Monday 11 May, 7.30 pm, SWINDON Judith Cutler, author of both contemporary and historical crime novels, will be giving a talk Swindon Literature Festival. The event will take place at the Central Library. For further information log on to www.swindonliteraturefestival.co.uk
Friday 11 September, 12.00 pm, READING Crime-writing husband and wife duo, Edward Marston and Judith Cutler, will be giving a talk entitled Murder Ancient and Modern at the Reading Crime Writing Festival. The event will take place in the Town Hall. For further information log on to www.readingfestivalofcrimewriting.org.uk
Saturday 26 March, 7.00pm, ABERGAVENNY Kate Charles , Rebecca Tope and Priscilla Masters will be amongst seven crime writers who will present an evening of entertainment at The Angel Hotel. They will also be signing copies of their books. Tickets cost £5 which includes a glass of wine.
Thursday 24 April, 5.30pm, SCARBOROUGH LIBRARY As part of the Scarborough Literature Festival, Stuart Pawson, author of the much-loved Charlie Priest crime series will be speaking together with fellow crime-writer, Simon Kernick. For more information or to book tickets visit www.scarboroughliteraturefestival.co.uk
Thursday 15th January, 6.30pm, LONDON Blackwell’s Bookshop, 243-244 High Holborn, London WC1V 7DZ It’s a new year and time to take control of your finances. Make a start by coralling your girlfriends and coming along to celebrate the launch of the brilliant new book Detox Your Finances: The Ultimate Book of Money Matters for Women, […]
Thursday 14th of May, 3.00 pm, BRISTOL Edward Marston, master of historical crime and the author of the hugely popular Railway Detective series, will be moderating a discussion entitled Out of the Past: The Mystery in History at Crimefest 2009. For further information log on to www.crimefest.com/programme
Sunday 17 May, 11.00am, BRISTOL Martin Edwards, author of the acclaimed Lake District mysteries and the Harry Devlin legal crime novels will moderating the discussion entitled, Edge of Doom: What pushes Your Characters Over the Edge at CrimeFest 2009 For further information log on to www.crimefest.com/programme.
By Martin Edwards You often hear it said that ‘character is plot’. I’d put it a little differently. For me, relationships between the characters in a novel are crucial to building a plot. This applies to novels of all kinds, I believe. It’s certainly true of crime novels, even in those where there is a […]