The Victorian Fear of Poison Murder
In the nineteenth century the prospect of being poisoned was a very real fear, and the poisoner has frequently been denounced as the worst kind of criminal. Poison is secret and treacherous, administered by someone close to the victim, hidden in food...
Litfest 2023
Lancaster's literature festival explores the best of contemporary fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. This year's event will feature bestselling crime writer MW Craven amongst others. And the best thing is, the entire weekend is completely free! Can't m...
Alderney Literary Festival
Featuring a line-up of best-selling and award-winning authors, the festival focuses on historical writing and runs from Friday March 17th to Sunday March 19th with talks, panel discussions and fringe events. It opens with a fascinating panel discu...
CWA Unveils 2019 Dagger Shortlists
The author behind one of the biggest shows on TV, a world renowned forensic anthropologist and the son of ‘the godfather of tartan noir’ have been shortlisted for the prestigious CWA Dagger awards. The ten Daggers awarded annually by the CWA are ...
‘Death in the East’: An evening with Abir Mukherjee
Heffers is pleased to welcome back award-winning crime author Abir Mukherjee, who will be talking about his latest Sam Wyndham novel, ‘Death in the East’ - another rip-roaring adventure set in 1920s India. The previous novel in the series, ‘Smo...
Historia Live: Wicked Ireland
‘Historia Live – Dublin’, is an exciting new series of literary events in Ireland highlighting historical fiction, in association with the Historical Writers’ Association (HWA) and Dublin UNESCO City of Literature. The f...
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Reporter sleuths & crime fiction
Reporter Sleuths in Crime Fiction: Join crime author Fiona Veitch Smith in conversation with Warwickshire Libraries, Newcastle Libraries and the British Library. Warwickshire Libraries, in partnership with Newcastle Libraries and the British Libra...
Evening to discuss Lois Austen-Leigh’s The Incredible Crime
Heffers Bookshop and British Library Publications invite you to an evening discussing Lois Austen-Leigh’s The Incredible Crime. This crime novel by a great, great niece of Jane Austen – supposedly written on the very desk used by her illustrious...
Chiswick’s Crime Writers Panel
Story Telling: From Genre to Literary, the Extraordinary Flexibility of Crime Ever wondered how crime writers approach their writing? Three authors and members of the Crime Writers Association, Louise Burfitt-Dons (The Missing Activist) Tony White (...
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