{"id":7066307,"date":"2026-09-25T04:52:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T04:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/entertainment\/books\/what-im-looking-forward-to-at-bloody-scotland-2026-murder-mayhem-impossible-choices-bloodyscotland-bloodyscotland-brownlee_donald-dawngeddes\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T04:52:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T04:52:01","slug":"what-im-looking-forward-to-at-bloody-scotland-2026-murder-mayhem-impossible-choices-bloodyscotland-bloodyscotland-brownlee_donald-dawngeddes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7066307","title":{"rendered":"What I\u2019m Looking Forward to at Bloody Scotland 2026 \u2013 Murder, Mayhem &#038; Impossible Choices! #BloodyScotland @BloodyScotland @Brownlee_Donald @dawngeddes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">If you\u2019ve followed me on <strong>CrimeBookJunkie<\/strong> or my socials for any length of time, you\u2019ll know that when it comes to crime writing festivals I always have rules: Don\u2019t overbook myself. Overpack weeks before. Leave time to catch up with people I want to see. Remember to sit and catch my breath. Do not buy another twenty books\u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">And every single year I completely ignore them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">So with<a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyscotland.com\/whats-on\"> <strong>Bloody Scotland 2026<\/strong> <\/a>returning to Stirling from <strong>18\u201320 September<\/strong>, I\u2019ve been studying the programme and attempting to make sensible decisions and honestly, it\u2019s not going well. Too many brilliant <strong>crime writers, thriller authors, debut novelists and deliciously dark panels<\/strong> are competing for my attention. Murder may be easier to organise. #justsaying<\/p>\n<h2>Friday: starting as I mean to go on\u2026<\/h2>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">First on my list for <strong>Friday 18th September<\/strong> is <strong>Writes and Wrongs<\/strong> at 12pm with <strong>Evelyn Clarke<\/strong>, <strong>Sarah Lotz<\/strong> and <strong>Sarah Vaughan<\/strong>. Books about books? Authors writing about writers? Murder and mayhem thrown into the mix? HELLO! As both a <strong>crime writer and book reviewer<\/strong>, this panel feels made for me. I\u2019m fascinated by stories that play with the relationship between fiction and reality\u2026 although as a crime writer, perhaps I shouldn\u2019t admit quite how often I wonder whether I could get away with the things I write about.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Then comes my PROBLEM.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11762 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/01_Writes_and_Wrongs-300x225.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/01_Writes_and_Wrongs-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/01_Writes_and_Wrongs-768x575.png 768w, https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/01_Writes_and_Wrongs.png 892w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">At 3pm there\u2019s <strong>The Stuff of Nightmares<\/strong> with<strong> Catriona Ward<\/strong>, <strong>Will Carver<\/strong> and <strong>Sarah Pinborough.<\/strong> It is dark, psychologically unsettling, slightly disturbing fiction and basically catnip to me, so an entire panel promising to delve into the darkest corners of the human psyche sounds right up my street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">BUT\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11761\" src=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/02_The_Stuff_of_Nightmares-300x231.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/02_The_Stuff_of_Nightmares-300x231.png 300w, https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/02_The_Stuff_of_Nightmares-768x592.png 768w, https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/02_The_Stuff_of_Nightmares.png 888w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">At exactly the same time there\u2019s the <strong>Bloody Scotland Debut Prize Panel<\/strong> with <strong>Frances Crawford<\/strong>, <strong>Kirsty Lockwood<\/strong>, <strong>May Rinaldi (Good luck, Irene!!)<\/strong>,<strong> Zo\u00eb Rankin<\/strong> and <strong>Linda Duncan McLaughlin<\/strong>. And I LOVE discovering new crime writers. There is something very exciting about seeing authors right at the beginning of their careers and finding the names we\u2019re all potentially going to be shouting about next.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11760\" src=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/03_Bloody_Scotland_Debut_Prize_Panel-300x254.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/03_Bloody_Scotland_Debut_Prize_Panel-300x254.png 300w, https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/03_Bloody_Scotland_Debut_Prize_Panel-768x649.png 768w, https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/03_Bloody_Scotland_Debut_Prize_Panel.png 892w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">So which would I choose?<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><strong>The Stuff of Nightmares. JUST.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">My reviewer head is screaming <em>DEBUTS! DISCOVER NEW AUTHORS!<\/em> but my dark little crime-fiction heart has apparently won this particular fight. No surprises there. I can always catch up with a digital pass\u2026right?<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">And to finish Friday? <strong>How to Clean a Crime Scene<\/strong> with<strong> Ben Giles<\/strong> and <strong>Craig Robertson<\/strong> at 8.15pm. Giles spent 30 years working in crime-scene cleaning and biohazard remediation, so of course I want to hear every grim, fascinating detail. Eighteen years working in the criminal justice system clearly wasn\u2019t enough to dampen my curiosity about the darker side of life. Normal people might end Friday with a nice meal but I apparently want decomposition and industrial-strength cleaning products. Don\u2019t judge me!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11759\" src=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/04_How_to_Clean_a_Crime_Scene-300x211.