passengers but when she awakes next morning, everyone else has disappeared. Midnight, the spine-tingling new thriller from Amy McCulloch sees the idyll of an Antarctic cruise torn apart by the discovery of a body on board. New Year’s Eve onboard a luxury ship in the Caribbean rapidly turns from dream to nightmare in Catherine Cooper’s new novel The Cruise

Mick Herron and Chris Brookmyre

SAT 16TH / 7.30-8.30PM / ALBERT HALLS / £12/£11

These are two of the most innovative thinkers and humorous writers working in fiction today. Together, we think they’re guaranteed to provide an hour of criminally good entertainment. The brilliant Mick Herron’s stock has risen even further with the TV adaptation of his superb Slough House series, turned into Slow Horses for Apple TV+ and starring Oscar-winner Gary Oldman. Mick’s new novel, The Secret Hours, is classic Herron. Chris Brookmyre is, of course, a Bloody Scotland favourite, past winner of the McIlvanney prize, and the author of some of the most astute contemporary novels of the past three decades. His latest book is the twisty The Cliff House as a hen party at a luxury getaway gets way out of hand.

Everybody Needs Good Neighbours: Louise Candlish, Sarah Hilary and Kia Abdullah

SAT 16TH / 7.30-8.30PM / GOLDEN LION / £10/£9

You can pick your friends, and sometimes your family, but your neighbours are left to the vagaries of chance – and to these devilish crime writers.

In Louise Candlish’s The Only Suspect, Alex seems like a good neighbour until landscapers start digging up a piece of land that’s lain disused for decades. Black Thorn is Sarah Hilary’s emotionally-charged tale of a small Cornish community destroyed metaphorically and literally with the deaths of six neighbours. In Kia Abdullah’s Those People Next Door a safe, suburban development seems a dream home for Salma’s family – until the new neighbours move in.

Driving Forces: Alison Belsham, Amen Alonge, Luca Veste

SAT 16TH / 7.30-8.30PM / TRINITY CHURCH / £8/£7

Three complex and fascinating central characters are the drivers for these three exceptional novels.

Two murdered teenage girls spark a frenzied hunt for their missing sister as well as triggering haunting memories for detective Lexi Bennett in Alison Belsham’s The Girls on Chalk Hill. Amen Alonge’s A Good Night to Kill featuring his multi-layered protagonist Pretty Boy, is a gritty tale of survival and revenge on London’s meanest streets. Trauma counsellor Sara’s world is turned upside down in Luca Veste’s enthralling Trust In Me when a new patient confesses to a murder that Sara committed.

Deadly Deceptions: Gilly MacMillan, Stig Abell, Katherine Faulkner

SAT 16TH / 9-10PM / TRINITY CHURCH / £12/£11

If everything in a crime novel was as it seemed to be, you’d be quickly disappointed. These novelists ensure that’s far from the case. A life-changing lottery win seems to be a dream come true in Gilly MacMillan’s The Fall but instead proves to be the catalyst for the worst of nightmares. Stig Abell’s Death Under a Little Sky introduces Met detective Jake Jackson who has relocated to a rural idyll to discover dark secrets hidden beneath the picture-perfect surface. The Other Mothers by Katherine Faulkner is a deliciously twisty suburban tale where the seemingly perfect playgroup mothers hold terrible secrets.

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From the Inside Out: Dr Shahed Yousaf and James McIntyre

SAT 16TH / 9-10PM / GOLDEN LION / £10/£9

For most of us prison is, thankfully, something we know about only from TV and movies, and the pages of crime fiction. This session promises to get to the harrowing –and often humorous – truth of life behind bars from two men who know all about it.

Dr Shahed Yousaf is a prison doctor who has seen it all, from overdoses to assaults, from cell fires to suicide, and his book Stitched Up is both hard-hitting and heart-breaking. James McIntyre’s Jimmy Two Guns tells of his extraordinary life from jail time in Barlinnie, to becoming Glasgow’s foremost gangland lawyer, to reinventing himself as a TV scriptwriter.

THE FUN LOVIN’ CRIME WRITERS

SAT 16TH / 9-10.45PM / ALBERT HALLS / £20/£19

The world’s greatest crime writing superband are back – bigger and badder than ever before, ready to dial it up to eleven and rock your cotton socks off.

Val McDermid, Mark Billingham, Chris Brookmyre, Doug Johnstone, Stuart Neville and Luca Veste return armed with new songs, old jokes, and the ability to get you out of your chair and putting on your dancing shoes (with or without socks).

