All ticket sales in aid of CENTREPOINT Youth Homeless Charity. Dozens of top crime authors. Celeb TV guests. Saturday 4th October 2025, 9am-11pm, Gerrards Cross, 20 mins from Marylebone.
Thanks to our sponsors Sacla’ UK, Vaaroom Motorhome Hire, Ewing Law, Quantaco & patron Frederick Forsyth.
Chiltern Kills really is the BEST crime festival out there – Robert Thorogood
Chiltern Kills is an incredible festival – Roxie Key
Arguably best one-day crime festival on the planet – Craig Sisterson
The best one-day crime fiction festival I’ve been to. Looking forward to next year already! – Alex North
For me the best one-day festival going – Andy Wormald
Chiltern Kills 2024: Jeffrey Archer · Ian Rankin · Peter James · Harriet Tyce · Louise Minchin · The Secret Barrister · Robert Thorogood · Ajay Chowdhury · Jeremy Vine · Mark Edwards · Ed James · MJ Arlidge · Tony Kent · Paul Waters · Sarah Pinborough · Gytha Lodge · Vaseem Khan · Elly Griffiths · Imran Mahmood · Susi Holliday · Nadine Matheson · Neil Lancaster · Erin Kelly · LJ Shepherd ·Tom Wood · David Fennell · Helen Fields · Jane Casey · Kate London · Beth Lewis · Cass Green · Hamish Morjaria · Phil Williams · Natalie Jamieson · CL Taylor · Abigail Dean · Natasha Knight · Alex North · Susi Holliday · Craig Robertson · Graham Bartlett · Julia Crouch · Steph Broadribb · Greg Mosse · Anna Mazzola · Eve Smith · Leye Adenle · Laura Marshall · Matt Wesolowski · Fiona Cummins · TM Payne · Luca Veste · Tim Sullivan · Claire Douglas · Heather Fitt · Roxie Key · Tariq Ashkanani · Stuart Neville · Will Carver · Robert Rutherford · Erin Young · Mason Cross · Lisa Hall · Aneysha Minocha · Nicky Lovick & Frederick Forsyth (& watch this space…)
Chiltern Kills 2023
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Gerrards Cross, doors open 9am-11pm, 20 mins from Marylebone
The single most intense one day of crime writing entertainment, with many of the biggest names in UK crime writing & celeb moderators, all joining together with @centrepointuk to help homeless young people.
Tickets £40 (including booking fee) – ALL proceeds to Centrepoint. (Our costs are covered by our generous sponsors & all authors are appearing for free.) Or choose an enhanced special ticket with gets you a one-to-one face-to-face consultation with a top literary agent for £60, (which also goes to Centrepoint). NB: All tickets give all-day access to both stages, the signing bookshop, the bar, the food court & mingling areas, but each panel event is first-come-first-seated, & NOT everyone will fit into each panel. Both stages will be running panels at the same time, the bookshop will be hosting signings & crime authors will be pulling pints behind the bar – so plenty to enjoy.
- Dozens of top authors.
- Celebrity Moderators from TV and radio.
- Law and Order professionals.
- 16 panels across 2 stages.
- TV Crime Drama Stars
- Book your 1-2-1 session with a literary agent
- Unique karaoke – Murder a Song – led by crime writing legends Mark Edwards & Ed James.
- A food selection to make Borough Market blush.
- 1-2-1 interviews with crime and thriller writing legends.
- The WhoDunHim Inn – the Windsor and Eton beer tent to end all beer tents – with bar staff in crime-themed costumes.
- Pick up signed books from your favourite authors at the festival Chiltern Bookshop.
- Swag galore in your festival tote bag with every ticket.
Please use public transport. We’re only 20 minutes from Marylebone by train, and then a short walk from the station. Unmissable.
Chiltern Kills crime writing fest, Gerrards Cross
Chiltern Kills is at historic Colston Hall, (GXCA Memorial Centre), 8 East Common, Gerrards Cross, Bucks, SL9 7AD.
