21st Mar 2018 • 7:45PM – 8:45PM • Mitchell Library Three crime writers who started out life in Glasgow, but haven’t always chosen to set their work in the city come together to discuss the influence Glasgow has had on their books. More info on the AyeWrite site.
Category: News
Claire interviewed on the ‘elementaryvwatson’ blog
From elementaryvwatson: Today on the blog, we have the lovely Claire MacLeary. Claire is the author of ‘Cross Purpose’ which was longlisted for the McIlvanney Prize – Bloody Scotland’s annual prize – this year. The award was renamed in memory of William McIlvanney who was often described as the Godfather of Tartan Noir so to be nominated…Continue reading Claire interviewed on the ‘elementaryvwatson’ blog
Crime in the Spotlight, 9th September
From the Bloody Scotland site: It’s that time of the year again when we reveal the Crime in the Spotlight-ers! Being selected for ‘Crime in the Spotlight’ is like being asked to be the support band on a major stadium tour. A bit like what Travis were to Oasis. Two years ago Graeme Macrae Burnet…Continue reading Crime in the Spotlight, 9th September
Claire talks Dundee at Love Books Group
With ‘Noir at the Bar’ in Dundee fast approaching, Claire talks about Dundee and ‘Cross Purpose’ at Love Books Group.
Claire interviewed on ‘There’s Been A Murder’ blog
Read the author interview here.
Sara Hunt and Claire talk ‘Cross Purpose’ and the McIlvanney Prize
Sara Hunt from ‘Cross Purpose’ publisher Contraband talks to Claire about making the McIlvanney Prize longlist: “Claire MacLeary’s debut thriller Cross Purpose has been longlisted for this year’s prestigious McIlvanney Prize for the Scottish Crime Book of the Year. The novel, which features an unlikely crime-fighting partnership between two middle-aged women – and…Continue reading Sara Hunt and Claire talk ‘Cross Purpose’ and the McIlvanney Prize
‘Cross Purpose’ longlisted for the 2017 McIlvanney Prize!
From the McIlvanney Prize website: We’re pleased to announce the 12-strong McIlvanney Prize Scottish Crime Book of the Year longlist for 2017! THOSE UP FOR THE £1,000 PRIZE INCLUDE: Lin Anderson – None But the Dead Chris Brookmyre – Want You Gone Ann Cleeves – Cold Earth Helen Fields – Perfect Remains Val McDermid –…Continue reading ‘Cross Purpose’ longlisted for the 2017 McIlvanney Prize!
Claire talks ‘Cross Purpose’ on Pulse 98.4’s ‘Booked’
Claire talks to Shirley Whiteside of Pulse 98.4’s ‘Booked’ programme about her novel ‘Cross Purpose’. You can listen to the interview below:
Claire profile by the University of Dundee
Author profile by the University of Dundee: Graduate Claire’s first novel published by Contraband Cross Purpose, the debut novel of creative writing graduate Claire MacLeary, will be published this month as part of a two-book deal she signed with Sara Hunt of Saraband under their Contraband imprint. The crime thriller has been a long time coming…Continue reading Claire profile by the University of Dundee
Coming soon… Cross Purpose
The debut crime novel from Claire MacLeary, ‘Cross Purpose’, launches on the 23rd February 2017. Set in Aberdeen, Cross Purpose is surprising, gritty, sometimes darkly humorous – a tale combining police corruption, gangs and murder with a paean to friendship, loyalty and how ‘women of a certain age’ can beat the odds. Read more about…Continue reading Coming soon… Cross Purpose