An historical thriller exploring a triple murder in the 19th-century western Highlands of Scotland, Graeme Macrae Burnet's His Bloody Project offers plenty of questions but few concrete answers. Previously, His Bloody Project had won the Saltire Society Literary Award, described as ''the premier prize for writing by Scots or about Scotland''. From this, the idea for a novel in 'found documents' was born, although it evolved a lot in the writing process,'' Burnet explains. Every time you get a bundle of yellowed documents, you feel like you have a potential novel in your hands. The talkAn Evening with Graeme Macrae BurnetHear the award-winning Scottish crime writer discuss his Man Booker-shortlisted novel, His Bloody Project, Dunningham Suite, Dunedin City Library, Tuesday, March 14, 6pm-7.30pm.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 12, 2017 18:00 UTC