Thursday 24 February

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Holburn Junction, aberdeen - circa 1910

Thursday 24 February

Chaired by Peggy Hughes One by one at one

with ruth ware

Ruth Ware is an international number one bestseller. Her books have been optioned for both film and TV, and she is published in more than 40 languages. Getting snowed in at a beautiful, rustic mountain chalet doesn’t sound like the worst problem in the world, especially when there’s a breathtaking vista, a cosy fire, and company to keep you warm. But in One by One what happens when that company is eight of your coworkers...and you can’t trust any of them?

1pm-2pm, Big Sky Studio, Music Hall Tickets £9.50 6pm-7pm, Lemon Tree Studio Tickets £9.50

Thursday 24 February Chaired by Fiona StalkerYear of scotland’s stories

In partnership with Publishing Scotland, presented as part of the Year of Scotland’s Stories (funded by Event Scotland). Two of the country’s most exciting new voices join us to celebrate 2022 as the Year of Scotland’s Stories. In Ewan Gault’s The Sound of Sirens, DI Stark faces a rise in teenage crime, a significant drug operation and vicious turf war in a small coastal town in North-east Scotland. While Leela Soma’s Murder at the Mela investigates the brutal murder of an Asian woman, exploring the hate that lurks in the darkest corners but also exists on the streets we walk.

author conversation Thursday 24 February the first cut is the deepest - or is it?

In 2002, Louise Welsh’s debut novel The Cutting Room won the Crime Writers’ Association John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger Award and the Saltire First Book of the Year Award.

Twenty years on from his appearance, auctioneer Rilke returns, still walking a moral tightrope between good and bad, saint and sinner. This thrilling and atmospheric sequel delves into the dark side of twenty first century Glasgow and continues the legacy of one of Scotland’s most iconic novels of the twenty first century.

Chaired by Alex Clark

8pm-9pm, Lemon Tree Studio Tickets £11.50