The Crime Writers’ Association

Kemptown Bookshop

Cathy Hayward of Kemptown Bookshop talks to Elly Griffiths Cathy Hayward is only the third owner of Kemptown Bookshop, Brighton’s oldest independent bookstore. She was a long-time fan of the shop, which has been on St George’s Road since 1976,...


Glenis Wilson – Dead Heat (A Harry Radcliffe Mystery)

Join Glenis from 12th July through to 19th July at North Shore Hotel to discuss his latest Horse Racing Mystery in the Harry Radcliffe Series: No.4, entitled - 'DEAD HEAT' published by Severn House Publishers. North Shore Hotel is a very special pl...


Oracle with Julie Anderson

Come along to this author talk about a new thriller set in ancient Delphi which explores issues relevant today. About this Event Oracle by our guest, author Julie Anderson, is about justice - from the brutal, archaic form of blood vengean...


Margery Allingham Short Mystery Competition 2014

Highly Commended


Ian White

Picture Imperfect


Private: Into the River: how a last-minute decision led to an award-winning bestseller, by Mark Brandi

In a river, on the outskirts of an isolated country town, two young brothers discover a wheelie bin, partly submerged beneath a fallen tree. Curious, the older brother goes closer to investigate. He steps carefully across the tree’s smooth trunk, ...


Crime Writers in Residence – at home with Jim Eldridge

The CRA: Please tell us a little about yourself and the books you write. I have been a writer for almost 50 years, the first 30 as a scriptwriter, then writing children's books, and - since 2016 - writing historical crime fiction for adults. My curr...


Margery Allingham Short Mystery Competition 2014

Highly Commended


David Buckley

Broken Bracken


Why Aren’t I a Number One Bestseller Yet? With Agent Caroline Hardman and Publisher/Author Phoebe Morgan


Private: Winning the Debut Dagger by C J Carver

I entered the Debut Dagger on a complete whim. Despite feeling buoyant having finished my novel Blood Junction, I was hesitating over the entry fee, convinced I’d never win, let alone get shortlisted. It was only because a friend of mine said the...


Margery Allingham Short Mystery Competition 2014

Shortlisted


Alexandar Altman

Legally Kidnapped


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