EURO CRIME
UK Crime Fiction Events
Author Events, Literary Festivals, Plays, Radio Drama
Author Events
Heffers Bookshop, Cambridge
Tuesday May 6th at 6.30pm.
Come and meet Macmillan authors Ann Cleeves ('White Nights'), Sion Scott-Wilson ('Sleepwalker's Introduction to Flight') and David Hewson ('Garden of Evil') who will be talking about their books at Heffers Bookshop, 20 Trinity Street. Tickets are FREE and can be obtained from the Ground Floor Cash Desk.
Tuesday June 10th 6.30pm. Come and join us for a Poisoned Pen Press evening with Ruth Dudley Edwards, Jane Finnis & Laurie King. Tickets are FREE and can be obtained from the Ground Floor Cash Desk. Bodies in the Bookshop - 15th July 2008 at 6pm.
Make murder your business and join us at our annual crime fiction extravaganza for an evening free from speeches and readings - a great chance to meet both debut and established crime writers including: Cassandra Clark, Barbara Cleverly, Natasha Cooper, R. S. Downie, Dolores Gordon Smith, Veronica Heley, Suzette Hill, Patrick Lennon, R. N. Morris, The Mulgray Twins, Mike Ripley, Nicola Upson and many, many more.
This is a ticketed event ONLY. Tickets, value £5.00, (£2.00 redeemable against any purchase on the evening) can be obtained from the Ground Floor Payment Desk at Heffers Bookshop, 20 Trinity Street, Cambridge or by contacting Richard Reynolds - 01223 568532 or email
Goethe Institute, London
Andrea Maria Schenkel is appearing on stage with Anthea Bell, the translator, at 6.30pm on Tuesday, 3rd June. They will do readings and then be interviewed by Peter Guttridge, the crime critic of the Observer. They will then take questions. Admission is free.
The Goethe Institute is at 50 Princes Gate, Exhibition Rd., London SW7, Tel: 0207 596 4000.
Andrea has worn the German Krimi Preis for both 'The Murder Farm' and 'Ice Cold', an unprecedented achievement. She topped the German bestseller lists for many weeks with these two books.
This is just a sample of the many festivals going on. A fuller list can be found on the British Council Arts Group website.
Althorp Literary Festival - 13-15 June 2008. Guests include Julian Clary and Justine Picardie.
Bath Literature Festival
Beverley Literature Festival
Cheltenham Literature Festival - 10-19 October 2008.
CrimeFest - 5-8 June 2008. Guests in 2008 include Jeff Lindsay, Natasha Cooper, Karin Fossum and Ian Rankin.
Edinburgh International Book Festival - 9-25 August 2008.
Essex Book Festival
Harrogate Crime Writing Festival - 17-20 July 2008. Guests include Sam Bourne, Robert Crais, Jeffery Deaver, Tess Gerritsen, Simon Kernick, Peter Robinson and many more.
Hay Festival - 22 May - 1 June 2008.
Lincoln Book Festival - 9-18 May 2008. Attending authors include Colin Dexter.
Melrose Book Festival - 19-22 June 2008.
The Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival
St Hilda's Crime and Mystery Weekend in Oxford - 15-17 August 2008 Email St Hilda's college for more information.
Stratford-upon-Avon Literary Festival - 29 April - 3 May 2008. Guests include M C Beaton, Nicci French, Sophie Hannah and David Hewson.
ThrillerFest 2008 - 9 - 12 July 2008, New York. Guests of honour include Sandra Brown and James Patterson.
Crime/Mystery Plays
London
The Mousetrap now in its 50+ year.
Legal Fictions by John Mortimer until 26th April 2008.
UK
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie is touring the UK from Jan - June 2008.
Single Spies by Alan Bennett, starring Nigel Havers is touring the UK in March - May 2008.
Sleuth by Anthony Schaffer, starring Simon MacCorkindale and Michael Praed is touring the UK in January - July 2008.
Radio Drama
Programmes can be listened to from the archives for seven days after the original airdate.