Events
2010
20-23 May: CrimeFest, Bristol. I shall be appearing on two panels, both in the morning of Friday 21 May. The first is 'Out of Time: Centuries of Murder' at 9 a.m., and the second, as participating moderator, is 'Something Better Change: Can Crime Fiction Ever Escape the Long Shadows of the Past?' at 11.20.
15 June: Stokesay Manor Literary Lunch
23 July: I shall be at the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, Harrogate, contributing to 'More Tea, Vicar? 120 Years of Agatha Christie'. The panel is chaired by Dreda Say Mitchell, and other contributors include Christie's grandson, Matthew Pritchard, and her biographer, Laura Thompson.
7-14 August: Coleford Festival of Words - now in its third year. Click here for further information.
13-15 August: I shall be chairing the annual St Hilda's Crime and Mystery Conference at Oxford. This year's theme is 'Behind the Mask'. The speakers so far include: Ann Cleeves, Natasha Cooper, Kate Ellis, Anthea Fraser, Sophie Hannah, David Hewson, Joanna Hines, Gillian Linscott aka Caro Peacock and Anne Perry. Simon Brett will be the Guest of Honour and will deliver the Conference Lecture. You can download a booking form here.
19 August: the Forest Bookshop, Coleford, Gloucestershire, is hosting a special pre-publication event to celebrate The Anatomy of Ghosts, with advance copies available for purchase. Further information via the bookshop website or by phoning 01594 833334.
2 September: UK publication of the The Anatomy of Ghosts (Michael Joseph/Penguin)
17-19 September: I shall be chairing a panel on historical crime fiction at the Reading Festival of Crime Writing on Sunday 19 September at 12.30pm. The other contributors will be Susanna Gregory, Bernard Knight, Ian Mortimer and Barbara Cleverly.
23-26 September: I shall be appearing at the Goteberg Book Fair in Sweden - details to be announced.