Granite Noir is inspired by the incredible popularity of crime fiction in all its forms, by the fantastic contribution that Scottish writers make, by its love affair with Nordic Noir, on the page and on screen, and most of all inspired by Aberdeen, which is the perfect backdrop for the festival – steeped in history, atmospheric, quirky and with a strong sense of place.
Granite Noir 2024: Bold New Voices
Chaired by Jacky Collins
Three emerging authors from inspiring publishers come together on stage.
In Adam Oyebanji’s A Quiet Teacher we meet Greg Abimbola – a language teacher at the prestigious Calderhill Academy in Pittsburgh. Only that’s not his real name . . . or the only secret he’s hiding. Greg has a closetful.
Jesse Greer discovers troubled older sister Crys’ remains in the woods behind his family’s house. Traumatised, Jesse runs to his parents for help, only to find that Crys has returned home, alive. The False Sister by Briar Ripley Page brings chills from page one.
Imagine copy upon copy of yourself! This is exactly what’s dealt by Maud Woolf to her characters in Thirteen Ways to Kill Lulabelle Rock. Set in a world of the near future, the celebrity elite have access to a technology that allows them to make perfect copies of themselves.