- By train: 20 mins from London Marylebone via Chiltern Railways, then 11 mins walk to the venue.
- By car: 5 miles from Junction 2, M40 – free parking.
Get the last train home or stay at one of our lovely local hotels – The Bull Hotel, The Crowne Plaza Gerrards Cross, The Ethorpe Hotel, The Greyhound Inn, The Rioshouse George Inn, or The Ibis Budget Beaconsfield.
2024 AUTHORS
Former RAF pilot & investigative journalist, the legendary Frederick Forsyth defined the modern thriller when he wrote The Day of The Jackal, described by Lee Child as ‘the book that broke the mould’, with its lightning-paced storytelling, effortlessly cool reality & unique insider information. Since then he has written 13 novels which have been global bestsellers: The Odessa File, The Dogs of War, The Devil’s Alternative, The Fourth Protocol, The Negotiator, The Deceiver, The Fist of God, Icon, Avenger, The Afghan, The Cobra, The Kill List, & The Fox
Sir Ian Rankin is the multi-award winning, best-selling author of the John Rebus crime series set in Edinburgh, plus other books, plays, short stories, a graphic novel & recording including the wonderful Jackie Leven Said. He’s also written under the pseudonym Jack Harvey, and is a singer – his bands include Best Picture and The Dancing Pigs.
Jeffrey Archer, aka Lord Archer, whose novels & short stories include the Clifton Chronicles, the William Warwick novels, Kane and Abel, & Cat O’ Nine Tales, has topped bestseller lists around the world, with sales of over 275 million copies, & 27 Sunday Times Number One bestsellers. He’s the only author ever to have been a number one bestseller in fiction, short stories & non-fiction (The Prison Diaries).
The Secret Barrister is an author, blogger & criminal barrister. He or she appears in the national press & TV to demystify & debunk strange or controversial legal stories that make it into the news. Her or his books include the Sunday Times non-fiction bestsellers, the award-winning Stories of The Law and How It’s Broken, Fake Law & Nothing But The Truth. She or he is also writing a new crime fiction series which begins with The Murderer’s Dilemma.
T.M. Payne’s Detective Sheridan Holler series – Long Time Dead & This Ends Now – is published by Thomas & Mercer. Before turning to crime fiction, she worked in criminal justice, including 18 years in the Norfolk police, mostly as a Police Case Investigator in the Domestic Violence Unit. She was also a Store Detective (she once got thrown in a river), a Prisoner Custody Officer in all the London courts including the Old Bailey (handcuffed to murderers, rapists and a cannibal), and a Detention Officer (where she played practical jokes during night shifts). She’s crazy about animals, especially dogs. Twitter: @Tinap66Payne
Peter James is a UK No.1 bestselling author, best known for his Detective Superintendent Roy Grace series, now a hit ITV drama starring John Simm as the troubled Brighton copper. He’s won over 40 awards for his work including the WHSmith Best Crime Author of All Time Award & Crime Writers’ Association Diamond Dagger. Peter has written 19 (and counting) Sunday Times No. 1s, sold over 21 million copies worldwide, & been translated into 38 languages. His books are often adapted for the stage, with his six stage shows grossing over £15 million at the box office – the most recent being Wish You Were Dead.
Eve Smith writes thrillers about futures that scare her. Described by Waterstones as an exciting new voice in crime fiction, she has published three novels: THE WAITING ROOMS, OFF TARGET and most recently the award-nominated ONE, set in a climate-ravaged Britain. Her previous job at an environmental charity took her to research projects across Asia, Africa & the Americas. She has a passion for wild creatures, wild science & far-flung places. www.evesmithauthor.com
Sarah Pinborough is a New York Times bestselling & Sunday Times Number one & Internationally bestselling author & screenwriter who is published in 30+ territories. Having published 25+ novels across various genres, her recent books include Behind Her Eyes, now a smash hit Netflix limited series, Dead To Her, in development with Amazon Studios, & The Death House in development with Compelling Pictures. Sarah lives with her dog Ted & has just adapted her most recent novel INSOMNIA for Left Bank Pictures, filming Summer 2023.
