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In Conversation: Elly Griffiths
Interviewed by Alex Gray
The latest Ruth Galloway novel The Last Remains was published in January 2023, its author Elly Griffiths discusses it - and more - with fellow novelist Alex Gray . Winner of the 2020 Edgar Allan Poe award for her novel The Stranger Diaries, Elly is the author of best-selling detective series featuring Ruth Galloway, forensic archaeologist of whom Val McDermid wrote “I refuse to apologise for being in love with Dr Ruth Galloway”. Elly also created the dynamic duo of Detective Inspector Edgar Stephens and magician Max Mephisto who feature in her other well-known series of novels set in Brighton in the 1950s…
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Alex Gray is the Sunday Times bestselling author of the Detective William Lorimer series Born and raised in Glasgow, she has been awarded the Scottish Association of Writers’ Constable and Pitlochry trophies for her crime writing and is the co-founder of the international Bloody Scotland Crime Writing Festival
Mareel, Auditorium
Saturday 17 June, 10am - 11am
For Noir & Sat Card holders or £15/£10
Ground-truthing
Moderated by Catherine Jeromson
How do crime novelists reflect the communities in which they live?
Shetland’s own Marsali Taylor, Alex Gray from Glasgow and Trevor Wood from Newcastle discuss the advantages and challenges of portraying crime in their own communities with Catherine Jeromson from Shetland Library .
Local writers’ session
An opportunity to hear the voice of local Shetland writers, including those who are working in dialect
The full lineup for guests will be confirmed soon .
Mareel, Auditorium
Saturday 17 June, 11.30am - 12.30pm
For Noir & Sat Card holders
Travelling in time
Moderated by Dr Jacky Collins
Not just page-turning plots, but a window into the past or the future too!
Historical crime authors David Bishop and Janet Oakley and futuristic thriller writer Lisa de Nikolits discuss how they create crime time travel with Dr Jacky Collins
Mareel, Auditorium
Saturday 17 June, 9am - 9.45am
For Noir & Saturday Card holders
Mareel, Auditorium
Saturday 17 June, 1.30pm - 2.30pm
For Noir & Sat Card Holders
