MOST WANTED
OUR GRANITE NOIR HEADLINE EVENTS
TONY AND CAROL ARE BACK: A CONVERSATION WITH VAL MCDERMID
Friday 23 February, 8pm - 9pm
| The Lemon Tree Lounge | £9.50 inc. bf | BOOK TICKETS
Chaired by Fiona Stalker
BSL Signed
Chaired by Fiona Stalker
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The one, the only, the magnificent Val
McDermid joins us to talk about Insidious
Intent, the tenth in her series featuring Tony Hill and Carol Jordan. This
story of a clever murderer targeting needy single women will make your pulse
race — and the novel’s astonishing ending will stop you in your tracks.
FAMILIAR FACES, FANTASTIC BOOKS: IN CONVERSATION WITH HUGH FRASER AND
ROBERT DAWS
Saturday 24 February, 5.30pm -
6.30pm | The Lemon Tree Studio | £9.50 inc. bf | BOOK TICKETS
Hugh Fraser will always be
adored for playing Poirot's sidekick, Captain Hastings, as well as the Duke of
Wellington in Sharpe. His first novel, Harm,
introduced us to compelling, complex assassin Rina Walker. The latest in this
series, Threat, sees Rina going head to head with Soho gangsters in 1960s
London. It’s a tough assignment hitting close to home, and forcing her to
confront unspeakable depravity. RADA trained Robert Daws has appeared
in Midsomer Murders, New Tricks, Death in Paradise and Father
Brown, to give just a few of his screen credits. He co-created and wrote
the long running BBC Radio detective series, Trueman and Riley. The
Killing Rock, is the third of his Sullivan and Brock novels, set in
Gibraltar.
OUT OF THIS WORLD CRIME WRITING WITH CHRIS BROOKMYRE
Saturday 24 February, 7.30pm -
8.30pm | The Lemon Tree Studio | £9.50 inc. bf | BOOK TICKETS
Fabulous, funny Chris
Brookmyre is back to talk about Want
You Gone and Places in the Darkness!
In the former, Jack Parlabane and a hacker known as Buzzkill must pull off an impossible
heist, or lose everything they love most. Places
in the Darkness, set on the first colony ship in outer space, introduces
irreverent, irresistible sleuth Nikki Fixx, who never met a rule she wouldn’t
break. Chris’s novel Black Widow, won
2016’s McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Book of the Year, and 2017’s
Theakston Crime Novel of the Year. He sold out at 2017’s Granite Noir — don’t
miss your chance to see him in 2018.
MEET THE CREATOR OF SHETLAND AND VERA: ANNE CLEEVES IN CONVERSATION
WITH DR JAMES GRIEVE
Sunday 25 February, 12pm - 1pm
| The Lemon Tree Lounge | £9.50 inc. bf. | BOOK TICKETS
BSL interpreted
BSL interpreted
Ann Cleeves has been called
the successor to Ruth Rendell’s alter ego, Barbara Vine. She recently received
the CWA’s Diamond Dagger, honouring contributions to the genre and a career of
sustained excellence, and was the first writer to receive Iceland Noir's
Honorary Award for Services to the Art of Crime Fiction. With Ann is Dr
James Grieve, Emeritus Professor of Forensic Pathology at the University of
Aberdeen, and a frequent consultant to crime writers, who appears as himself
Ann’s Shetland novels.
IN CONVERSATION
CRIME WRITER INTERROGATIONS
THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE — OR IS IT? WITH MATT WESOLOWSKI AND MICHAEL J
MALONE
Friday 23 February, 12pm - 1pm
| The Lemon Tree Studio | £8.50 inc. bf | BOOK TICKETS
In Six Stories, Matt Wesolowski probed the nature of truth,
telling the story of a murder from multiple perspectives via investigative journalist
Scott King, whose Serial-like podcasts have made him a cult
figure. Michael J Malone’s House
of Spines also asks whether we can believe its central character’s version
of the truth. At its heart is a writer with mental health problems who uncovers
secrets about his late mother and her family.
BREATHTAKING THRILLERS WITH LILJA SIGURDAROTTIR AND CATHERINE RYAN
HOWARD
Friday 23 February, 2pm - 3pm
| The Lemon Tree Studio | £8.50 inc. bf | BOOK TICKETS
Lilja Sigurdaróttir is a star
in her native Iceland, but Snare, the
first in her Reykjavik Noir trilogy, is her first novel to be translated into
English. It’s already an international bestseller, with film rights sold to
Palomar Pictures. Catherine Ryan Howard’s compelling thriller, The Liar’s Girl, takes us to Dublin,
where the emergence of a copy-cat serial killer forces a young woman to return
to the homeland — and identity — she abandoned, and confront her worst
nightmare.
