The Crime Writers’ Association

Clapham Book Festival and Crimeland, London

Just what makes writers locate their stories where they do? Clapham Book Festival tackles murder and mayhem head-on and brings together two writers, Vaseem Khan and Mark Lawson, to explore their literary landscapes. As they assess in particular the i...


My Life in Crime – Simon Michael

Come and listen to the tales of the crime writer who is frequently called “the British John Grisham”. Taking from his years practising as a barrister, working at the Old Bailey and other criminal courts, Simon has written the best-selling C...


Crafting Compelling Coppers – celebrate National Crime Reading Month with the CWA

Join the Crime Writers' Association as we celebrate National Crime Reading Month on Tuesday 15 June at 7.30pm. Authors Jane Bettany (creator of DI Isabel Blood), Liz Mistry (writer of the DI Gus McGuire and Nikki Parekh series), Roz Watkins (DI Meg ...


CrimeFest

The hugely successful international crime writing convention returns to Bristol for a 10th year. The team have published an anthology in celebration of this milestone and are looking forward to a fabulous event with Martina Cole as a Featured Author....


Join us as we take you behind the scenes of a murder investigation

Inside Justice are bringing their hugely popular Crime Live event to the BPP Law School, Waterloo, London on Thursday 10 May 2018, at 7pm. This event will appeal to those interested in law, forensic science, miscarriages of justice and police invest...


Crime Con – Glasgow


Jonathan Whitelaw in conversation with Chris McDonald

Calling all cosy crime fans! Jonathan Whitelaw, author of The Bingo Hall Detectives, will be joined by author Chris McDonald, to discuss the second book of the series The Village Hall Vendetta! Chatting all things cosy crime, this event will ta...


Mari Hannah and MW Craven


Martin Edwards presents on ‘Classic and Contemporary Crime Writing’

The Friends of Stockton Heath Library are planning to mark Crime Reading Month at Stockton Heath Library with a talk by Martin Edwards on 'Classic and Contemporary Crime Writing' on 16th May at 7.30pm at Stockton Heath Library. Tickets will be avail...


Kate Griffin: The Kitty Peck Mysteries

The Kitty Peck Mysteries (2016) (A book in the Kitty Peck series) An omnibus of novels by Kate Griffin Kitty Peck is taking on the underworld of London’s East End. The Music Hall Murders: It’s 1880 and dancing girls are going missing from ‘P...


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