In 30 years of policing, Graham Bartlett rose to become chief superintendent & divisional commander of Brighton & Hove police. He’s now a bestselling author, & police & crime advisor to others. His first non-fiction, Death Comes Knocking was a Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller, which he followed with Babes in the Wood, both written with Peter James. Since then, his books Bad for Good, Force of Hate & City on Fire, have all starred Chief Superintendent Jo Howe who holds the wafer thin blue line between malignant politics, corruption, greed & keeping her city safe.
Vaseem Khan is the author of two award-winning crime series set in India. His debut, The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra, was a Sunday Times 40 best crime novels published 2015-2020 pick. In 2021, Midnight at Malabar House, the first in the Malabar House novels set in 1950s Bombay, won the Crime Writers Association Historical Dagger.
Robert Thorogood is the creator of the worldwide TV hit Death In Paradise & the spin-off series Beyond Paradise. His bestselling Marlow Murder Club series is also being adapted for TV. His 6-part TV adaptation of Deon Meyer novel Trackers, was one of the most watched shows in South Africa.
Greg Mosse began as a theatre actor, director & writer. He’s lived & worked in Paris, New York, Los Angeles & Madrid. He’s written & produced 25 plays & musicals, & 4 short films. His thrillers are The Coming Darkness, The Coming Storm (April 2024) & The Coming Fire (2025). He also writes The Maisie Cooper Mysteries cosy crime series. The 4th volume is Murder at the Fair. He is married to Kate Mosse.
Leye Adenle is a Nigerian-born crime thriller author, known for his gripping & suspenseful stories that explore the darker side of human nature. His debut novel, “Easy Motion Tourist,” won the prestigious Prix Marianne in France in 2016. Adenle’s writing is characterised by its vivid descriptions of Nigerian society, which he portrays with a gritty realism that captures the complexity of life in a country that is often misunderstood by outsiders. His novels delve into issues such as corruption, inequality, & violence, while also exploring the humanity of his characters & the choices they make in the face of adversity. He is also an advocate for gender equality, & his writing often explores the experiences of women in Nigerian society.
Lisa Hall dreamed of being a writer since she was a little girl & is now the #1 bestselling author of 7 psychological thrillers, including Between You and Me, The Perfect Couple & The Day She Disappeared. She’s also author of the Hotel Hollywood series – a timeslip mystery series set in 1950s Hollywood. She lives in Kent, surrounded by children, dogs, chickens, ponies & her husband.
Erin Young’s debut thriller, THE FIELDS, was a finalist for the ITW Awards’ Hardcover of the Year, a Glamour Book of the Year and a Times Thriller of the Month. She was named in Oprah Daily as one of the best emerging female thriller writers of the year. THE FIELDS is in development for TV. The sequel, ORIGINAL SINS, published in 2024, was a New York Times Book of the Week & a Times Thriller of the Month.
Gytha Lodge is a multi-award-winning playwright, novelist & writer for video games & screen. She’s also a single parent who blogs about the ridiculousness of bringing up a mega-nerd small boy. She has a profound addiction to tea, crosswords and awful puns. She studied English at Cambridge, where she became known quite quickly for her brand of twisty, dark yet entertaining drama. She took the Creative Writing MA at UEA. Her debut crime novel, She Lies in Wait, has been published by Penguin Random House in the US & UK, & been translated into 12 other languages. It was an international bestseller in 2019, a Richard & Judy book club pick,& a Sunday Times & New York Times crime pick. Little Sister, her fourth novel, was released in 2022 & A Killer in the Family, her fifth, in 2023.