MAY THE (POLICE) FORCE BE WITH YOU WITH SARAH WARD, MARI HANNAH AND
JØRN LIER HORST
Friday 23 February, 6.30pm -
7.30pm | The Lemon Tree Lounge | £8.50 inc. bf | BOOK TICKETS
We’re delighted to welcome back
author, reviewer, blogger, and Scandi Crime aficionado Sarah Ward, talking
about her new DC Connie Childs novel, A
Patient Fury. Mari Hannah is a former probation officer, whose
award-winning, Northumberland-set Kate Daniels novels — now in development with
Stephen Fry’s production company — vaulted her into crime fiction’s top tier. Jørn
Lier Horst, author of the successful William Wisting series, has won the
Riverton Prize, the Glass Key, the Martin Beck Award, and the Petrona
Award.
PUBLISH AND PERISH WITH LOUISE HUTCHESON, LUCY ATKIN AND SARAH STOVELL
Saturday 24 February, 11.30am
- 12.30pm | The Lemon Tree Studio | £8.50 inc. bf | BOOK TICKETS
Louise Hutcheson’s debut, The Paper Cell, examines the deadly
potential of literary envy — and its bitter, lifelong aftertaste. In The Night Visitor, by Lucy Atkins,
a high-flying telly presenter and bestselling historian is tormented by her
socially awkward researcher, who is privy to the most dangerous secret of her
career. Sarah Stovell’s Exquisite
is a claustrophobic psychological thriller about obsessive love, featuring one
writer at the top of her game, and another still dreaming of success.
HERE’S LOOKING AT YOU, KIDS WITH
MELANIE MCGRATH, COLETTE MCBETH AND SANJIDA KAY
Saturday 24 February, 1.30pm -
2.30pm | The Lemon Tree Studio | £8.50 inc. bf | BOOK TICKETS
Three authors, three gripping takes
on the complicated relationship between parents and children. In Melanie
McGrath’s Give Me The Child, a
doctor confronts her husband’s past infidelity, and his love child. With her
family in peril, she wonders if you can be born evil, and whether violent
behaviour is genetic. An Act of Silence,
by Colette McBeth, questions how far a mother will go to protect a son who
is accused of murder. Is she desperate enough to risk other’s lives to save his?
In The Stolen Child, Sanjida
Kay portrays a frightened family threatened by the arrival of a man
claiming to be their adopted daughter’s biological father — and he wants her
back.
PAGE AND SCREEN WITH MJ ARLIDGE AND STEFAN AHNHEM
Saturday 24 February, 3.30pm -
4.30pm | The Lemon Tree Studio | £8.50 inc. bf | BOOK TICKETS
Discover how two authors juggle
work as novelists and screenwriters, and how those disciplines
compare and contrast. MJ Arlidge writes the bestselling DI Helen
Grace thrillers, the newest of which is Love Me Not. He’s an equally successful screenwriter, whose first
job was writing for Monarch of the
Glen. Sweden’s Stefan Ahnhem will talk about his
Stockholm-set Fabian Risk thrillers, The
Ninth Grave and Eighteen
Below.
PETRIFYING PSYCHOLOGICAL NOIR WITH TORKIL DAMHAUG AND LOUISE VOSS
Sunday 25 February, 9pm - 10pm
| The Lemon Tree Studio | £8.50 inc. bf | BOOK TICKETS
The mind may be the most
devastating weapon of them all. Torkil Damhaug, author of the best-selling
Oslo Crime Files series, was a psychiatrist, and brings specialist knowledge to
his taut thrillers. In Certain Signs That
You Are Dead, forensic pathologist Jennifer Plåterud is called in to
investigate the death of a hospital patient, and discovers she has personal links
to this baffling case. Louise Voss has been writing psychological
thrillers, police procedurals and contemporary fiction for 18 years. Her
twelfth novel, The Old You, asks: How
well do we know our spouses? What if your husband isn’t the man you think he
is, but harbours a devastating secret, instead?
