The Bloody Scotland 2026 Programme Just Dropped\u2026 And Crime Fiction Fans Are In for a Killer Weekend! #BloodyScotland #CrimebookJunkie #PressRelease \u2013 CrimeBookJunkie<\/title><br \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"max-image-preview:large\"\/><\/p>\n<link rel=\"dns-prefetch\" href=\"https:\/\/static.addtoany.com\"\/>\n<link rel=\"dns-prefetch\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\"\/>\n<link rel=\"alternate\" type=\"application\/rss+xml\" title=\"CrimeBookJunkie \u00bb Feed\" href=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/feed\/\"\/>\n<link rel=\"alternate\" type=\"application\/rss+xml\" title=\"CrimeBookJunkie \u00bb Comments Feed\" href=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/comments\/feed\/\"\/>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"sfmsb-style-css\" href=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-follow-me-social-buttons-widget\/assets\/css\/style.css?ver=3.3.3\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\"\/>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"sfmsb-icons-css\" href=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-follow-me-social-buttons-widget\/assets\/css\/icons.css?ver=3.3.3\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\"\/>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"wp-components-css\" href=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-includes\/css\/dist\/components\/style.min.css?ver=6.8.6\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\"\/>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"godaddy-styles-css\" href=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/mu-plugins\/vendor\/wpex\/godaddy-launch\/includes\/Dependencies\/GoDaddy\/Styles\/build\/latest.css?ver=2.0.2\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\"\/>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"genericons-css\" href=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/catch-box\/genericons\/genericons.css?ver=3.4.1\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\"\/>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"catchbox-style-css\" href=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/catch-box\/style.css?ver=20260526-120340\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\"\/>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"catchbox-block-style-css\" href=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/catch-box\/css\/blocks.css?ver=1.0\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\"\/>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"addtoany-css\" href=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/addtoany.min.css?ver=1.16\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\"\/>\n<link rel=\"https:\/\/api.w.org\/\" href=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-json\/\"\/><link rel=\"alternate\" title=\"JSON\" type=\"application\/json\" href=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11739\"\/><link rel=\"EditURI\" type=\"application\/rsd+xml\" title=\"RSD\" href=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/xmlrpc.php?rsd\"\/>\n<meta name=\"generator\" content=\"WordPress 6.8.6\"\/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/bloody-scotland-2026\/\"\/>\n<link rel=\"shortlink\" href=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/?p=11739\"\/>\n<link rel=\"alternate\" title=\"oEmbed (JSON)\" type=\"application\/json+oembed\" href=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-json\/oembed\/1.0\/embed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcrimebookjunkie.co.uk%2Fbloody-scotland-2026%2F\"\/>\n<link rel=\"alternate\" title=\"oEmbed (XML)\" type=\"text\/xml+oembed\" href=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-json\/oembed\/1.0\/embed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcrimebookjunkie.co.uk%2Fbloody-scotland-2026%2F&format=xml\"\/>\n<p>\t<meta name=\"twitter:widgets:link-color\" content=\"#000000\"\/><meta name=\"twitter:widgets:border-color\" content=\"#000000\"\/><meta name=\"twitter:partner\" content=\"tfwp\"\/><\/p>\n<p><meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\"\/><meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"The Bloody Scotland 2026 Programme Just Dropped\u2026 And Crime Fiction Fans Are In for a Killer Weekend! #BloodyScotland #CrimebookJunkie #PressRelease\"\/><meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@nholten40\"\/><meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"If your TBR is already groaning under the weight of crime fiction, I\u2019ve got bad news for your bank balance\u2026 because the full programme for the 2026 edition of the Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival has officially been revealed\u2026\"\/><meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Bloody-Scotland-2026.png\"\/><meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@nholten40\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<\/head><\/p>\n<p><body class=\"wp-singular post-template-default single single-post postid-11739 single-format-standard custom-background wp-embed-responsive wp-theme-catch-box single-author right-sidebar one-menu header-image-top\" id=\"wp_automatic_ReadabilityBody\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"page\" class=\"hfeed site\">\n<p> <a href=\"#main\" class=\"skip-link screen-reader-text\">Skip to content<\/a><\/p>\n<header id=\"branding\" role=\"banner\">\n<p> \t<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<\/header>\n<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"main\" class=\"clearfix\">\n<div id=\"primary\" class=\"content-area\">\n<div id=\"content\" role=\"main\">\n<article id=\"post-11739\" class=\"post-11739 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-coming-soon category-press-release category-promo-post tag-bloodyscotland tag-crime-twists-murder tag-crimefestival tag-events tag-festivals tag-pressrelease\">\n\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h4>If your TBR is already groaning under the weight of crime fiction, I\u2019ve got bad news for your bank balance\u2026 because the full programme for the 2026 edition of the <strong>Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival<\/strong> has officially been revealed and honestly\u2026 It\u2019s looking absolutely unmissable!