News & Events: crime fiction
A Proper Person to be Detained: The story of a murder and its aftermath
Catherine Czerkawska’s A Proper Person to be Detained, published by Contraband on 4 July, tells the …
Mr Todd’s Reckoning: A first-rate serial killer thriller
Iain Maitland’s Mr Todd’s Reckoning, out now, is adrenaline-pumping, creepy and atmospheric – bringi …
Runaway: Aberdeen’s answer to Happy Valley
Claire MacLeary’s Runaway, published by Contraband on 14 March, is the third novel in her hit Harcus …
New year, new titles
In 2019, Saraband is looking forward to another great year of publishing. As usual there will be a t …
Douglas Skelton’s The Janus Run: the ultimate New York thriller
Douglas Skelton, one of Scotland’s foremost Tartan Noir authors, is muscling in on new territory wit …
The Accident on the A35 longlisted for UK’s top crime fiction prize
Graeme Macrae Burnet’s latest novel, The Accident on the A35, has been longlisted for the Theakston’ …
The Accident on the A35 out in paperback
The paperback edition of Graeme Macrae Burnet’s latest novel, The Accident on the A35, is published …
Burnout: a crime novel for the Weinstein, Westminster and #MeToo era
Maggie and Wilma, the crime-fighting odd couple who first appeared in last year’s McIlvanney Prize-l …
See Saraband authors at Glasgow’s Aye Write! Festival
This year’s Aye Write!, Glasgow’s annual literary festival, which runs from 15-25 March, promises an …
Join Olga Wojtas as she launches her new novel – an homage to Muriel Spark
Author Olga Wojtas will be launching her idiosyncratic and “cosy crime” novel, Miss Blaine’s Prefect …