WHEN BYGONES AREN’T BYGONES WITH JOHANA GUSTAWSSON AND CLARE CARSON
Sunday 25 February, 2pm - 3pm
| The Lemon Tree Studio | £8.50 inc. bf | BOOK TICKETS
Introducing two mysteries hinging
on deadly secrets from the past. French native Johana Gustawsson, now
married to a Swede and living in London, co-authored the bestselling On se retrouvera, whose television
adaptation in 2015 drew over 7 million viewers.
Clare Carson’s The Dark Isle,
set in Orkney, finds Sam, daughter of an undercover agent who was killed in the
line of duty, struggling to piece together the puzzle of his past.
THE WRITE INVESTIGATOR WITH WILL DEAN AND JAMES OSWALD
Sunday 25 February, 4pm -
5pm | The Lemon Tree Studio | £8.50 inc. bf. | BOOK TICKETS
Will Dean is the debut
novelist everyone’s talking about. His novel Dark Pines, set in a remote Swedish town, introduces deaf
journalist Tuva Moodyson, sent to investigate a body found deep in the woods.
Will grew up in the East Midlands, studied Law, then moved to rural Sweden with
his wife. There he built a wooden house in a boggy forest clearing, and it's
from this base that he compulsively reads and writes. James Oswald is
one of Scotland’s most popular authors, who’s just published The Gathering Dark, his eighth Inspector
Edinburgh-set Tony McLean novel—and inked an exciting deal that sees him
launching a new series this autumn. He was the only Scottish author listed in
this year’s CWA ‘Dagger in the Library’ award. In addition to writing, James
runs a sheep and cattle farm in Fife.
WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? WITH STUART TURTON AND FELICIA YAP
Sunday 25 February, 8pm - 9pm
| The Lemon Tree Studio| £8.50 inc. bf | BOOK TICKETS
Two of the most talked-about recent
debuts feature protagonists with unstable identities. Stuart Turton’s The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle,
has been called “Gosford Park meets
Inception by way of Agatha Christie.” Felicia Yap, named one of the Observer’s
Rising Stars of 2017, is sure to be one of the biggest names in crime fiction
for years to come.
WORDS AND MUSIC, SCANDI STYLE. AN EVENING WITH THOMAS ENGER
Sunday 25 February, 8pm - 9pm
| The Lemon Tree Lounge | FREE | BOOK TICKETS
We’re delighted to launch the UK
publication of Killed, the final
instalment of Norwegian bestseller Thomas Enger’s internationally renowned
Henning Juul series. Packed with tension and twists, here is the long-awaited
conclusion to the drama of this conflicted, disillusioned crime reporter, as he
finally comes to grips with shocking revelations about who set the fire that
killed his six-year-old son — and why. As well as talking about his writing,
Thomas will play some of his stirring, original piano compositions, including
the lullaby written to accompany Henning’s story.
DON'T MISS... LOCALS IN THE
LIMELIGHT
Granite Noir is proud to offer a
stage to North-east writers. This year five of the region’s most talented
authors will read extracts from their noir fiction ahead of some of the
festival’s main events.
Friday 23 February
2pm Gavin Gilmour before Breaking Thrillers
2pm Gavin Gilmour before Breaking Thrillers
Saturday 24 February
11.30 Jo Gilbert before Publish & Perish
5.30pm John Bolland before Familiar Faces, Fantastic Books
7.30pm Shane Strachan before Chris Brookmyre
11.30 Jo Gilbert before Publish & Perish
5.30pm John Bolland before Familiar Faces, Fantastic Books
7.30pm Shane Strachan before Chris Brookmyre
Sunday 25 February
10.30am Jan Simpson before Petrifying Psychological Noir
10.30am Jan Simpson before Petrifying Psychological Noir
There will also be pop-up readings
by these authors in the Central Library cafe throughout the weekend.
CRIMEWATCH…… GRANITE NOIR FILM SCREENINGS
Tickets available to buy at www.belmontfilmhouse.com
DOUBLE INDEMNITY
Friday 23 February, 6pm |
Belmont Filmhouse | £10 / £8 concession
Walter Neff (Fred MacMurray), a
salesman for Pacific All-Risk Insurance, staggers into the office late one
night to record a memorandum regarding the recent death of a policyholder: “I
killed Dietrichson… for money, and a woman. I didn’t get the money, and I
didn’t get the woman.”