Roxie Key is a crime thriller author from Northampton, where she lives with her wife Laura & daughter Hallie. She studied Creative & Media Writing at Middlesex University, was a copywriter for a global brand, & her debut novel, The Deadly Spark, is out now. This dark, compelling crime novel is about the fallout after a deadly house fire, described as perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Jane Casey & Clare Mackintosh. When she’s not writing, she’s probably swimming, reading or gaming.
L J Shepherd is a human rights barrister instructed in high-profile public inquiries. The Trials of Lila Dalton is her debut novel & was a Sunday Times Best Thriller for February. LJ lives in Cardiff with her rescue cat, Coral.
Hamish Morjaria is the author of the historical thriller, The Curse of Muziris, the first in a series featuring intrepid Indian archaeologist, Dr Harveen Gill. Hamish was born in North London and has always been fascinated by ancient history and its links to the present day. When not writing, he’s watching cricket or walking his dog Simba.
Louise Minchin is one of the most watched people in Britain. For 20 years she presented BBC Breakfast & also starred in I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, Channel 4’s The Time Crashers, Celebrity MasterChef & presented BBC Radio 5 Live. Isolation Island is her debut thriller, in which celeb contestants in a TV survival show are not just fighting for the prize, but for their lives. Louise’s passion is endurance sport, especially triathlons, including one of the world’s toughest, the Norseman. She’s swum from Alcatraz, free dived under ice in the dark in Finland & has two Shetland ponies.
Ajay Chowdhury is the author of the award-winning Kamil Rahman series – The Waiter (optioned for TV), The Cook, The Detective & The Spy. He’s the inaugural winner of the Harvill Secker-Bloody Scotland crime fiction award, a tech entrepreneur & theatre director. He’s Artistic Director of the Rented Space Theatre Company that he formed in 1987 and has directed over a dozen plays. He’s also the author of the children’s novel Ayesha and the Firefish. https://ajaychowdhury.com
Canadian Paul E Hardisty is the author of climate thrillers The Descent & The Forcing. He’s worked around the world as an engineer, hydrologist & environmental scientist. He roughnecked on Texas oil rigs, explored for gold in the Arctic, mapped geology in rebel territory in Eastern Turkey, was in Ethiopia as the Mengistu regime fell, survived a bomb blast in Yemen & was CEO of the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS). He’s also the author of the acclaimed Claymore Straker series.
Tony Kent is a leading criminal barrister, a former champion heavyweight boxer & a bestselling author of political & legal thrillers. Since the release of his 2018 debut novel Killer Intent, Tony’s books have been selected for the Zoe Ball Book Club on ITV & the Richard & Judy Book Club, as well as being Thriller of the Month selection picks in both The Times & The Sunday Times. Tony appears as a criminal law expert on TV, radio & in the national press, including in hit Netflix true crime documentary series ‘Meet Marry Murder’, ‘My Lover My Killer’ & ‘Kill Thy Neighbour’. Tony is co-founder & co-organiser of the Chiltern Kills crime-writing festival.
Paul Waters is the author of the historical crime thriller Blackwatertown, & a co-founder & co-organiser of Chiltern Kills. He’s also co-host of the We’d Like A Word books & authors podcast, & an award-winning BBC producer. Look out for him in the new Taking Liberties short story anthology, & a new series mystery series coming soon set in India. Twitter: @paulwaters99 Website: paulwatersauthor.com
Imran Mahmood is a practising criminal barrister in England & Wales with 30+ years’ experience fighting cases. His debut novel You Don’t Know Me was chosen by Simon Mayo as a BBC Radio 2 Book Club Choice for 2017 & longlisted for the Theakston Crime Novel of the Year & the CWA Gold Dagger Award, The Glass Bell Award & was made into a hugely successful BBC1 adaptation in association with Netflix. In the Netflix charts it reached no.3 in the World & in the UK received a BAFTA nomination for best actor. His second novel I Know What I Saw was chosen as a Sunday Times crime novel of the month & reached no. 2 on the Audible charts. It was also long-listed for both the CWA Gold Dagger Award & Theakstons Crime Novel of the year. His third novel ALL I SAID WAS TRUE was released in HB (audio & e-Book) in July 2022 & the PB is out this year. He’s been commissioned to write two screenplays by film & TV producers, & has just secured a two book deal for a major publisher in the USA. (Photo by Bill Waters.)
