Mason Cross will be appearing at East Kilbride Central Library to talk about writing and his novels The Killing Season and The Samaritan.

Free event.

Mason Cross will be appearing at Airdrie Library as part of Encounters to talk about his books The Killing Season and The Samaritan.

Tickets are free but booking is advised – see the Culture NL website for more.

Panel: Thrillers with Simon Kernick, Tom Wood, Mason Cross and GJ Brown

The theme of this event is thrillers, and we’re in good hands as these four get together to discuss their heart stopping writing and explosive plotlines.

Simon Kernick’s race-against-time novels and novellas have seen him top the crime charts. Mason Cross released The Samaritan in July, the second instalment of the popular series featuring investigator Carter Blake. G.J. Brown’s book Meltdown  is the latest gripping page-turner from this Glasgow author. Tom Wood’s new novel The Darkest Day has seen him described as “the new master of the dark, intricately plotted chase thriller.”

Expect a lively discussion about how to write fast-paced plots that grab readers and don’t let go until the very end.

More information and tickets from the Bloody Scotland website.

Living on Adrenalin:

Successful civil rights lawyer Steve Cavanagh has penned his first novel, an exhilarating legal thriller. The first of his Eddie Flynn series is a heart-pumping tale of a hustler lawyer whose daughter is kidnapped by the Russian mafia. Mason Cross has followed up his high-octane debut, The Killing Season, with The Samaritan, which sees the return of Carter Blake and his unconventional ways to track down the killer.

Vote for The Defence by Steve Cavanagh in the First Book Award.

More details on the Edinburgh Book Festival website. Tickets on sale now.

Join bestselling author Craig Robertson (Random, Witness the Dead) in conversation with Mason Cross for the official launch of his new novel The Samaritan, published by Orion. The Samaritan is the sequel to last year’s The Killing Season, and follows mysterious manhunter Carter Blake on an all-new assignment.

There will be a reading, a Q&A and a signing. More importantly, there will be free wine. The event is free and all are welcome. Click here to register free.

Join a massive lineup of acclaimed British authors for an online crime writing festival running on Facebook 11-13 July:

Quentin Bates, Jenny Blackhurst, Rebecca Bradley, Graeme Cameron, Tamar Cohen, Mason Cross, Julia Crouch, Eva Dolan, Steven Dunne, Mark Edwards, Chris Ewan, Helen Giltrow, Sarah Hilary, Susi Holliday, Amanda Jennings, Emma Kavanagh, Clare Mackintosh, Alex Marwood, Daniel Pembrey, Joanna Penn, Nick Quantrill, Jane Isaac, Fergus McNeill, Colette McBeth, Ava Marsh, Marnie Riches, Craig Robertson, Mel Sherratt, Alexandra Sokoloff, Helen Smith, C L Taylor, Simon Toyne, Luca Veste, Louise Voss, Sarah Ward

Q&As, giveaways and more. Details coming soon. Visit the BritCrime website and like the Facebook page for updates and to take part in the festival.

Mason Cross appears at the Apple Store to talk about his new book The Samaritan available now on iBooks, and about how technology affects writing in the 21st Century.

Book your place in the Apple Store app if you have an iOS device, or on the Apple Store Glasgow website.