Denise Mina & Chris Brookmyre: A Career in Crime 

We are thrilled to bring together two superstars of Tartan Noir, who have something else in common: their fantastic sense of humour. Chris Brookmyre will present his brand new thriller, The Cracked Mirror, which he believes might his ‘best book’ to date. Denise Mina has two books out in paperback this year: The Second Murderer, a Philip Marlowe mystery, and Three Fires, a historical novella set in medieval Florence. This conversation between two multi-awarded, multi-talented authors is not to be missed!

Denise Mina is the author of twenty novels, six graphic novels, four plays and a bucket and a half of short stories.  She has won the Creasey Debut Dagger Award, and twice all of the following: Theakston’s Crime Novel of the Year, CWA Short Story Dagger Award and McIlvanney Scottish Crime Novel of the Year. She has also won the Gordon Burn Prize and been shortlisted for the Costa Novel of the Year. Her Philip Marlowe estate novel, The Second Murderer, was shortlisted for the McIlvanney Prize.

It is 25 years since multi-award-winning Sunday Times bestseller Chris Brookmyre’s first book was published.  Since then, he has established himself as one of the most popular crime writers in the UK. His enthusiasm for hurling himself into extra-curricular activities such as the Scotland v England Writers football, the Caledonian Challenge, Channel 5 Eggheads, the Fun Lovin’ Crime Writers (including appearances at Glastonbury and Toronto), BBC Question Time and a live celebrity Mastermind with Clive Myrie (specialist subject Buffy the Vampire Slayer) is well known and means he has more to talk about than most.

Tickets: £5