Edinburgh International Book Festival Themes: The Nature of Crime

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What is it we love about crime writing? Whatever your reason, kill some time this August and get your crime-fix with some of the world’s most celebrated masters of the genre.

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What is it we love about crime writing? The heart-stopping suspense? The charismatic antiheroes? The voyeuristic glimpse into the criminal underworld? Or simply the euphoric thrill of puzzle solving? Whatever your reason, kill some time this August and get your crime-fix with some of the world’s most celebrated masters of the genre.

Louise Welsh with Nicola Sturgeon: Writing Glasgow, 20 Years On
Monday 15 August 17:30 - 18:30

Olga Wojtas: Murder, Martial Arts and Macbeth
Tuesday 16 August 15:30 - 16:30

Frankie Boyle: Post-Referendum Thrills
Wednesday 17 August 20:30 - 21:30

Denise Mina: Meta-Crime for the Internet Age
Friday 19 August 17:30 - 18:30

Fiona Erskine, Alex Gray & Helen Sedgwick: Secrets and Lies
Sunday 21 August 16:15 - 17:15

Mark Billingham: Everything to Lose
Sunday 21 August 20:15 - 21:15

Ian Rankin: Here’s to Absent and Imaginary Friends
Monday 22 August 20:30 - 21:30

Philip Miller & C S Robertson: Violent Ends
Tuesday 23 August 17:30 - 18:30

Abir Mukherjee: Raj-Era Mysteries and Political Fallout
Wednesday 24 August 18:15 - 19:15

Gwen Adshead & Angela Gallop: What’s Behind a Crime?
Thursday 25 August 16:00 - 17:00

Val McDermid with Allan Little: A Woman’s a Woman, for a’ That
Thursday 25 August 20:30 - 21:30

Close Read: Oliver Bullough on Rather Be the Devil by Ian Rankin
Friday 26 August 10:30 - 12:00

Richard Coles: The Canon of Crime
Friday 26 August 13:00 - 14:00

Denzil Meyrick & Alan Parks: Crime in Scotland’s Cities and Towns
Monday 29 August 12:15 - 13:15

Doug Johnstone: Mysterious Happenings in Modern Edinburgh
Monday 29 August 13:30 - 14:30

Irvine Welsh: Crime and Punishment
Monday 29 August 19:00 - 20:00

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