As ever, they will be murdering songs for fun, and we’re assured the emergency services are on standby just in case you’re having too much of a good time.

Let’s rock, baby!

BLOODY SCOTLAND: THE TRUE CRIME WALKING TOUR

SAT 16TH / 12.30PM / 3.30PM / 6.30PM

SUN 17TH / 12.30PM / 2.30PM

STIRLING CASTLE ESPLANADE / £15

Stirling’s ancient streets and grand facades hide dark secrets – crimes of passion, honour and avarice. These foul deeds are in the past, but there’s still evidence of them, if you know where to look.

Join us as we explore some of the most notorious acts in the city’s history and the characters involved, from the macabre to the colourful.

The walk will start at Stirling Castle esplanade and last for around one hour, winding through graveyards and vennels, covering several crimes and criminals from nineteenth and twentieth century Stirling. The final grisly tale will be shared over a dram, included in the booking price, in a historic local pub.

To book your place on the tour, use the QR code on the left, or visit bloodyscotland.com

Pitch Perfect

SUN 17TH / 11.30AM-12.30PM / CENTRAL LIBRARY / FREE (TICKETED)

Do you have a great crime novel in you, just bursting to get out? Maybe you have a blockbuster of an idea but don’t know where to start getting it into print. This is the event for you. Our iconic Pitch Perfect session has been the opening chapter for several bestselling crime writers and now it’s your chance. All you have to do is stand up before a room of your peers and a panel of publishing experts, and make your pitch. This year’s panel consists of Phoebe Morgan (Publisher, Crime and Thriller at Hodder & Stoughton), Oliver Munson (Director of Literary Agency A M Heath) and Katie Ellis-Brown (Deputy Publishing Director for Crime, Thriller and Crossover Fiction at Harvill Secker) – chaired (expertly) by Jenny Brown.

Ripped From the Headlines: Paul E Hardisty, Martin Patience and Sarah Sultoon

SUN 17TH / 11.30AM-12.30PM / GOLDEN LION / £10/£9

A fascinating, authoritative hour is in store from three novelists whose real-life knowledge of contemporary events informs these remarkable books. The Forcing by Paul E Hardisty is an all-too plausible dystopian thriller set in a near future where civilisation has collapsed following a cataclysmic climate emergency. The Darker the Night by former BBC foreign correspondent Martin Patience, centres on a murder on the eve of a Scottish Independence referendum. Dirt is a powerful Israel-set political thriller armed with all Sarah Sultoon’s experience as a journalist and international news executive at CNN. Chaired by Bryan Burnett.

Undercovers: Liam Thomas and Neil Lancaster

SUN 17TH / 11.30AM-12.30PM / ALBERT HALLS / £12/£11

Two former Met undercover detectives. Two explosive books. One memoir, one fiction. Together, a searing insight into the daring, murky underworld of surveillance.

Liam Thomas spent over a decade in the Met, many of those spent on the hidden frontline, deep at the heart of Britain’s most dangerous criminal enterprises. From a police family, Liam discovered that corruption began much closer to home than he’d ever expected. Neil Lancaster has used his extensive experience as a covert policing specialist to inform his hugely successful DS Max Craigie series. In his latest, Blood Runs Cold, Craigie is on the trail of trafficking victims and their kidnappers.

Craig Russell and Liam McIlvanney

SUN 17TH / 1-2PM / ALBERT HALLS / £12/£11

One McIlvanney, two McIlvanney Prize winners, three McIlvanney Prizes between them. Two of Scotland’s – and crime fiction’s – finest talents join forces for an hour to discuss their approach to their work.

Craig Russell’s dark, gritty plots and complex characters have gained an army of fans. He continues to push the boundaries of the genre and his latest, the masterful, Hollywood-set The Devil’s Playground is no exception. Liam McIlvanney has an enviable ability to create a sense of place and atmosphere through brooding and deeply evocative prose. His talents are on full show in The Heretic, the stunning follow-up to his award-winning novel The Quaker

Call the Polis!: Marion Todd, JD Kirk and Colin MacIntyre

SUN 17TH / 1-2PM / GOLDEN LION / £10/£9

The land of Rebus, Laidlaw and Taggart continues to produce some of the finest fictional police characters between the covers of a book.