Olivia Kiernan was born in Ireland. She writes crime thrillers & suspense fiction, & holds an MA in Creative Writing. THE END OF US is her first standalone novel after the critically acclaimed Detective Frankie Sheehan series. She lives in Oxford.
Screenwriter Tim Sullivan’s credits include, A HANDFUL OF DUST, WHERE ANGELS FEAR TO TREAD, JACK AND SARAH and LETTERS TO JULIET. He’s also directed CORONATION STREET and SHERLOCK HOLMES with Jeremy Brett. His series of crime novels features idiosyncratic Detective Sergeant George Cross in Bristol. His first two books THE DENTIST and THE CYCLIST were downloaded over 200,000 times in their first five months.
Luca Veste is the author of eight novels – including You Never Said Goodbye & Trust In Me – the host of the hit podcast Two Crime Writers and a Microphone, & co-founder of the Locked Up Festival, which has raised over £25,000 for the Trussell Trust charity. He studied psychology & criminology at the University of Liverpool, & lives on Merseyside.
Harriet Tyce is from Edinburgh. After a career as a criminal barrister, she became a novelist. Her books include the Sunday Times bestsellers Blood Orange and The Lies You Told. Her third, It Ends At Midnight was published in April 2022.
Beth Lewis was raised in the wilds of Cornwall & split her childhood between books & the beach. She has had close encounters with black bears, killer whales & Great White sharks. She has been a bank cashier, fire performer, juggler, & is currently working in publishing. Her debut novel, The Wolf Road, was shortlisted for the inaugural Glass Bell Award & her third novel, The Origins of Iris was shortlisted for the Polari Prize. She now lives in Oxford with her wife & daughter.
Tariq Ashkanani is a solicitor based in Edinburgh, whose debut novel Welcome to Cooper was shortlisted for the CWA New Blood Dagger & won the Bloody Scotland Debut Award. He also helps run Write Gear, a company that sells high-quality bespoke notebooks for writers, & co-hosts Write Gear’s podcast Page One.
Elly Griffiths is the author of the bestselling Dr Ruth Galloway series, the Brighton Mysteries & three stand-alone crime novels. She won the 2020 Edgar Award for The Stranger Diaries & the 2016 CWA Dagger in The Library. The 15th Ruth book, The Last Remains, published in January 2023, was a Sunday Times Number 1 bestseller. Elly also writes the Justice Jones series for children. She lives near Brighton with her archaeologist husband & has two grown-up children & a cat.
Anna Mazzola is the award-winning author of four Gothic historical crime novels. Her first legal thriller will be published in 2024. Her debut novel, The Unseeing, won an Edgar Allen Poe award. Her third novel, The Clockwork Girl, set in 18th century Paris, reached number 11 in the Sunday Times Chart & was a 2022 Sunday Times historical fiction pick. Her fourth novel, The House of Whispers, is set in Fascist Italy. Anna is also a writing coach at The Novelry & a human rights & criminal justice solicitor providing training to other advocates. https://annamazzola.com Twitter: Anna_Mazz
Mark Edwards writes psychological thrillers in which scary things happen to ordinary people. He has sold over 4 million books since his first solo novel, The Magpies, in 2013 & has topped the bestseller lists numerous times. His other novels include Follow You Home, Here To Stay & The Hollows. He has also published six books co-authored with Louise Voss. His latest book is Keep Her Secret.
Julia Crouch is the author of 10 internationally published crime novels: Cuckoo, Every Vow You Break, Tarnished, The Long Fall, Her Husband’s Lover, The New Mother, The Daughters, The Perfect Date, The Wrong Child & The Surprise Party. She has written 11 plays & is developing a screenplay. She teaches for UEA, Faber Academy & the National Centre for Writing.
