22/04/2026
We're thrilled to be hosting Lindum Books and novelist Richard Strachan to discuss his new novel, Night Fire - which sees the crew of an RAF Waddington Bomber Command plane and a grieving mother brought together by guilt, ghosts and a chance at redemption.
About Night Fire...
In the skies above war-torn Europe, Stanley Wake and his fellow aircrew at Bomber Command risk their lives on missions that are incredibly dangerous and highly pressured. As the strains of their work press on him, Stan is beginning to suspect that either their plane is haunted or Stan himself may be haunted by his part in bringing about death and destruction to so many.
On the ground in Lincoln, Abby Sallow is desperately trying to keep her own ghosts at bay. Working in a factory dismantling wrecked aircraft, Abby struggles to escape the nightly visions of her only son, who was killed at the very outset of war.
But as the bombing intensifies and the crew count down towards 30 flights completed - the point at which they will be given a reprieve from their deadly work - all three characters will discover whether they can find a chance of peace amongst the devastation of war, and whether the ghosts that haunt them can ever truly be laid to rest.
Richard Strachan is a former bookseller who lives in Edinburgh with his family. His short fiction has been published in various magazines and his debut novel The Unrecovered was a historical fiction inspired by a real-life legend from the coast of Scotland.
Richard will be in conversation with Dr Tim Rideout.
Doors Open at 6:30PM
From 7:00PM to 8:30PM
The Blue Room, Lincoln, LN1 3BU
Tickets from £9: https://www.ticketsource.com/lindumbooks/t-pllkyal
