ANN CLEEVES: An Evening at Edinburgh Castle
Schedule
Fri Apr 24 2026 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm
UTC+01:00Location
The Great Hall Edinburgh Castle | Edinburgh, SC
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TICKETS FROM £20Gates open from 6:15pm with drinks available to buy from the adjacent Queen Ann's Bar.
Doors to The Great Hall* will open at 6:45pm
Book signing from 8pm in the adjacent Queen Ann's Bar.
*Please note The Great Hall is an 10 minute uphill walk from the castle esplanade, flat shoes are recommended. Parking is available for blue badge holders and there will be assistance on hand for anyone with mobility issues.
We're delighted to be welcoming number one Sunday Times bestselling crime author Ann Cleeves and broadcaster Nicola Meighan to Edinburgh Castle for a very special evening celebrating the paperback launch of Ann's latest Jimmy Perez novel, The Killing Stones.
In the National Year of Reading, we can't wait to welcome you to the iconic, magical building in the heart of the city for a truly unique and memorable evening.
Books will be available to purchase before and after the event, and Ann will sign books at the end of the evening.
Signature cocktails created for the event will also be available to purchase.
About the book:
When a violent storm descends upon Orkney, the body of Archie Stout is left in its wake. An unusual murder weapon, a Neolithic stone bearing ancient inscriptions, is found discarded nearby. Archie was a popular, larger-than-life character, and his death is a shocking blow to the community.
Detective Jimmy Perez, no stranger to the complexity of human nature and the darkness it can harbour, is soon on the scene. He counted Archie as a childhood friend, so this case is more personal than most. Now living in Orkney with his partner, Willow, and their son, Perez is soon drawn into the lives of the islanders, many of whom harbour secrets. Dark secrets, which could have led to the man’s murder.
Here, in these ancient lands where history runs deep, Perez must discern the truth from legend before a desperate killer strikes again . . .
About our author:
Ann Cleeves is the author of 39 critically acclaimed novels, an international bestseller translated into over 20 languages worldwide. In 2017 she was awarded the highest accolade in crime writing, the CWA Diamond Dagger. She is the creator of popular detectives Vera Stanhope, Jimmy Perez and Matthew Venn, who can be found on television in ITV’s Vera, BBC One’s Shetland and ITV's The Long Call respectively. The TV series and the books they are based on have become international sensations, capturing the minds of millions worldwide.
Ann worked as a probation officer, bird observatory cook and auxiliary coastguard before she started writing. She also spends her time advocating for reading to improve health and wellbeing and supporting access to books. In 2021 her Reading for Wellbeing project launched with local authorities across the North East, and in 2022 she was awarded an OBE for her services to reading and libraries. She lives in Northumberland where the Vera books are set.
Nicola Meighan is an arts writer and broadcaster, who has interviewed guests like Dolly Parton, Patti Smith, Joan Collins and Maggie O'Farrell on her BBC Radio Scotland show (Friday Afternoons, 2-4pm), along with contributions to Radio 4, 6 Music, STV, The Herald and more. She also hosts Scottish culture and entertainment podcast, A Kick Up The Arts, in conversation with some of our best-loved names, including Val McDermid, Ian Rankin, Del Amitri's Justin Currie, Barbara Dickson, Denise Mina, Chitra Ramaswamy and Deacon Blue.
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Where is it happening?
The Great Hall Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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