Jane Casey has written 12 novels for adults & three for teenagers. Her books have been international bestsellers & the Maeve Kerrigan series has won many awards including Crime Novel of the Year at the Irish Book Awards on two occasions. The Killing Kind was a 2021 Richard & Judy Book Club pick & is being filmed for TV. Her most recent book is The Close.
Ed James is a Scottish author who writes crime fiction novels across multiple series & in multiple locations. His latest series is set in the Scottish Borders, where Ed now lives, starring DI Rob Marshall – a criminal profiler turned detective, investigating serial murders in a beautiful landscape. Set 400 miles south on the gritty streets of East London, his bestselling DI Fenchurch series features a cop with little to lose & a kidnapped daughter to find. His Police Scotland books are fronted by multiple detectives based in Edinburgh, & putting Dundee on the tartan noir map, the DS Vicky Dodds novels feature a driven female detective struggling to combine her complex home life with a heavy caseload. edjames.co.uk | @edjamesauthor
Erin Kelly is the Sunday Times Bestselling Author of nine psychological thrillers. Her work has been translated into 35 languages & adapted for TV. Her latest novel is The Skeleton Key.
His Honour Nigel Lithman KC has spent a lifetime in crime first as Junior Barrister & then in silk as Queen’s Counsel & now King’s Counsel. He sat as a Recorder at the Old Bailey & then as Crown Court Judge. At the Bar his work included 100+ murder trials. As Chairman of the Criminal Bar Association in 2014 he led the Bar in its first strike against the Government in 400 years. In 2021 Nigel’s memoir “Nothing Like the Truth – The Trials and Tribulations of a Criminal Judge” was a no holds barred look at the Judicial system & his part in it. Nigel also paints, acts as a trustee of a charity for underprivileged children & supports Leyton Orient in their never ending quest to gain promotion to League 1.
Alex North’s first novel, The Whisper Man, was a Sunday Times, New York Times & international bestseller. It’s been published in 30+ languages & is being adapted for film. It was followed by The Shadow Friend, & his most recent thriller is The Half Burnt House. Alex is the pseudonym for a previously award-winning crime novelist, & he lives in Leeds with his wife & son.
Mason Cross is the author of the Carter Blake thriller series published by Orion. The first book, The Killing Season, was published in 2014, & was followed by The Samaritan, The Time to Kill (titled Winterlong in the USA), Don’t Look For Me & Presumed Dead. What She Saw Last Night, his first standalone novel, was published in 2019. The Killing Season was longlisted for the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year award, & The Samaritan was selected for the Richard & Judy Book Club. Most recently, Presumed Dead was longlisted for the McIlvanney Prize. He also writes standalone thrillers as Alex Knight, including Hunted & Darkness Falls.
Sarah Hilary’s debut, Someone Else’s Skin, won the Theakstons Crime Novel of the Year & was a World Book Night selection, a Richard & Judy Book Club pick, & a Silver Falchion & Macavity Award finalist in the US. Her first standalone, Fragile, was published in 2021. Her new book, Black Thorn, came out in July 2023. Sarah also teaches & mentors crime fiction’s rising stars. She is Programme Committee Chair for St Hilda’s Crime Fiction Weekend, & co-founder of Ledburied, a crime fiction festival in her home town. Sarah’s short stories have won the Fish Criminally Short Histories Prize, the Cheshire Prize for Literature & the SENSE Prize. www.sarahhilary.com
Amanda Jennings writes dark psychological dramas set in Cornwall. She has been published in the UK & internationally, & is writing her seventh book. She has taught writing workshops, judged writing competitions, & contributed to BBC Radio Berkshire’s Book Club. She lives just outside Henley-on-Thames & has three daughters. When not writing you can find her out with her dogs & horses, or dreaming of mountains & the sea
Neil Lancaster is the No.1 digital bestselling author of both the Tom Novak & Max Craigie series. His first Craigie novel, Dead Man’s Grave, was longlisted for the 2021 McIlvanney Prize for Best Scottish Crime Book of the Year. The second Craigie novel, The Blood Tide, topped several ebook & audio charts. It was also longlisted for the 2022 McIlvanney Prize & shortlisted for Best New Series at the Dead Good Reader Awards. Neil’s served as a military policeman & worked for the Metropolitan Police as a detective, investigating serious crimes in the capital & beyond. As a covert policing specialist, he used all manner of techniques to investigate & disrupt major crime & criminals. He now lives in the Scottish Highlands, writes crime & thriller novels, & works as a broadcaster & commentator on true crime documentaries.
