Bloody Scotland: Saturday 16th September

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Bloody Scotland returns in 2023 celebrating the best Scottish and International crime fiction. Check out their events programme for Saturday 16th September!

About Bloody Scotland: Saturday 16th September

Listed Under Books Events / Online Events / Talks and Lectures Events

10:30 am - 11:30 am BST
Cosy Thrills: JM Hall, Suk Pannu and Alice Bell
The Golden Lion Hotel 8-10 King Street, Stirling
The cosy comeback is still in full swing as misadventures, puns, amateur sleuths, and killer jokes top the bestseller charts.
£10

10:30 am - 11:30 am BST
Locked Room Revival: Jenny Blackhurst, Katy Watson, Sam Blake
Holy Trinity Church 6 Albert Place, Stirling
Meet three authors who have cleverly crafted three classic, and seemingly impossible, mysteries for their characters to solve.
£8

10:30 am - 11:30 pm BST
I Spy: Charles Cumming and James Naughtie
Albert Halls Albert Place, Dumbarton Road,, Stirling
Join two talented and innovative authors who have taken the espionage novel into the 21st century.
£12

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm BST
Hot Blood Cold Blood: Anita Agnihotri, Abir Mukherjee, Doug Johnstone
Holy Trinity Church 6 Albert Place, Stirling
This fascinating event celebrates the launch of an anthology of original crime fiction short stories written by Scottish and Bengali authors.
£8

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm BST
Denise Mina and Karin Smirnoff
Albert Halls Albert Place, Dumbarton Road, Stirling
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.
£12

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm BST
A Test of Character: Adele Parks, CS Robertson and CS Green
The Golden Lion Hotel 8-10 King Street, Stirling
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.
£10

12:30 pm - Sunday 17th September from 2:30 pm BST
BLOODY SCOTLAND:THE TRUE CRIMEWALKING TOUR
SAT 16TH: 12.30PM / 3.30PM / 6.30PM SUN 17TH: 12.30PM / 2.30PM
Stirling’s ancient streets and grand facades hide dark secrets – crimes of passion, honourand avarice.
£15

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm BST
Without a Trace: Alan Parks, Gillian McAllister and Liz Mistry
The Golden Lion Hotel 8-10 King Street, Stirling
£10

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm BST
Travellers: William Hussey, Graham Bartlett and Tina Baker
Holy Trinity Church 6 Albert Place, Stirling
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.
£8

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm BST
Steve Cavanagh and TM Logan
Albert Halls Albert Place, Dumbarton Road, Stirling
The recipe for the perfect thriller is simple– take one brilliant idea, add mesmerising characters, a gripping plot, and another six brilliant ideas.
£12

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm BST
International Thrillers: John Brownlow, Chris Lloyd and Ava Glass
Holy Trinity Church 6 Albert Place, Stirling
From the worlds of Bond and Bourne come three thrillers guaranteed to have you guessing and gasping.
£8

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm BST
A Law Unto Themselves: Rob Rinder and Nadine Matheson
Albert Halls Albert Place, Dumbarton Road,, Stirling
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.
£12

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm BST
Long, Long Time Ago: David Hewson, SG MacLean and Steven Veerapen
The Golden Lion Hotel 8-10 King Street, Stirling
The best historical novels take the reader to another time and place but also tell stories that resonate today.
£10

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm BST
Killer Storylines: Alice Hunter, MJ Arlidge and CC Gilmartin
The Golden Lion Hotel 8-10 King Street, Stirling
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.
£10

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm BST
The Dangerous 30s: Natalie Marlow, Tom Mead and Louise Hare
Holy Trinity Church 6 Albert Place, Stirling
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.
£8

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm BST
Lisa Jewell and Liz Nugent
Albert Halls Albert Place, Dumbarton Road,, Stirling
Book now for an entertaining and insightful hour in the company of two of crime fiction’s leading, and most vital voices.
£12

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm BST
From Comics to Crime: Grant Morrison and Robbie Morrison
The Golden Lion Hotel 8-10 King Street, Stirling
The path from superhero scribe to crime novelist is a road less travelled but is the unconventional route taken by these two writers.
£10

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm BST
High Seas, High Stakes: Will Dean, Amy McCulloch and Catherine Cooper
Holy Trinity Church 6 Albert Place, Stirling
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…
£8

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm BST
Mark Billingham and Antti Tuomainen
Albert Halls Albert Place, Dumbarton Road,, Stirling
Our fun-filled Saturday evening event features two of crime fiction’s funniest writers.
£12

7:30 pm - 8:30 pm BST
Driving Forces: Alison Belsham, Amen Alonge, Luca Veste
Holy Trinity Church 6 Albert Place, Stirling
Three complex and fascinating central characters are the drivers for these three exceptional novels.
£8

7:30 pm - 8:30 pm BST
Mick Herron and Chris Brookmyre
Albert Halls Albert Place, Dumbarton Road,, Stirling
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.
£12

7:30 pm - 8:30 pm BST
Everybody Needs Good Neighbours: Louise Candlish, Sarah Hilary and Kia Abdullah
The Golden Lion Hotel 8-10 King Street, Stirling
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.
£10

9:00 pm - 10:00 pm BST
From the Inside Out: Dr Shahed Yousaf and James McIntyre
The Golden Lion Hotel 8-10 King Street, Stirling
For most of us prison is, thankfully, something we know about only from TV and movies, and the pages of crime fiction.
£10

9:00 pm - 10:00 pm BST
Deadly Deceptions: Gilly MacMillan, Stig Abell, Katherine Faulkner
Holy Trinity Church 6 Albert Place, Stirling
If everything in a crime novel was as it seemed to be, you’d be quickly disappointed.
£12

9:00 pm - 10:45 pm BST
THE FUN LOVIN’ CRIME WRITERS
Albert Halls Albert Place, Dumbarton Road,, Stirling
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.
£20

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