There’s nothing but a towel and a
staircase between Neff and the woman when they first meet; Neff pays a house
call on Dietrichson’s Spanish-revival pile in LA, and encounters the oil
executive’s bored, platinum-blonde wife, Phyllis (Barbara Stanwyck). She’d like
to know if she can secretly procure a life insurance policy for her spouse; Neff
knows she’s conscripting him for her husband-disposal unit, and he knows that
claims manager Barton Keyes (Edward G Robinson) will smell a putrefying rat,
but they’ve got power-surge chemistry, and that’s a honey of an anklet she’s
wearing… With diamond-hard repartee by Wilder and Raymond Chandler (by way of
James M Cain’s novel) and ghoulish cinematography by the great John Seitz, this
is the gold standard of ’40s *noir**, straight down the line. PG; 107 Mins;
Director Billy Wilder; Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G Robinson;
1944; US.
Robert Daws chose Double Indemnity:
“A classic tale where the fool falls for the psychopath, it’s as fresh
and as terrifying today as it was on first release. Film Noir at its best.”
THE BIG CLOCK
Saturday 24 February, 8.45pm |
Belmont Filmhouse | £10 / £8 concession
Just 24 hours ago his life was
perfect. Oscar-winning Best Actor Ray Milland stars in this smart and stylish
thriller based on Kenneth Fearing’s novel and precursor to 1987’s No Way Out starring Kevin Costner.
Milland portrays hotshot crime magazine editor George Stroud, who inadvertently
becomes the subject of a murder investigation after spending an evening with
his boss’ (Charles Laughton) mistress. She ends up dead and he is being framed
by the actual killer. Meanwhile, at the publishing office, Stroud’s competent
staff scurries for clues while he finds himself in a race against the clock. It
seems the prime suspect they are seeking matches an all-too familiar
description…his own! Maureen O’Sullivan and George Macready co-star in this
richly told, often humorous story The New Yorker hailed as “slick and
entertaining.” Known for its intriguing film noir cinematography and featuring
beautiful costumes by Edith Head, this is one suspense classic you won’t want
to miss.
PG; 95 mins; Dir John Farrow; Ray
Milland, Maureen O Sullivan; 1948; US
Val McDermid chose The Big Clock:
“When I read Kenneth Flaxner Fearing’s novel, The Big Clock, I was blown
away by the cleverness and the originality of the plot. The film ratchets up
the suspense, the performances are edgy, and because it’s told in flashback,
it’s real edge-of-the-seat stuff. I’ve never understood why it doesn’t usually
make the lists of ‘10 best noir films.”
THE BIG EASY
Sunday 25 February, 3.30pm |
Belmont Filmhouse | £10 / £8 concession
In New Orleans, Remy McSwain, a
lieutenant in Homicide finds that he has two problems, the first of a series of
gang killings and Ann Osborne, a beautiful attorney from the D.A.’s police
corruption task force in his office. He begins a relationship with her as the
killings continue only to have charges filed against him for accepting bribes
as he stumbles on a police corruption Sting. While this is happening, the
criminals insist that none of the crime gangs are behind the killings.
15; 96 mins; Dir Jim McBride;
Dennis Quaid, Ellen Barkin, Ned Beatty, John Goodman; 1986; US
Chris Brookmyre chose The Big Easy:
“In a decade synonymous with morally simplistic, big-budget action
thrillers, here was a gem of a crime movie in which all the lines are blurred.
You will love the characters, you will love the music, you will love the food,
and you will even love the bad guys.”
YOUNG CRIMINALS ….. GRANITE NOIR FAMILY EVENTS
WRITING WORKSHOP WITH ELEN CALDECOTT
Saturday 24 February, 11am -
3pm | Central Library | BOOK TICKETS
FREE (Ticketed event so booking required)
FREE (Ticketed event so booking required)
Award-winning Elen Caldecott is the
author of children’s mysteries such as The
Great Ice Cream Heist, Operation
Eiffel Tower, and The Mystery of
Wickworth Manor. In this hour-long workshop she’ll help aspiring young
writers explore their creativity and look at how to develop an idea. She’ll
cover characterisation, point of view, and pace. Bring your inspiration — we’ll
supply pens and paper.
