2023 News
The Christmas Book Party: The Old Library, Birmingham
25-11-23
This was a brilliant event! Instead of panels and interviews, all the authors mingled with readers and bloggers, chatting and signing our books, and dancing! The venue was really beautiful too.
Frinton Literary Festival : Crime and Wine
26-10-23
I felt very honoured to interview the supremely talented Mick Herron about his Slough House series of spy thrillers, now being streamed on Apple TV as Slow Horses with Gary Oldman playing Jackson Lamb. It was a packed house and the staging was excellent. We even had sheepskin rugs on our chairs! Mick was a fascinating guest and the audience loved him!
Slaughter in Southwold
17-06-23
Southwold is such a beautiful seaside town, but don’t be fooled by its genteel image. There’s clearly a thriving community of crime readers here! After my interview, which was on the Sunday morning, the festival organisers treated us all to a fabulous fish and chip lunch! I couldn’t resist going down to the beach afterwards and taking some pictures.
Bristol CrimeFest
11-14 May 23
Bristol CrimeFest is an annual crime fiction convention. I’d heard lots about it, but this was my first appearance there, and my very first trip to Bristol as well. I was lucky enough to appear on two panels: On Thursday evening, it was ‘A Twist in the Tale’ with Lisa Jewell, Simon Toyne, Paul Durston and Lucy Martin. And on Friday morning, it was ‘All in the Mind’ with Jackie Kabler, Nev Fountain and Jo Furniss. As you can see from these pictures, we all had a brilliant time!
Skullduggery in Stowmarket Crime Festival
29-04-23
Skullduggery in Stowmarket is a delightful library-run festival in Stowmarket. It was an all-day event with lots of other crime authors all doing interviews at different times, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I particularly liked my little jar of locally-produced apple chutney! Such a thoughtful gift.
The Inaugural Woodbridge Books ‘bookclub’ featuring The Dare
24-02-23
Woodbridge Books, in Woodbridge, Suffolk, is a lovely little independent bookshop run by Susie Keepin, who has had the wonderful idea of hosting a monthly bookclub. This first meeting was held in the gorgeous German cafe and art gallery, Vela, in Saxmundham, and I was thrilled to be able to talk about The Dare with such a friendly and lively group of local readers. And it was so nice to see my friend and fellow writer/co-podcaster, Lauren North, there too.
Paperback Publication Day for
The Apartment Upstairs
02-02-23
It’s always exciting when a book comes out in paperback, especially when it has a brand new cover! I really love how this one looks and it was great seeing it on the shelves earlier today. It’s available in all good bookshops, plus Tesco, Sainsbury and Asda, as well as W.H. Smiths and Amazon, where it can be found in print, ebook and audio.