The Crime Writers’ Association

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 signingâ€...


Book Launch & Author Signing with Daisy White

Book Launch & Author Signing at WH Smith’s, 20, County Mall, Crawley, West Sussex RH10 1FF D.E. White will be celebrating the launch of the paperback version of Remember Me, her first psychological thriller for HQ Digital (HarperCollins). Pop ...


Antony Johnston Book Launch


Murder at the Seaview Hotel Book Launch

Thursday November 11 2021 at 2pm Join author Glenda Young in a Q&A by Zoom with Gemma Alexander of Scarborough's South Cliff Gardens. Join Sunderland's best-selling author Glenda Young online as she launches her debut cosy crime Murder at the S...


Islay Book Festival

There's a lot to celebrate at the Islay Book Festival, including poetry, whisky, and the 75th anniversary of the publication of Orwell's 1984. Events will include a distillery event with peat scientist Mike Billett, as well as a crime fiction spotli...


WRITERS’ BLOCK by Sarah Rayne

We’ve all been there. It doesn’t matter if we’re in the best-selling lists, or just starting out with a hopeful eye on the CWA Debut Dagger as a stepping-stone to great things (which, of course, it can often be) – we’ve all sat dismally in...


Book Signing with Alice Castle

11-12th May, Dulwich Open House Festival, 11am to 5pm. Alice Castle will be selling and signing copies of Death in Dulwich, The Girl in the Gallery, Calamity in Camberwell, Homicide in Herne Hill and Revenge on the Rye. Books are £8 each.   ...


Book Signing with Alice Castle

18-19th May, Dulwich Open House Festival 11am -5pm Alice Castle will be selling and signing copies of Death in Dulwich, The Girl in the Gallery, Calamity in Camberwell, Homicide in Herne Hill and Revenge on the Rye. Books are £8 each.   Bef...


Murder and Mayhem at Narberth Book Fair

At Narberth Book Fair, two hours are being devoted to murder and mayhem as a conspiracy of Welsh crime writers discuss their subject.   At 10am, Jan Newton, Cheryl Rees-Price and Thorne Moore will be ‘On the Trail’ of detective fiction. &...


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