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Jimmy Perez, Vera Stanhope and Me: in conversation with Ann Cleeves
Ann Cleeves will join us for a thrilling afternoon discussing the inspiration behind her two iconic detectives, Jimmy Perez and Vera Stanhope. The event will be chaired by Dunbar resident, Lorna Hill, who is currently undertaking her PhD research into the role of women in contemporary Scottish and Scandinavian crime fiction with a particular focus on texts written by female authors.
In 2006 Ann was the first winner of the prestigious Duncan Lawrie Dagger Award of the Crime Writers' Association for Raven Black, the first volume of her Shetland Quartet. In 2012 she was admitted to the Crime Thriller Hall of Fame, alongside such all-time greats as Colin Dexter, Agatha Christie and Arthur Conan Doyle. Ann's books have been translated into twenty languages and have been adapted extensively for radio and television. This includes five series of Vera, the ITV adaptation starring Brenda Blethyn, which have been broadcast in the UK and worldwide. There have been two series of Shetland, based on her Shetland novels, and a third series is now showing on BBC One. Ann's latest book is a Vera Stanhope story, The Moth Catchers, published in September 2015. She was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters by the University of Sunderland in 2014, in recognition of her outstanding achievements as a crime writer.
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LocationThe Dunmuir Hotel (View)
11 Newhouse Terrace
Dunbar EH42 1GL
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