Recommended age: 8-10
STEVE & FRANDAN TAKE ON THE WORLD WITH RON BUTLIN
Saturday 24 February, 2pm -
3pm | Central Library | BOOK TICKETS
FREE (Ticketed event so booking required)
FREE (Ticketed event so booking required)
Poet, playwright, novelist, and
former Edinburgh Makar Ron Butlin unveils this rollicking rollercoaster of a
novel, packed with adventure and adversity. Steve is sick of being
cyber-bullied, and of adults messing up the world. His best friends, twins Fran
and Dan, agree. The trio sets off to solve the world — but wind up in hot
water. They’re captured, but Fran manages to escape, and realises it’s up to
her to mount a one-woman rescue. Guaranteed giggles and gasps in this hour with
one of Scotland’s most engaging authors.
Recommended age: 11-14
MAGIC, MYSTERY AND MAYHEM WITH MEG MCLAREN
Sunday 25 February, 1pm - 2pm
| Central Library | BOOK TICKETS
FREE (Ticketed event so booking required)
FREE (Ticketed event so booking required)
Be mystified by amazing magic
tricks as Meg McLaren introduces the characters from her book Life is Magic.
Then hear from Meg's new mystery story, Pigeon P.I. Can you help find out who’s
stealing all the feathers?
Recommended age: 0+ years
SFX MAKE UP WORKSHOP
Sunday 25 February, 3pm - 4pm
| Central Library | £15 | BOOK TICKETS
Join theatre make-up artist
specialist and teacher Raymond Wood for a hands on SFX make up workshop. Over
the course of the session Raymond will demonstrate a number of stage make up
special effects that could be found on a body at a scene of a crime. We’ll be
imagining crime scene scenarios and teaching you how to create though make up
the trauma wounds they might lead to. There’ll also be an opportunity to create
your own special effects. This workshop is fun and packed with information. All
materials and products are included.
Recommended age: 16+
GRANITE NOIR WORKSHOPS
LEARN FROM THE BEST AND DEVELOP YOUR WRITING SKILLS
HIDDEN TREASURES: NARRATIVE NON-FICTION FROM HISTORICAL ARCHIVES
WITH DIARMID MOGG
Friday 23 February, 3.30pm –
4.30pm | Seventeen | £8.50 inc. bf | BOOK TICKETS
Writer and researcher Diarmid Mogg
shares his experience of delving into historical archives to uncover
fascinating but forgotten crimes and explains how he brought them to life in
the Granite Noir exhibition – Crime Scene Aberdeen - and through Small Town
Noir, his online exploration of the stories behind a unique collection of
salvaged mug shots.
HOW TO GET AHEAD IN PUBLISHING WITH ORENDA BOOKS’ KAREN SULLIVAN
Saturday 24 February, 10am -
11am | Lemon Tree Lounge | FREE | BOOK TICKETS
Meet the powerhouse publishing
phenomenon that is Karen Sullivan. In 2014 she founded Orenda Books, an
independent press dedicated to literary and crime fiction, many of them works
in translation. Her authors include Thomas Enger, Agnes Ravatn, Gunnar
Staalesen, and Amanda Jenning. Karen will give an informal talk offering top
tips to aspiring writers about how the publishing industry works, how to pitch,
what to expect if a publisher asks to see your work, whether you need an agent,
and what happens after a book is accepted for publication.
HOW TO PLAN YOUR NOVEL (AND GET IT FINISHED) PERFECTING PLOT, WITH
KILLER WOMEN’S COLETTE MCBETH
Saturday 24 February, 3.30pm -
4.30pm | Central Library | £8.50 inc. bf | BOOK TICKETS
This master class demystifies the
process of novel writing, helps you break down your story into manageable
chunks, and shows how plotting will not only get you started, but take you all
the way from the beginning to “THE END”. Learn about storyboarding techniques,
outlining, character arcs and how to weave suspense into your novel. There will
be useful tips (and hacks) for creating and managing multiple timelines and
points of view, as well as ways to avoid the dreaded midway dip, and power through
to the final chapter.
CRAFTING COMPELLING CHARACTERS WITH
KILLER WOMEN’S MELANIE MCGRATH
Sunday 25 February, 11am -
12pm | Central Library | £8.50 inc. bf | BOOK TICKETS
Learn how to develop convincing, compelling characters, and discover how to use relationships between characters, story and setting to really make a character sing, dance — and murder. Discover how to craft likeable and unlikeable characters for stand-alones and series, and how to avoid the five most common pitfalls. This is a practical class. Be prepared for solo and team exercises. You'll leave having created two characters of your own from scratch.
