Live Author Event
8th March 2025

Crime author Neil Lancaster will be live and in person as part of the St Duthac Day celebration from 2 p.m. on the 8th March 2025. 

 

The doors will open at 1 p.m. with tea/coffee and baking available for a donation, plus pre-loved books on offer and a raffle with excellent prizes in aid of the festival. 

Tickets are available online via the Ticketsource website or telephone ordering system call 03336663366 or online at Ticketsource.

 

Since his retirement from the Metropolitan Police in 2015, where he worked in a number of roles as a Detective investigating the most serious of crimes in the capital and beyond, Neil moved to the Highlands and writes award winning crime and thriller novels whilst looking from his window at the view all the way to the Cairngorms. 

 

His Novak series was an Audible number 1 bestseller and the DS Craigie novel, Dead Man's Grave was long listed for the McIlvanney prize for the best Scottish crime novel of 2021. 

 

Each of the DS Craigie titles, Dead Man's Grave, The Blood Tide, The Night Watch and Blood Runs cold have topped the audio and eBook charts. Neil also works as a broadcaster, giving expert commentary on true crime shows, such as Netflix's chart-topping Meet, Marry, Murder, Kids Who Kill.