Marion Todd’s A Blind Eye, the latest investigation for DI Claire Mackay kicks off in explosive style with a solicitor found with his throat slit. In Service of Death is the seventeenth in JD Kirk’s multimillion selling DCI Jack Logan series, in which ex-soldiers are being picked off one by one. Colin MacIntyre gained musical success as Mull Historical Society and has turned his hand to crime writing with the thrilling When The Needle Drops

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Sunday 17 September

1.00 – 2.00pm Golden Lion

Call the Polis! panel

Alex Gray, Craig Russell, JD Kirk, Mick Herron, Will Dean (Paul Reich) / Alex Hay (Tom Wrigley) /

Alice Bell (Colm Ahern) / Alice Hunter (James Hartley) / Amy McCulloch (Charlotte Knee) /

Ashley Kalagian Blunt (Marnya Rothe) / Catherine Cooper (Alex Cooper) /

Catriona Ward (Robert Hollingworth) / Charlotte Vassell (Hayley Benoit) /

Chris Brookmyre (Bob McDevitt) / CJ Tudor, Gillian McAllister, Nicci French (Bill Waters) /

Colin MacIntyre (Soren Kristiensen) / David Hewson (Iain Reid) / Denise Mina (Ollie Grove) /

Dorothy Koomson (Duncan McGlynn) / Dr Shahed Yousaf (Rory Watson) / Fulton Ross (Divine Photography) /

Graham Bartlett (Helen Scott) / Grant Morrison (Alan Amato) / GW Shaw (Kitty Wheeler) /

James J McIntyre (Megan Watt) / JM Hall (Jon Salthouse) / Karen Hamilton (Emma Moore) /

Karin Smirnoff (Johan Gunséus) / Katy Watson (Emma Fletcher) / Liam McIlvanney (Michael McQueen) /

Liam Thomas (Rocco Redondo) / Lisa Jewell (Andrew Whitton) / Liz Nugent (Ruth Connolly) /

Louise Candlish (Neil Spence) / Lucy Clarke (James Bowden) / Mark Billingham (Steve Best) /

Mark Edwards (Tim Sturgess) / Martin Patience (Dave Bull) / Alan Parks (Euan Robertson) /

Natalie Marlow (Laura Rhodes) / Phoebe Morgan (Mark Guest) / Sam Blake (Alice-Rose Jordan) /

Sarah Hilary (Matthew Andrews) / SG MacLean (Ewen Wetherspoon) / Suk Pannu (Toby Madden) /

Tina Baker (Steve Bainbridge) / Tom Hindle (Rachel Pendlebury) / Val McDermid (Charlotte Graham) /

William Hussey (Christopher White)

‘A master of the Tartan Noir genre’

Albert Halls Dumbarton Rd, FK8 2QL

Golden Lion Hotel 8-10 King St, FK8 1BD

Holy Trinity Church 6 Albert Pl, Stirling FK8 2RG

Church of the Holy Rude St John St, FK8 1ED

Central Library 3 Corn Exchange Rd, FK8 2HX

Curly Coo Bar 51 Barnton St, FK8 1HH

King’s Park King’s Park Rd, FK8 2FA

BY RAIL

Stirling is about 35 minutes from Glasgow (Queen Street Station) and 50 minutes from Edinburgh (Haymarket and Waverley stations). Please plan your journey well ahead and note that Scotrail have reduced their timetable of services. There are also direct services to London, Aberdeen, Dundee and Inverness. For timetables and travel updates go to travelinescotland.com or call Traveline on 0871 200 2233

BY AIR

Most travellers arrive at Edinburgh or Glasgow airports which all have branches of leading car hire operators and taxi services. You can take a tram from Edinburgh Airport to Edinburgh Park and change there to take a train to Stirling. Edinburgh Trams run services from every seven minutes from the airport to Edinburgh city centre with a journey time of 25 minutes. Glasgow Airport has a quarter hourly bus service taking around 25 minutes to Glasgow city centre. It leaves from outside the terminal and stops at Buchanan Street Bus Station for direct services to Stirling. Queen Street Railway Station is a five minute walk. For full information visit: edinburghairport.com glasgowairport.com

BY ROAD

Stirling is linked to Scotland’s motorway and trunk road network including the M9/A9 to Edinburgh, Perth and Inverness and the M80 to Glasgow. The Thistles shopping centre has city centre parking facilities. For full information including opening and closing times: thistlesstirling.com/car-park

ACCESSIBILITY INFO

We are committed to making Bloody Scotland an accessible festival. Please note: The Golden Lion Hotel has a wheelchair lift at its front entrance on King Street and both the Albert Halls and Trinity Church are fully accessible. Full venue accessibility information is available on our website or email: info@bloodyscotland.com to inform us of any access needs. BSL interpretation is available at events on request. Email: info@bloodyscotland.com to request this free service.

