If you’re in Shetland or Orkney (UK) on September 13th, you might want to help solve a heinous crime committed in the library at the Ravenswick Hotel. Ann Cleeves, popular mystery writer there and abroad is promoting a novel way to spend an evening in a local library–a whodunnit presentation of an original drama. As reported in an article in The Scotsman, “the murder mystery idea was premiered at the Harrogate Crime Writing Festival, with the help of Steven Robertson and Alison O’Donnell, two of the stars from the Shetland television series. Cleeves, who has been a high-profile critic of local authority moves to close libraries around the UK, said she was thrilled to roll it out across communities.” Read the full article here.
Barbara L.