Bloody Scotland crime literature festival returns to Stirling…
A host of crime writers will return to Stirling for the fifth running of the Bloody Scotland Festival in September.
The festival this year is dedicated to the memory of the late William McIlvanney, and the Scottish Crime Book of the Year prize, awarded on the opening night of the festival, will be named the McIlvanney Prize.
Now in its 5th year, the Bloody Scotland Festival will run from the 9-11 September.
Appearing at the festival will be many popular crime and thriller writers including Val McDermid, Christopher Brookmyre, Ian Rankin, Nicci French, Mark Billingham, Martina Cole and MC Beaton.