author of the Nic Costa series and more

Tag archive for ‘Events’

The Garden of Evil, US debut

The first hardback edition of the sixth Nic Costa novel, The Garden of Evil, will be published in the US by Delacorte on July 29, 2008.

Bouchercon, Baltimore

There’s nothing like Bouchercon, the sprawling crimefest that moves around the US year to year. In 2008 it will be in Baltimore. I missed last year’s - Alaska was too far, and I’d travelled too much already. But this year…

Reading Festival of Crime Writing

The Reading Festival of Crime Writing is a new event, I think, and has a busy three days lined up from September 12. I will be there at 1pm on Saturday, September 13. For more details please contact the organisers,…

Thrillerfest, New York, July 9-13

A declaration of interest: I’m on the board of International Thrillerwriters Inc, who organise Thrillerfest, so I’m biased. I just think this is one of the world’s great popular book events, and in the most perfect of locations too: slap bang…

Poisoned Pen, Phoenix

Like Book Passage, Poisoned Pen is something of a legend in the US book world, thanks to its owner, the tireless Barbara Peters. It’s a couple of years since I’ve been in Phoenix so it will be a delight to…

Stratford Literary Festival

The Stratford Literary Festival is brand new, and it certainly has attracted an interesting lineup for its debut year. I’ll be in the fine company of Sophia Hannah and the writing partnership of Nicci French on Thursday May 1 and…

West Mersea, for the Essex Book Festival

Essex is one of the many counties that now has a lively book festival. I’ll be there for this year’s, at West Mersea Library, Colchester, on March 17, at 2.30 pm. This is a ticketed event so please make sure…

Barcelona Negra 2008

bcnegra2008.jpgI’ll be in the Catalan capital briefly for Barcelona Negra 2008 in early February. Expect to see e around the Palau de la Virreina in La Rambla on February 7 and 8. My event at the book festival is at 17.45…

Barcelona briefly

I’ll be in the beautiful Catalan capital of Barcelona briefly in February for the annual crime writing festival there, Barcelona Negra. Not quite sure of appearances yet but I will be around from February 7 to 9. You can pick…

Essex Book Festival, March 2008

I’ll be heading over to the Thames estuary in March for an event at the Essex Book Festival, one of the biggest and most popular in southern England. Expect to see me at West Mersea Library
13 High Street, west Mersea,…