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Bloody Scotland: The Housing Crisis is Murder:
Trying to get a foot on the housing ladder has become the stuff of nightmares and these three authors have somehow managed to make it even scarier.
Buying a house at auction is just Kaitlin’s first mistake in Nasheema Lennon’s gripping psychologic thriller Going, Going, Gone. A couple go to desperate ends to get their own home in Most Wanted, a hilarious satire from comedian and actor Andi Osho. Jemma would kill to end the housing crisis – one landlord at a time – in Under the Hammer, Samantha Dooey-Miles’ darkly comic parody.
This event will be chaired by author Emma Christie.
Local Author Showcase
Celebrating the start of Independent Bookshop Week, an afternoon with new and local authors.
Free Entry
New Voices on Crime and Modern Life
Join two emerging and award-winning writers talk about their latest books. Samantha Dooey-Miles’s first novel Under the Hammer explores the housing crisis, murdering landlords and female rage with Hamilton as the backdrop. Irene Paterson, a crime writer based in Dumfries, first novel Liar Thief is a psychological suspense thriller.
Tickets available here.
VERVE BOOKS AUTUMN 2025 BLOGGER MIXER
VERVE’s Book Blogger Mixer event to showcase some of their forthcoming titles - including Under the Hammer.
Tickets available here.