<\/h4>\n<h4>Returning to Stirling from <strong>18\u201320 September<\/strong>, Bloody Scotland once again proves why it remains one of the very best crime writing festivals in the world. This year\u2019s line-up is stacked with bestselling heavyweights including Richard Osman, Liz Nugent, Sarah Pinborough, Steve Cavanagh, Nadine Matheson, Janice Hallett, Andrea Mara, Yrsa Sigur\u00f0ard\u00f3ttir and Gregg Hurwitz alongside a brilliant mix of Scottish favourites, international stars and exciting debut voices.<\/h4>\n<h4>And then there\u2019s guest programmer <strong>Denise Mina<\/strong>, who has curated what sounds like an unforgettable weekend of murder, mayhem and bookish chaos. Her special guests include Lee Child, Jane Harper, Lucy Foley, Tana French, Jane Casey, S A Cosby and Ardal O\u2019Hanlon and no surprise, but Lee Child\u2019s event sold out within 24 hours of early bird tickets going live.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11741 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Denise-Mina-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Denise-Mina-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Denise-Mina-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Denise-Mina-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Denise-Mina-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Denise-Mina.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\"\/><\/h4>\n<h4>But Bloody Scotland has always been more than \u201cjust\u201d author panels. That\u2019s what makes it so special.<\/h4>\n<h4>This year\u2019s<strong> fringe programme<\/strong> sounds absolutely so much fun, with everything from a Royal Stirling-themed procession led by Denise Mina to the return of the iconic Karaoke at the Coo. There\u2019s also Eight Out Of Ten Crime Writers Do Countdown, a live murder mystery experience, Desert Island Crooks, a Dept Q event featuring the Netflix stars and creators, true crime walking tours, courtroom drama at Stirling Sheriff Court and even a screening of <em>The Maltese Falcon<\/em> introduced by the author\u2019s granddaughter. I mean OMFG, how will I choose?<\/h4>\n<h4>Basically: crime fiction heaven and I am totally here for it!<\/h4>\n<h4>I also love seeing the continued support for emerging Scottish crime writers, with <strong>debut prize shortlisters<\/strong> Zo\u00eb Rankin, Frances Crawford, Kirsty Lockwood, May Rinaldi and Linda Duncan McLaughlin featured alongside established names such as Chris Brookmyre, Abir Mukherjee, Louise Welsh, Graeme Macrae Burnet, Lin Anderson and Alan Parks.<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11742 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DENISE-MINA-and-DEBUTS-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DENISE-MINA-and-DEBUTS-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DENISE-MINA-and-DEBUTS-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DENISE-MINA-and-DEBUTS-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DENISE-MINA-and-DEBUTS-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DENISE-MINA-and-DEBUTS.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\"\/><\/p>\n<h4>And in a brilliant international move, Bloody Scotland is partnering with <strong>Helsinki Noir<\/strong> for the first time, bringing Finnish crime writers to Stirling and sending Scottish authors to Helsinki in 2027. Nordic noir fans, this one\u2019s for you.<\/h4>\n<h4>Whether you\u2019re a lifelong crime fiction fanatic, an aspiring writer, or someone who simply loves the atmosphere of a festival where everyone is obsessed with murder books, Bloody Scotland 2026 is shaping up to be an absolute belter.<\/h4>\n<h4>Now excuse me while I go and pretend I don\u2019t already want tickets for approximately everything\u2026 roll on Sept! 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\n \n \n \n The Bloody Scotland 2026 Programme Just Dropped\u2026 And Crime Fiction Fans Are In for a Killer Weekend! #BloodyScotland #CrimebookJunkie #PressRelease \u2013 CrimeBookJunkie<\/title><br \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"max-image-preview:large\"\/><\/p>\n<link rel=\"dns-prefetch\" href=\"https:\/\/static.addtoany.com\"\/>\n<link rel=\"dns-prefetch\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\"\/>\n<link rel=\"alternate\" type=\"application\/rss+xml\" title=\"CrimeBookJunkie \u00bb Feed\" href=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/feed\/\"\/>\n<link rel=\"alternate\" type=\"application\/rss+xml\" title=\"CrimeBookJunkie \u00bb Comments Feed\" href=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/comments\/feed\/\"\/>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"sfmsb-style-css\" href=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-follow-me-social-buttons-widget\/assets\/css\/style.css?ver=3.3.3\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\"\/>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"sfmsb-icons-css\" href=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-follow-me-social-buttons-widget\/assets\/css\/icons.css?ver=3.3.3\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\"\/>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"wp-components-css\" href=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-includes\/css\/dist\/components\/style.min.css?ver=6.8.6\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\"\/>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"godaddy-styles-css\" href=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/mu-plugins\/vendor\/wpex\/godaddy-launch\/includes\/Dependencies\/GoDaddy\/Styles\/build\/latest.css?ver=2.0.2\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\"\/>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"genericons-css\" href=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/catch-box\/genericons\/genericons.css?ver=3.4.1\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\"\/>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"catchbox-style-css\" href=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/catch-box\/style.css?ver=20260526-120340\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\"\/>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"catchbox-block-style-css\" href=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/catch-box\/css\/blocks.css?ver=1.0\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\"\/>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"addtoany-css\" href=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/addtoany.min.css?ver=1.16\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\"\/>\n<link