Learn how to develop convincing, compelling characters, and discover how to use relationships between characters, story and setting to really make a character sing, dance — and murder. Discover how to craft likeable and unlikeable characters for stand-alones and series, and how to avoid the five most common pitfalls. This is a practical class. Be prepared for solo and team exercises. You'll leave having created two characters of your own from scratch.
WILLIAM HEPBURN: CRIME IN MEDIEVAL ABERDEEN
Sunday 25 February, 2pm -
3pm | Town House | £8.50 inc. bf | BOOK TICKETS
What crimes were committed in
medieval Aberdeen? Who committed them? What measures did the authorities take
to prevent and punish crime? This talk will draw on the work of the Law in the
Aberdeen Council Registers (LACR) project to shed light on those who fell on
the wrong side of the law in the streets of Aberdeen 500 years ago. It will
look at the many acts of violence and breaches of the peace recorded in the
UNESCO-recognised Aberdeen Council Registers. It will also focus on rare
evidence for more serious crimes such as murder. It will show how crime was
tried in Aberdeen’s courts and what kind of punishment people faced if they
were found guilty. The talk will also showcase the work of the LACR project and
offer tips for those keen to research Aberdeen’s history or find inspiration
for creative writing.
UNUSUAL SUSPECTS - OTHER EVENTS FROM GRANITE NOIR
WANTED EXHIBITION OF POLICE WANTED POSTERS
The Lemon Tree
In a time before Crimewatch and the
photo-fit, police ‘wanted’ posters were a common sight. They were one of the
principal ways in which information about suspects, lost property or missing
persons was disseminated. Their short-term purpose meant that they were often
disposed of after the case had been solved. This exhibition draws on a
collection of such posters that, instead of being thrown away once they had
served their purpose, accumulated at Dufftown police station over many years
and which now form part of the Grampian Police archive held by Aberdeen City
& Aberdeenshire Archives.
They cover a multitude of cases
from petty theft and stolen motor vehicles through to missing children and
violent crimes, including some notorious cases of murder, including those
committed by Dr. Crippen. They are fascinating social documents with each one
telling a vivid story.
CRIME SCENE ABERDEEN: EXHIBITION OF CRIME SCENE PHOTOGRAPHS
Friday 23 February - Saturday 3
March, | Seventeen |
Photography has been a useful tool
in the police’s armoury almost since the invention of cameras, and photographs
of a crime scene can prove vital to solving a case or securing a conviction.
They may also inadvertently capture a wealth of detail that makes them
fascinating to modern-day viewers. This exhibition displays a selection of
crime-scene photographs from the Grampian Police archive, held by Aberdeen City
& Aberdeenshire Archives, and tells the fascinating stories of the cases,
ranging from burglary and petty theft to murder. Crime Scene Aberdeen has been
created by writer and researcher Diarmid Mogg.
HIDDEN TREASURES: NARRATIVE NON-FICTION FROM HISTORICAL ARCHIVES
Friday 23 February, 3.30pm -
4.30pm | Seventeen | £8.50 inc. bf | BOOK TICKETS
Photography has been a useful tool
in the police’s armoury almost since the invention of cameras, and photographs
of a crime scene can prove vital to solving a case or securing a conviction.
They may also inadvertently capture a wealth of detail that makes them
fascinating to modern-day viewers.
This exhibition displays a
selection of crime-scene photographs from the Grampian Police archive, held by
Aberdeen City & Aberdeenshire Archives, and tells the fascinating stories
ofthe cases, ranging from burglary and petty theft to murder. Crime Scene
Aberdeen has been created by writer and researcher Diarmid Mogg.
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT IN ABERDEEN: WALKING TOUR
Saturday 24 and
Sunday 25 February, Times TBC | BOOK TICKETS
Join Chris Croly and the [M]apping
team from the University of Aberdeen and Andrew Sage Art and Entertainment to
take an interactive tour of sites associated with medieval and beyond crime and
punishment in Aberdeen. Discover historic gaols, the Gallow Hill, learn about
piracy, witchcraft, beheading and hanging. This tour will meet at Castlegate.
#aberdeensdarkpast
POISONED COCKTAIL PARTY
Sunday 25 February,
8.30pm | 1906 Restaurant at HMT | £25 inc. bf | BOOK TICKETS
Join us for a refreshing tipple at
our not to be missed Poisoned Cocktail Party. Under the expert guidance of Dr
Kathryn Harkup, author of A is for
Arsenic and Making the Monster: The
Science Behind Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, we’ll treat you to three
specially concocted cocktails, all inspired by some of Agatha Christie’s
favourite poisons. Our very own Granite Noir cocktails will feature on the menu
and non-alcoholic versions will be available.
