EVENTS 2026
Read on to find out where I’ll be chatting with readers and authors this year.
BURFORD LIBRARY, DARK AND DANGEROUS
20th October, Burford Library, 7pm
Very excited to be appearing with fellow author Holly Hepburn at Burford Library where we will be quizzing each other on our different approaches to the thriller genre: Holly goes back in time to the era of Sherlock Holmes with cosy mysteries and I go forward in time to speculative future crimes!
I will be asking about Holly’s The Locked Room, the latest of her Baker Street Mysteries, and Holly will be asking questions about my speculative thriller, The Cure, and my forthcoming novel Child Zero which will be out in March 2027. Booking via Burford library on 01865 815123.
LITTLEHAMPTON BOOK FESTIVAL
24th October, The Town Hall Littlehampton, 11am
Very much looking forward to our panel at the inaugural Littlehampton Book Festival.
I will be chatting with Tracey from Arcade Bookshop and fabulous fellow writers Will Carver, Matt Cain and Francesca Capaldi in the Town Hall Millennium Chamber on Saturday morning, 24th October.
Do come along and see us if you are down that way.
You can book tickets here.
TEIGNMOUTH BOOKFEST
“ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE”
7th November, The Pavilions, 5.30pm
Very excited to be appearing at the inaugural Teignmouth Bookfest on a panel with authors Simon McCleave, Louise Fein and Kirsty Dougal. Jane Cable will be quizzing us about our novels and what drives us to write about strange places set in the past, present and possible future.
You can book tickets here.
MURDER MYSTERY NIGHT, ABINGDON LIBRARY
26th November, Abingdon Library, 6pm
I did my first murder mystery night acting as one of the suspects last year at Harrogate, and thoroughly enjoyed it, so when Jess at Abingdon Library asked me if I would take part in a similar event, I jumped at it!
Join me and Caroline Kirby, Nicola Cornick and Peter Tickler and test your powers as a sleuth to figure out who did it in Ann Cleeves’ brilliant thriller A Country House.
Tickets from Abingdon Library.
BURFORD FESTIVAL, A GOOD READ
17th June, Baptist Chapel
I had a lovely time with fellow writers Anne Youngson and Jasper Fforde at this event where we discussed our 3 book choices, from wildly different genres, including True Grit by Charles Portis, The Shooting Party by Isobel Colegate and the Booker Prize winner Prophet Song by Paul Lynch.
You can probably guess which of those choices was mine!
There was a little disagreement about the merits of each book, but the criticism was constructive! And there were the most incredible cakes… Thanks to Burford Festival for inviting us!
LITERARY LEICESTER, CRIMES OF TOMORROW
18th March, Attenborough Arts Centre
I had so much fun appearing for the first time at Literary Leicester alongside Harry Whitehead and Michael Cordy for our Crimes of Tomorrow panel.
We discussed high-tech terrorism, environmental disasters and world-threatening medical cures amongst other things, with some fabulous questions from our chair, Dr Ben Parsons.
This festival sponsors ticket prices which means it is equally accessible to all readers and I really enjoyed engaging with such a lively and diverse audience.