rel=\"https:\/\/api.w.org\/\" href=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-json\/\"\/><link rel=\"alternate\" title=\"JSON\" type=\"application\/json\" href=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11739\"\/><link rel=\"EditURI\" type=\"application\/rsd+xml\" title=\"RSD\" href=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/xmlrpc.php?rsd\"\/>\n<meta name=\"generator\" content=\"WordPress 6.8.6\"\/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/bloody-scotland-2026\/\"\/>\n<link rel=\"shortlink\" href=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/?p=11739\"\/>\n<link rel=\"alternate\" title=\"oEmbed (JSON)\" type=\"application\/json+oembed\" href=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-json\/oembed\/1.0\/embed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcrimebookjunkie.co.uk%2Fbloody-scotland-2026%2F\"\/>\n<link rel=\"alternate\" title=\"oEmbed (XML)\" type=\"text\/xml+oembed\" href=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-json\/oembed\/1.0\/embed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcrimebookjunkie.co.uk%2Fbloody-scotland-2026%2F&format=xml\"\/>\n<p>\t<meta name=\"twitter:widgets:link-color\" content=\"#000000\"\/><meta name=\"twitter:widgets:border-color\" content=\"#000000\"\/><meta name=\"twitter:partner\" content=\"tfwp\"\/><\/p>\n<p><meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\"\/><meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"The Bloody Scotland 2026 Programme Just Dropped\u2026 And Crime Fiction Fans Are In for a Killer Weekend! 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This year\u2019s line-up is stacked with bestselling heavyweights including Richard Osman, Liz Nugent, Sarah Pinborough, Steve Cavanagh, Nadine Matheson, Janice Hallett, Andrea Mara, Yrsa Sigur\u00f0ard\u00f3ttir and Gregg Hurwitz alongside a brilliant mix of Scottish favourites, international stars and exciting debut voices.<\/h4>\n<h4>And then there\u2019s guest programmer <strong>Denise Mina<\/strong>, who has curated what sounds like an unforgettable weekend of murder, mayhem and bookish chaos. Her special guests include Lee Child, Jane Harper, Lucy Foley, Tana French, Jane Casey, S A Cosby and Ardal O\u2019Hanlon and no surprise, but Lee Child\u2019s event sold out within 24 hours of early bird tickets going live.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11741 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Denise-Mina-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Denise-Mina-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Denise-Mina-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Denise-Mina-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Denise-Mina-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Denise-Mina.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\"\/><\/h4>\n<h4>But Bloody Scotland has always been more than \u201cjust\u201d author panels. That\u2019s what makes it so special.<\/h4>\n<h4>This year\u2019s<strong> fringe programme<\/strong> sounds absolutely so much fun, with everything from a Royal Stirling-themed procession led by Denise Mina to the return of the iconic Karaoke at the Coo. There\u2019s also Eight Out Of Ten Crime Writers Do Countdown, a live murder mystery experience, Desert Island Crooks, a Dept Q event featuring the Netflix stars and creators, true crime walking tours, courtroom drama at Stirling Sheriff Court and even a screening of <em>The Maltese Falcon<\/em> introduced by the author\u2019s granddaughter. I mean OMFG, how will I choose?<\/h4>\n<h4>Basically: crime fiction heaven and I am totally here for it!<\/h4>\n<h4>I also love seeing the continued support for emerging Scottish crime writers, with <strong>debut prize shortlisters<\/strong> Zo\u00eb Rankin, Frances Crawford, Kirsty Lockwood, May Rinaldi and Linda Duncan McLaughlin featured alongside established names such as Chris Brookmyre, Abir Mukherjee, Louise Welsh, Graeme Macrae Burnet, Lin Anderson and Alan Parks.<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11742 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DENISE-MINA-and-DEBUTS-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DENISE-MINA-and-DEBUTS-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DENISE-MINA-and-DEBUTS-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DENISE-MINA-and-DEBUTS-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DENISE-MINA-and-DEBUTS-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DENISE-MINA-and-DEBUTS.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\"\/><\/p>\n<h4>And in a brilliant international move, Bloody Scotland is partnering with <strong>Helsinki Noir<\/strong> for the first time, bringing Finnish crime writers to Stirling and sending Scottish authors to Helsinki in 2027. Nordic noir fans, this one\u2019s for you.<\/h4>\n<h4>Whether you\u2019re a lifelong crime fiction fanatic, an aspiring writer, or someone who simply loves the atmosphere of a festival where everyone is obsessed with murder books, Bloody Scotland 2026 is shaping up to be an absolute belter.<\/h4>\n<h4>Now excuse me while I go and pretend I don\u2019t already want tickets for approximately everything\u2026 roll on Sept! 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