SEATING

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.

STIRLING DISCOUNT

A 10% discount is available to people residing in the Stirling Council area on tickets for events in Stirling. This is available across all sales channels, and you must give your address at the time of booking. Visit: bloodyscotland.com/localdiscount for details.

FREE STANDBY TICKETS

We don’t want the price to be prohibitive to you coming to Bloody Scotland and while we can’t help with travel or accommodation costs, we can offer you a free standby ticket on the day of the event if there is good availability*. These tickets are available to the unemployed or those on a low income, on the day of the event and limited to one per person. *Good availability is defined as over 10 tickets available for sale. Visit: bloodyscotland.com/standby for details.

BOX OFFICE: ONLINE

24 hour booking at bloodyscotland.com

BOX OFFICE: BY PHONE

Call 01786 274 000 (Lines open Tues–Sat 10am–5pm)

BOX OFFICE: IN PERSON

The Albert Halls box office will be open during the festival weekend but will not be open before the festival. The box office at the Tolbooth will be open in advance of the festival. Full details and opening times: stirlingevents.org/tolbooth-event

During the festival weekend there will a pop-up box office located in the Golden Lion Hotel reception area. (Opening times to be advised in September).

Please allow time to pick up your tickets before the event begins. We do not charge any booking or transaction fee

BLOODY SCOTLAND 2023 AT A GLANCE

FRIDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER

GRAY’S NEW CRIMES: JO CALLAGHAN, MARTIN GRIFFIN, FULTON ROSS AND ALEX HAY

OUR LIVES IN CRIME WRITING: NICCI FRENCH

GRAY AND JAMES OSWALD

15 .30–16.30 IN COLD BLOOD: CJ TUDOR, KATE SIMANTS AND GORDON J BROWN

SCOTLAND DEBUT PRIZE SHORTLIST

SHARON BOLTON, CHRISTIE NEWPORT AND CHARLOTTE VASSELL

AND THEN THERE WERE PUN: TOM HINDLE, LEXIE ELLIOTT AND GW SHAW

ALICE HUNTER, MJ ARLIDGE AND CC GILMARTIN

30S: NATALIE MARLOW, TOM MEAD AND LOUISE HARE

AND ANTTI TUOMAINEN

FROM COMICS TO CRIME: GRANT MORRISON AND ROBBIE MORRISON

HIGH SEAS, HIGH STAKES: WILL DEAN, AMY MCCULLOCH AND CATHERINE COOPER

SCOTLAND: THE TRUE CRIME WALKING TOUR

HALLS p 24 19 .30–20.30 EVERYBODY NEEDS GOOD NEIGHBOURS: LOUISE CANDLISH, SARAH HILARY AND KIA ABDULLAH

19. 30–20.30 MICK HERRON AND CHRIS BROOKMYRE

LION p 24 19 .30–20.30 DRIVING FORCES: ALISON BELSHAM, AMEN ALONGE, LUCA VESTE

21. 00–22.00 DEADLY DECEPTIONS: GILLY MACMILLAN, STIG ABELL, KATHERINE FAULKNER T RINITY CHURCH p24

2 1.00–22.00 FROM THE INSIDE OUT: DR SHAHED YOUSAF AND JAMES MCINTYRE G OLDEN LION p2

21.0 0–22.45 THE FUN LOVIN’ CRIME WRITERS A LBERT HALLS p2

SUNDAY 17 SEPTEMBER

11.30–12.30 PITCH PERFECT C ENTRAL LIBRARY

11.3 0–12.30 RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES: PAUL E HARDISTY, MARTIN PATIENCE AND SARAH SULTOON

11.30 –12.30 UNDERCOVERS: LIAM THOMAS AND NEIL LANCASTER

12. 30–13.30 BLOODY SCOTLAND: THE TRUE CRIME WALKING TOUR

13. 00–14.00 CRAIG RUSSELL AND LIAM MCILVANNEY

13. 00–14.00 CALL THE POLIS!: MARION TODD, JD KIRK AND COLIN MACINTYRE

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