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June 2022
Midnight Robber - Credit Kinetika
June 11, 2022 @ 9:45 am - 5:00 pm
  • A Criminally Good Day
  • Author talk
  • Crime Fiction
  • For Writers
  • FREE
  • In partnership
  • Outside
  • Storytelling
  • Workshop
  • Young Essex

Criminally Good Day

Family-friendly day of festivities

Crime-writer event, writing workshops, children's workshops, free drop-in activities, story-telling, acorn-planting and so much more... Read more

Mark Billingham credit Steve Best
June 28, 2022 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
  • Crime Fiction

The Murder Book – Date Changed to Tuesday 28th June 7.30pm

Mark Billingham

Sunday Times number one bestseller and maverick Mark Billingham will be talking to us about his latest novel, The Murder Book as well as his colourful crime writing career. Read more

June 2023
Photo of author Kate Hamer alongside image of The Lost Girls book cover
June 14, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • Crime Fiction

**Cancelled** The Lost Girls

Kate Hamer

Kate Hamer explores her latest book, The Lost Girls, the stand-alone sequel to Costa First Novel Award shortlisted The Girl in the Red Coat. An enchanting, intense crime novel which sees a girl coming to grips with her past and a mother trying to keep her safe it is a deeply moving story about healing, connection, and the power of the past. Read more

October 2023
October 27, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
  • Crime Fiction
  • Partner Event

Margery Allingham Centenary Celebration

A free event to celebrate the life, career, and legacy of the crime writer Margery Allingham, at the University of Essex, Colchester. Read more

June 2024
Photo of Vaseem Khan. Death of a Lesser God book cover
June 27 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
  • Crime Fiction
  • ONLY A FEW TICKETS LEFT!

DLS Lecture: Death of a Lesser God

Vaseem Khan

Winner of the Crime Writers Association Historical Dagger 2021, Vaseem Khan will be discussing his lates book, Death of a Lesser God, the fourth rip-roaring thriller in his award-winning Malabar House series. Read more

June 29 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • Crime Fiction

Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter?

Nicci French in conversation with Julia Jones

Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter? is the 25th novel from International #1 Bestselling Author and legendary crime writing duo, Nicci Gerrard and Sean French. Discover more about the husband and wife writing team and their creative processes as they discuss their latest thriller. Read more

Photo of Cara Miller. The Antique Hunter's Guide to Murder book cover
June 29 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
  • Crime Fiction

The Antique Hunter’s Guide to Murder

C.L. Miller

Miller’s winning debut exposes the dark underbelly of the antiques trade and was written in consultation with Cara's mother, international antiques expert Judith Miller (1951–2023), a regular specialist on the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow. Read more