Bloody Scotland Crime Book Festival 2012
September 15th 2012
Bloody Scotland Crime Book Festival 2012
Deadlier than the Male with Karin Fossum, chaired by Peter Guttridge: 5pm – 6pm
And they don’t come deadlier than this. Two of the greats of crime fiction meet to discuss their work and their own particular take on crime writing.
Not so much the how, more the why, women crime writers are renowned for their ability to see beyond the action, into the mindset of those who commit crimes.
Million For A Morgue: Creating The Crime: 8.30pm – 9.30pm
Val McDermid and Stuart MacBride join renowned forensics expert Professor Sue Black to discuss where crime fact meets crime fiction and why they are competing to have a new morgue named after them.
16 September 2012
The Next Big Thing: 12.30pm – 1.30pm
Panel session with John Rector, Val McDermid and Yrsa Sigurdardottir, chaired by Barry Forshaw.
Look to the future with this mix of crime writers from around the world.
The Red Headed League Event: 2.30pm – 3.30pm
In celebration of 125 years of Sherlock Holmes, Bloody Scotland presents a dramatised adaptation especially commissioned from Ron Butlin of an all time favourite short story, The Red Headed League. In a unique one-off performance,the cast will consist of ten leading crime writers.
