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May 2020
Author Event with Kate Bendelow
POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS. Kate will be giving you an insight into life behind the crime scene tape. Discussing how she became a crime scene investigator, what the job is really like, and how the CSI effect led to her becoming a writer.
Find out more »Author Event with Kate Ellis
POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS. CWA Dagger in the Library winning author Kate Ellis will be hosting this event to talk about her journey into writing, her successful DI Wesley Peterson detective novels, as well as the Albert Lincoln trilogy and the Joe Plantagenet mysteries. Book your place early to avoid disappointment.
Find out more »Author Event with Caroline England AKA Caro Land
POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS. Former divorce lawyer and writer of domestic psychological thrillers, Caroline will be visiting us to tell about her life as a crime writer. Her debut novel 'Beneath the Skin' was released to wide acclaim and has since been followed by 'My Husband's Lies' and 'Betray Her'. Caroline also writes under the name Caro Land and has recently had the book 'Convictions' hit the shops and the library shelves.
Find out more »Author Event with Mark Roberts
POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS. Mark Roberts author of The Sixth Soul, What She Saw, Blood Mist, Dead Silent, Day of the Dead, Killing Time, and Date With Death. Mark Roberts is a Liverpool based bestselling crime writer of the DCI Rosen and Eve Clay series'. He has also received a Manchester Evening News Theatre Award for his playwrighting. Join Mark as he helps guide you through the process of writing a crime novel and be inspired to write or perfect…
Find out more »Author Event with Martin Baggoley
POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS. Classic Murders of the Victorian North West, a true crime history talk by Martin Baggoley. Author of 'Death on the Victorian Beat: The Shocking Story of Police Deaths;' 'Hanged in Lancashire' and 'Murder on the High Seas.' Join Martin as he guides you through a brief history of foul play that took place in the Victorian North West of England. Unmissable, booking essential.
Find out more »Author Event with Chris Simms
POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS. Join us for a talk with Chris Simms, author of the popular DI Spicer and DC Khan novels. Along with nominations for the CWA daggers and the Theakston's crime novel of the year award, Chris was selected by Waterstones as one of their '25 authors for the future.'
Find out more »Author Event with Stephen Booth
POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS. Join us for a talk by award winning author Stephen Booth. Tickets are Free due to the kindness of the group FOSL (Friends of Standish Library). Booking essential. Phone 01257 400496 for more info.
Find out more »Novel Writing Workshop with Dea Parkin, Secretary of the CWA
POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS. Join Lancashire based editor and writer Dea Parkin as she demystifies the editing process, explores the nuts and bolts of copy-editing and offers up some handy tips, revealing the most common problems she comes across as an editor and how to fix them. Dea is a writer, poet, and owner of Fiction Feedback - an editorial consultancy service. She is also the current secretary of the CWA.
Find out more »Author Event with Paul Finch
POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS. Paul Finch is a former cop and journalist now turned best-selling crime and thriller writer, and is the author of the very popular DS Mark ‘Heck’ Heckenburg and DC Lucy Clayburn novels. Paul first cut his literary teeth penning episodes of the British TV crime drama, The Bill, and has written extensively in horror, fantasy and science-fiction, including for Dr Who. However, he is probably best known for his crime/thriller novels, specifically the Heckenburg police-actioners, of…
Find out more »Author Event with Malcolm Hollingdrake
POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS. Author of nine novels in his successful Harrogate crime series, featuring DCI Bennett, come join our local author Malcolm Hollingdrake at Golborne Library and learn all about his background and how he writes his novels.
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