The Crime Writers’ Association

Book Launch: An Old Tin Can by Bryan Mason

Waterstones presents an evening with Bryan J Mason in conversation with Professor Leroy White, with readings, a Q&A, a glass of wine and mingling. Attendees will have the opportunity to buy Bryan's new novel, the first in a new black comedy serie...


Toni Mount: Author Talk & Book Launch

Join Toni Mount on 1st June at Benson Library, Oxfordshire to launch the new murder mystery The Colour of Lies. Toni will be talking about her writing career, writing non-fiction history books,and medieval murder mysteries, the story so far in the S...


Ricki Thomas Book Talk and Signing

Ricki will be doing a talk and book signing at Hastings True Crime Museum on Sunday 27th May 2018 from 1pm, as part of the National Crime Reading Month. For more information please contact the museum (info@truecrimemuseum.co.uk, 01424 420115). http...


Clapham Book Festival

Clapham’s distinctive and quirky book festival, inaugurated in 2016, will showcase top-notch historians, broadcasting big names, bestselling fiction writers and a compelling crime panel. On the crime panel at 3pm CWA Historical Dagger winner (20...


Crime and Thrillers at the Edinburgh Book Festival

The 2023 Edinburgh Book Festival features a lively lineup of authors and personalities from the mystery, crime, and thrillers genres. Catch Ragnar Jonasson and Katrin Jakobsdottir in conversation with Val McDermid. Mark Billingham and Doug Johnstone ...


Exclusive Author Masterclasses: An Evening with Abi Elphinstone

Working with Book Aid International, we’re thrilled to reveal a one-off series of evening masterclasses with authors keen to offer insight into their novels and the writing process. Tuesday 22nd May Bloomsbury Publishing, 50 Bedford Square, Londo...


Book Signing with Nigel C. Williams & Arthur Cole

Head down to WHSmith on Queen Street, Cardiff from 11:00hrs – 15:00hrs on Saturday 4th May with Arthur Cole and Nigel C. Williams signing copies of Unethical Conduct, book 1 in the Terry McGuire series of crime thrillers, published by Wordcatcher. ...


Exclusive Author Masterclasses: An Evening with Tony Parsons

Working with Book Aid International, we’re thrilled to reveal a one-off series of evening masterclasses with authors keen to offer insight into their novels and the writing process. Thursday 24th May Bloomsbury Publishing, 50 Bedford Square, Londo...


Motherland by G. D. Abson Book Launch

Motherland by G. D. Abson is the first in the Natalya Ivanova series of 'Putin-noir' set in St Petersburg. Abson has been shortlisted for the CWA Debut Dagger. The official launch for the book is on Friday 27 April, 7pm (7.30pm start) at Keynsham Co...


In-person book-signing event in California

On 21 August at 2pm Pacific Time, author Sheila Lowe will talk in person about what led her to write her latest Claudia Rose Forensic Handwriting mystery, #8, Dead Letters, and answer questions about handwriting. It's a free, i-person book signing...


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