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/04_How_to_Clean_a_Crime_Scene-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/04_How_to_Clean_a_Crime_Scene-768x540.png 768w, https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/04_How_to_Clean_a_Crime_Scene.png 888w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"\/><\/p>\n<h2>Saturday: Femmes Fatales and VERY dark shadows<\/h2>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Saturday has another absolute must-see for me: <strong>Femmes Fatales<\/strong> at 1.15pm with <strong>Liz Nugent, Harriet Tyce and Andrea Mara<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Liz Nugent alone would sell this panel to me. I recently raved about <em>The Truth About Ruby Cooper<\/em> on CrimeBookJunkie \u2014 creepy, clever, compulsive and exactly the kind of character-driven darkness I LOVE. Throw<strong> Harriet Tyce<\/strong> and<strong> Andrea Mara<\/strong> into the mix and give me three authors writing complex characters, secrets, lies and psychological suspense? TAKE MY MONEY.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11758\" src=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/05_Femmes_Fatales-300x227.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/05_Femmes_Fatales-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/05_Femmes_Fatales-768x580.png 768w, https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/05_Femmes_Fatales.png 892w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Then at 3pm it\u2019s <strong>Chasing Dark Shadows<\/strong> with<strong> Luca Veste<\/strong>, <strong>Emma Styles<\/strong>, <strong>Michael Wood<\/strong> and<strong> Linda Duncan McLaughlin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Another easy recommendation for me because Luca Veste has been favourited by me for YEARS and Michael Wood\u2019s <em>For Reasons Unknown<\/em> was one of my favourite debut novels of 2015. If you haven\u2019t read his books yet\u2026why the hell not? I also had the pleasure of reading <em>The Shark<\/em> by Emma Styles and recommend it to anyone who loves dark and twisty thrillers\u2026Add serial killers, forensic psychology and some seriously dark minds into the equation and, frankly, where else would I be? Duh!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11757\" src=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/06_Chasing_Dark_Shadows-300x243.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/06_Chasing_Dark_Shadows-300x243.png 300w, https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/06_Chasing_Dark_Shadows-768x623.png 768w, https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/06_Chasing_Dark_Shadows.png 888w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"\/><\/p>\n<h2>Sunday: PITCH PERFECT!<\/h2>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">And on Sunday I absolutely, definitely, <strong>DO NOT WANT TO MISS PITCH PERFECT<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">This is always one of the Bloody Scotland events I find fascinating because there is something simultaneously thrilling and horrifying about watching unpublished writers pitch their novels live to industry professionals. Three minutes. Your book. A panel judging you. An audience watching.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">What could possibly be stressful about that?!<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">As a writer, I love hearing how somebody distils an entire novel into the hook that makes people sit up and think: <strong>I NEED TO READ THAT.<\/strong> This year the panel includes literary agent <strong>Diana Beaumont<\/strong>, journalist and author <strong>Lisa Howells<\/strong> from <em>Crime Monthly<\/em>, and<strong> Stephen Cameron<\/strong>, Creative Director of Into Books, so it should be particularly interesting for <strong>aspiring crime writers<\/strong> wanting an insight into what catches the attention of industry professionals.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11756\" src=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/07_Pitch_Perfect-300x215.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/07_Pitch_Perfect-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/07_Pitch_Perfect-768x551.png 768w, https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/07_Pitch_Perfect.png 892w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">And THAT is currently my Bloody Scotland plan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Will I stick to it?<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Absolutely not.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Someone will mention another panel. I\u2019ll bump into somebody. There will be coffee. There may be alcohol\u2026 but not much for me anymore. I\u2019ll buy books I definitely do not have room for. And somehow my carefully planned <strong>Bloody Scotland 2026 itinerary<\/strong> will end up looking like the evidence board in a serial killer investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">But that\u2019s half the fun.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">For me, the <strong>Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival<\/strong> is about far more than ticking events off a programme. It\u2019s discovering new authors, seeing writers whose books I already love, catching up with the wonderful <strong>crime fiction community<\/strong> and spending an entire weekend talking about murder without anybody looking remotely concerned.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bloody Scotland 2026\u2026 I am READY!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you are not already going, check out the panels in more details <strong>HERE<\/strong> and treat yourself. You can thank me later! And you can see what everyone else is excited about by following the blog tour:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11764 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/crimebookjunkie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Final-Influencers-Asset-Insta-2026--1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"611\" height=\"492\"\/><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve followed me on CrimeBookJunkie or my socials for any length of time, you\u2019ll know that when it comes to crime writing festivals I always have rules: Don\u2019t overbook myself. Overpack weeks before. Leave time to catch up with people I want to see. Remember to sit and catch my breath. 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