Mark Leggatt: Penitent

We are very much looking forward to welcoming bestselling author, to the shop on Thursday 22nd June at 7pm to celebrate the launch of his compelling, immersive, new thriller,

Justice can be outwith the law.

Meet Hector Lawless. As a brilliant Edinburgh lawyer, Hector has a reputation for untangling the cases that no other lawyer can handle. But the obsessive-compulsive behaviour that’s made him a master of the law has also left Hector a pariah amongst his peers - a social outcast with crippling anxiety. The man with the perfectly ordered desk, the pristine notebooks, the strictly regimented working day and rituals that make sense only to him.

When Hector is approached by his boss, Lord Campbell, with a highly sensitive case that reaches from one of Edinburgh’s most exclusive private schools to 10 Downing Street, he relishes the chance to bring true evil to justice. Hector must call on every one of the skills he has cultivated over a lifetime of being an outsider to survive. Justice will be served.

The Penitent must accept their penance. As Hector’s enemies are about to discover, it really is the quiet ones you have to worry about.

PENITENT is a compelling, immersive thriller from Mark Leggatt, author of the acclaimed Connor Montrose series.

“A brilliantly ingenious protagonist, richly drawn characters, killer twists and a plot that keeps you coming back for just one more chapter. PENITENT is the calling card of a writer at the top of his game.” – Neil Broadfoot, McIllvanney Award shortlisted author of the Connor Fraser series.

Mark Leggatt was born in Lochee, Dundee and currently lives in Edinburgh.

A specialist in Disaster Recovery and BCP for oil companies and global banks, his career has taken him around Europe, especially Paris, where he lived for a number of years.

When Mark is not being an author, he is a freelance literary consultant and editor for several of the UK’s leading literary consultancies, providing editorial reports, developmental editing, copy editing and assessments.

In September 2012, Mark won an entry to the Bloody Scotland Crime Festival, and was invited to deliver a pitch to an audience and publishing panel. Since then, he has appeared at Bloody Scotland and Thrillerfest in New York in both 2015, 2016 & 2017, and Glasgow’s International Literary festival Aye Write! He has also appeared at Scotlitfest and Bloody Scotland in 2017.

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Doors: 6.30pm, event starts: 7pm

Tickets are FREE, there is also Ticket & Book option which includes a signed copy of Penitent.

The bookshop has level access, events are seated and speakers use microphones. If you have any concerns about accessibility, please do get in touch and we will do our best to accommodate your needs.

Please do not attend the event if you are displaying any symptoms of Covid-19 or if you have been advised to self isolate. For more information or if you would like a signed copy because you can't make it to the event, please contact the Blackwell's events team on 0131 622 8222 or [email protected]

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