Crime and Wine with Robert Rutherford and MW Craven
Join Bookends on Thursday 25th April for an evening of wine and crime with Robert Rutherford and M. W. Craven discussing Robert’s latest book ‘Seven Days’ with a discussion of writing, characters and more. Tickets are £8 (admission plus a glas...
Take Three Crime Writers: Julie Wassmer, William Shaw and Lisa Cutts
Wassmer, an Eastenders writer for 20 years, now has a huge following with her crime series. In MurderFest, Pearl Nolan investigates the murder of a famous author at an Arts Festival. Val Mc Dermid says of Shaw’s atmospheric Kent mysteries ‘if yo...
Dagger Shortlists Announced
A debut novel is up against one of Britain’s biggest and most celebrated authors for the crime novel of the year. The 2021 shortlists for the prestigious CWA Dagger awards, which honour the very best in the crime writing genre, have been announced....
Bloody Scotland 2023
This annual festival of crime writing in historic Stirling features events aimed at readers and writers alike. Learn about the latest developments in your favorite crime genres, including thrillers, cosies, and Scandinavian noir. Hear about what’s ...
Crime Writers in Residence – at home with SM Hardy
The CRA: Please tell us a little about yourself and the books you write. I live in Torquay with my husband and spent twenty-eight years working for a major bank. After taking voluntary redundancy in 2001 I spent another fourteen or so years working ...
Emerging Author Dagger
Emerging Author Dagger The Emerging Author Dagger (formerly the Debut Dagger), sponsored by Fiction Feedback, is an international competition, open to anyone in the world writing in English, for a crime novel opening (max. 3,000 words) and synopsis ...
Reading Party with William Shaw: The Trawlerman
Reading Party with William Shaw: The Trawlerman Really pleased to be unveiling the latest DS Cupidi novel a Reading Party. The event will be hosted by Alex Call of Bert’s Books. The Trawlerman sees Alexandra Cupidi sidelined from her job because o...
Best Practice: Best-Selling Conversations with Ruth Ware
Crime Author Panel – Mostly Books, Abingdon
Come along to Mostly Books for a spine-tingling night out with best-selling crime writers Cara Hunter,J.P. Delaney, Olivia Kiernan and William Shaw. This event is an absolute must for Crime Fiction fans. Cara Hunter’s upcoming book: No Wa...
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