Drink them if you dare!
POISONED HIGH TEA
Sunday 25 February, 3pm |
1906 Restaurant at HMT | £20 / £27 inc. Prosecco | BOOK TICKETS
What could be more inviting on a
chilly Sunday afternoon than a plate piled high with warm scones, pastries and
dainty sandwiches, washed down with strong coffee or aromatic tea? But beware!
Dr Kathryn Harkup, author of A is for
Arsenic, is here to remind us that in the hands of literary Grande Dame
Agatha Christie, everything on the menu could — and did — become a lethal
weapon. While you dine, Dr Harkup will talk about some of Christie’s favourite
poisons, describing how the Queen of Crime deployed them, and where she found
her inspiration. It all adds up to one unforgettable meal!
LATE NIGHT NOIR IN THE LOUNGE
FOLK
Saturday 24 February,
9pm | The Lemon Tree Lounge | £5.50 inc. bf. | BOOK TICKETS
When Grace discovers her estranged
mother has died, she journeys back to her island home. But the circumstances of
her mother’s death unlock a strange new world that challenges everything Grace
believes in. Led through a dark journey by a talking crow, a pedantic husband,
a rebellious minister and spirited daughter, Grace’s scientific mind is
overwhelmed by mythology, religion and spiritualism.
A work-in-progress sharing of a new
musical play which unites multi-disciplined artists Annie Grace, Alan McHugh
and Morna Young with director Dougie Irvine. Co-written, co-composed and
co-performed by the artists, FOLK is a contemporary folktale – a story of faith
and love – exploring human existence in our modern world.
CRIMINAL MASTERMIND - CRIME WRITERS PUB QUIZ WITH RUSSEL D MCLEAN
Sunday 25 February,
5.30pm | The Lemon Tree Lounge | £5 per person | BOOK TICKETS
Pit your wits against some of the
festival authors and other crime enthusiasts in our Granite Noir pub quiz.
Think you know your crime writing? Looking for a mental challenge? Looking for
a fun activity to enjoy with friends? This quiz is for you. With some rounds
specifically written by our authors, lots of prizes and friendly competition
this will be a fantastic event for all our Granite Noir fans!
Max 6 per team or we can put you in
teams on the night.
WORDS AND MUSIC SCANDI STYLE. AN EVENING WITH THOMAS ENGER
Sunday 25 February, 8pm -
9pm | The Lemon Tree Lounge | FREE | BOOK TICKETS
We’re delighted to launch the UK
publication of Killed, the final
instalment of Norwegian bestseller Thomas Enger’s internationally renowned
Henning Juul series. Packed with tension and twists, here is the long-awaited
conclusion to the drama of this conflicted, disillusioned crime reporter, as he
finally comes to grips with shocking revelations about who set the fire that
killed his six year-old son — and why.
As well as talking about his
writing, Thomas will play some of his stirring, original piano compositions,
including the lullaby written to accompany Henning’s story.
Chaired by Lesley Anne Rose
NOIR AT THE BAR
Sunday 25
February, 9pm | The Lemon Tree Lounge | FREE | BOOK TICKETS
Host Russel D McLean (founder of
Glasgow’s Noir at the Bar) hosts this informal gathering of festival and local
talent for a night of readings and hijinks. The format originated in
Philadelphia and has sprung up around the world, becoming an international
phenomenon. Anything can happen: you may hear new work, readings from published
novels, maybe even a song or two. Get up close and personal with some of your
favourite writers in a relaxed setting.
GRANITE NOIR TV
Introducing Granite Noir TV, our
live streaming and pay per view service, new for 2018! Watch selected talks
along with exclusive content and interviews. Check
aberdeenperformingarts.com/granitenoir and social media for further details.
BOOKING GRANITE NOIR TICKET DISCOUNTS
To book visit the HMT or Lemon Tree
box offices, call 01224 641122 or click on the links below and select the
events you would like to attend.
Book for 4-7 events: Get 10%
off | 8+ events: Get 15% off | Full Weekend
Pass: £105 inc. bf
(Full Weekend Pass only includes
events in the Most Wanted and In Conversation sections)
