Don’t miss this gripping exploration of crime fiction with authors Hannelore Cayre and Doug Johnstone. Cayre presents The Godmother, a razor-sharp story of a mother drawn into the drug trade, using her overlooked position in society to outmaneuver criminals and police alike. Johnstone introduces Tombstoning, a tense, high-stakes thriller following a man who fled his hometown after his best friend’s mysterious death, only to face new deadly incidents that force him to confront whether he will keep running, or try to uncover the truth.
Moderated by Terry Fallis
Hannelore Cayre appears with the support of Institut Francaise du Canada
Doug Johnstone appears with the support of Scottish Books International
A New York Times “100 Notable Books of 2019”
Inspiration for the major motion picture Mama Weed
Translated from the international bestseller La Daronne
Winner of the European Crime Fiction Prize and the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière, France’s most prestigious prize for crime fiction
“Exuberant… Maybe crime doesn’t pay, but the guile and guts — and humour — with which Patience approaches this extreme solution to her desperate situation, right under the noses of law enforcement, is admirable, as are her survival instincts. Readers will be anxious about the fate of the forthright, sympathetic Patience up to the final page.
David’s best mate died falling off a cliff – and he was the last to see him alive. Fifteen years later, he returns to Arbroath, where another death forces him to face the past.
Hannelore Cayre is an award-winning French novelist, screenwriter, and director, and a practicing criminal lawyer. Her works include
Legal Aid,
Masterpieces, and
Like It Is in the Movies.
Doug Johnstone is the author of nineteen novels, many of which have been bestsellers.
The Space Between Us was chosen for BBC Two’s Between the Covers, while six of his books have been shortlisted or longlisted for the Theakston Crime Novel of the Year or the McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Novel of the Year. Doug has taught creative writing or been writer in residence at universities, schools, writing retreats, festivals, prisons and a funeral directors.
Sat, June 6, 2026
A book signing will follow this event
