We’re thrilled to welcome Frances Crawford to the bookshop to celebrate the Edinburgh launch of her debut novel A Bad, Bad Place. It’s a sweeping crime novel about the far-reaching effects of a murder on a community in Glasgow, and an epic story of resilience, redemption and love. Crawford will be in conversation with Scottish crime legend Val McDermid for an evening you don’t want to miss!
This event will take place in the bookshop with an in-person audience, as well as a livestream for attendees watching from home. There will be a signing after the event.
Please note that A Bad, Bad Place is published on 12th February. If you have signed up for a Book & In-person or a Book & Livestream option and would like to receive your copy ahead of the event on 26th February, please get in touch via our contact form and we’ll be happy to help.
In-person vouchers can be redeemed on the night of the event against a single copy of A Bad, Bad Place – we will have a list of attendees with vouchers to be redeemed. Please note that only one voucher can be redeemed per book. Livestream vouchers are valid until the day after the event and can be redeemed on our website against a single copy of A Bad, Bad Place.
About A Bad, Bad Place:
Everyone’s talking about Janey Devine…
Glasgow, 1979. While walking her dog, twelve-year-old Janey finds a murdered woman on an abandoned railway – and her innocent childhood ends in a shocking moment of trauma.
When the victim is named as daughter of a local hardman, Janey’s nana, Maggie, is distraught and deeply afraid. Janey claims she can’t remember what she saw that day, but the police think she’s hiding something, and they’re not the only ones interested.
Maggie tries desperately to keep Janey safe but is battling long-buried secrets of her own. As fear and rumour stalk the streets of Possilpark, Maggie becomes convinced she will lose her beloved granddaughter forever – especially when Janey starts to remember exactly what happened in that bad, bad place…
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