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Bloody Scotland

Web: https://bloodyscotland.com/

Priding ourselves as the literary festival where you can let down your hair and enjoy a drink at the bar with your favourite crime writer, we strive to put on entertaining as well as informative events during a weekend in September, covering a range of criminal subjects from fictional forensics, psychological thrillers, tartan noir, cosy crime and many more.

Where:


Edinburgh, Scotland
UK

When:

    The festival takes place from
    September 12 to September 14, 2025


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