3 minute read
Friday 25 February
friday friday
castlegate, aberdeen - circa 1930
Friday 25 February secrets and lies
Chaired by Alex Clark
Three international writers delve into the tangled web of lies involved in attempting to cover up the darkest of secrets. In River Clyde, Simone Buchholz helps State prosecutor Chastity Riley escape to Scotland to unlock her family’s past. Ryan Collett’s Doreen Durand is faced with her own secrets as she runs away after witnessing a horrific accident. And Sarah Bonner’s Her Perfect Twin follows Megan’s attempts to kill her estranged identical twin by assuming her identity.
Friday 25 February inside track
Chaired by Kate London
We take a look at how these authors’ work in the legal profession has influenced their writing and the stories they tell. Mari Hannah’s DCI Kate Daniels works a case by following clues left by her victim. In Dead Man’s Grave, Neil Lancaster takes us into the middle of a family feud going back centuries. Imran Mahmood’s unlikely protagonist has his memories questioned after witnessing a vicious crime and William McIntyre’s Robbie Munro defends the accused while his wife Joanna prosecutes.
Friday 25 February the unknown workshop with eris young
Drawing on literary traditions from the Uncanny to the Gothic, this workshop looks at the ways authors withhold information to create tension and unease, propelling readers through the story. Participants will look at the fears and appeals of the unknown in a range of genres and forms, and practice using these techniques. Eris Young is a queer, transgender writer of speculative fiction. Their alien contact story All That Water came first in the 2021 British Fantasy Society short story competition.
Friday 25 February keeping it brief
Chaired by Peggy Hughes
We’ll be chatting about the art of the short story with a dark perspective. The work of Leye Adenle appeared in Lagos Noir, a collection that brings together brand new stories from some of Nigeria’s best loved writers. His short story The Assassination was a finalist for the 2017 CWA short story dagger award. Heidi Amsinck has written multiple ‘Danish Noir’ short stories for radio all produced by Sweet Talk for BBC Radio 4 and read by actor Tim McInnerny.
Friday 25 February Chaired by Bryan Burnettthe century of deception
As we grapple today with fake news and digital tricks, we look back and remember we’ve always been vulnerable and manipulation has been with us for many years. In The Century of Deception, magician and historian Ian Keable tells the engrossing stories of these eighteenthcentury hoaxes and those who were duped by them. Public hoodwinks including swallowing whole tales of rapping ghosts, a woman who gave birth to rabbits, a levitating Frenchman in a Chinese Temple and outrageous astrological predictions.
Friday 25 February bad people
podcast recording
Chaired by Kate London
Your favourite award-winning true crime podcast is coming to Granite Noir crime writing festival to record an episode in front of a live audience. There will be gripping stories, deplorable deeds, juicy ethical dilemmas and plenty of opportunity for questions, as criminal psychologist Dr Julia Shaw and stand-up comedian Sofie Hagen unravel a criminal case. If you’re a fan of true crime, comedy or science, this is for you.
author conversation Friday 25 February
Chaired by Jenny Brown brilliant women
Three brilliant authors share the stage to talk about their books, how they found their place in crime fiction and their influence in leading the way for women’s voices. Ann Cleeves is the author of over thirty critically acclaimed novels and is translated into as many languages. She is the creator of popular detectives Vera Stanhope and Jimmy Perez from TV’s Vera and Shetland series. She is joined by bestselling authors Lin Anderson and Alex Gray, best known for the Rhona MacLeod forensic scientist and Detective William Lorimer series respectively, and for co-founding the Bloody Scotland Crime Writing Festival.
7:30pm-8:30pm, Lemon Tree Lounge Tickets £11.50