Caroline Green is an award-winning writer for young people & a Sunday Times/ USA Today bestselling adult author. She has published 12 books; under her own name, as Cass Green & as CS Green. She is the Writer in Residence at East Barnet School & Pentonville Prison, & runs courses for City University & Writers and Artists Yearbook. https://carolinegreenwriter.co.uk
Helen Fields is an international million copy best-selling writer whose crime novels have been translated into 20+ languages. A former criminal & family law barrister, Helen now writes full time & is best known for her D.I. Callanach “perfect” series set in Scotland. Her latest release is The Institution featuring forensic profiler Connie Woolwine. Helen is known for her “not for the faint-hearted” writing & for her tense and gripping style.
Fiona Cummins is an award-winning former journalist & a graduate of the Faber Academy, where she now teaches her own Writing Crime course. She’s the internationally bestselling author of five crime thriller novels, all of which have received widespread critical acclaim from household names like Val McDermid, Lee Child, David Baldacci, Martina Cole & Ian Rankin. Her books, which include Rattle & When I Was Ten, have been translated into several languages & three have been optioned for TV. Her latest novel, Into The Dark, the first in a series featuring DC Saul Anguish, was described by the Daily Mail as ‘breathtakingly good’. Her latest book is All Of Us Are Broken.
Steph Broadribb is the bestselling author of the Retired Detectives Club series & has also written the Lori Anderson bounty hunter series & the Starke/Bell psychological police procedural novels (as Stephanie Marland). She has an MA in Creative Writing (Crime Fiction) & trained as a bounty hunter in California. Her books have been shortlisted for the eDunnit eBook of the year award, the ITW Best First Novel award, & the Dead Good Reader Awards.
Nicky Lovick – Literary Agent with WGM Atlantic Talent & Literary Group is offering insider tips on getting your book published. In a rare opportunity, budding writers can meet her at Chiltern Kills to receive feedback & tips on how to make their work stand out from the crowd. Please send her a synopsis & the first 3 chapters of your work following your booking – in return for personalised feedback on the day.
Matt Wesolowski is an award-winning author & Faber Academy Tutor from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. He’s a former English teacher for young people in the PRU & care systems. His debut thriller, Six Stories, was an Amazon bestseller in the USA, Canada, UK & Australia. The series also includes Hydra, Changeling, Beast, Deity and Demon. As well as his partner & son, Matt lives with several tanks of rescued goldfish, a snake, a cat & an axolotl. Find him on Instagram: MattJWesolowski
CL Taylor is a Sunday Times bestselling author of 10 gripping psychological thrillers including THE GUILTY COUPLE and SLEEP, both Richard & Judy Book Club picks. Her books have sold 2M+ copies in the UK alone, hit No.1 on Amazon Kindle, Audible, Kobo, iBooks & Google Play, & been translated into 30+ languages & optioned for TV.
Susi Holliday grew up near Edinburgh & worked in the pharmaceutical industry before she started writing. A lifelong fan of crime & horror, she was shortlisted for the inaugural CWA Margery Allingham Prize. She’s the bestselling author of ten novels & a novella. A film adaptation of her Trans-Siberian-set thriller, Violet, is in development. Her website & links are at www.linktr.ee/susiholliday.
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