Chris Brookmyre - Quite Ugly One Evening Launch Event

Join Chris Brookmyre for the return of Jack Parlabane, thirty years after his debut in Quite Ugly One Morning.Reporter Jack Parlabane thrives on chasing stories in unlikely places, and where could be less likely than a fan convention on a cruise liner celebrating a contentious Sixties TV series? But unlike the media family exploiting their show's renewed relevance, he's not there to stoke controversy: he's there to solve a murder.Already in deep water with his employer, Jack desperately needs a win, and solving this decades-old mystery could be it.

Problem is, he's in the middle of the Atlantic, and someone onboard has already killed once to keep their secret.And that's not even the tricky part.

No, the tricky part is definitely the dead body locked in a stateroom with him, covered in his blood.

Now Jack has to solve two murders, otherwise the only way he's getting off this ship is in handcuffs - or in a body bag.This event will be chaired by McIlvanney Prize winner Callum McSorley.