Join us for a conversation with Natalie Jayne Clark, author of The Malt Whisky Murders.
Natalie Jayne Clark is a neurodivergent author, poet and producer based in Perth, Scotland. Her debut novel, a darkly funny sapphic crime tale called 'The Malt Whisky Murders' (Polygon, Birlinn, 2025) is shortlisted for the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize.
About the book:
Whisky is a bloody business . . .
When a dilapidated distillery comes up for sale in rural Kintyre, Eilidh and her wife Morag jump at the chance. But their ambition to run the first women-owned whisky distillery in Scotland seems to be scuppered when a grisly, decades-old secret is revealed: two dead bodies have been stuffed into barrels, perfectly preserved in single malt.
To add to their woes, a TV crew has just arrived and the townsfolk will not leave them alone. Eilidh becomes obsessed with solving the murders while juggling whisky tastings, ceilidhs, protests and scandals – everything you’d expect from a wee Scottish town imprisoned by its own geography. And no matter how hard you try, the locals will always find out your secrets.
Natalie Jayne Clark is a neurodivergent author, poet and producer based in Perth, Scotland. Her debut novel, a darkly funny sapphic crime tale called 'The Malt Whisky Murders' (Polygon, Birlinn, 2025) is shortlisted for the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize.
About the book:
Whisky is a bloody business . . .
When a dilapidated distillery comes up for sale in rural Kintyre, Eilidh and her wife Morag jump at the chance. But their ambition to run the first women-owned whisky distillery in Scotland seems to be scuppered when a grisly, decades-old secret is revealed: two dead bodies have been stuffed into barrels, perfectly preserved in single malt.
To add to their woes, a TV crew has just arrived and the townsfolk will not leave them alone. Eilidh becomes obsessed with solving the murders while juggling whisky tastings, ceilidhs, protests and scandals – everything you’d expect from a wee Scottish town imprisoned by its own geography. And no matter how hard you try, the locals will always find out your secrets.
Rating: 18+
Runtime: 1h 30m
Released: 2025
Runtime: 1h 30m
Released: 2025
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