Crime Fiction Week, brought to you by the Crime Writers' Association
June 14th - 20th 2010
Crime & Curry - some like it hot.
The Bookshop held a Crime and Curry evening with Neil White at the Massala Room, Foulridge, Lancs. "It was fantastic," they report.
Over 90 people enjoyed a very interesting talk and Q & A session by Neil; which provided a real insight not only into his writing but also the processes that authors go through.
Everybody had a copy of one of his books as part of the ticket price and had a really enjoyable evening. People were genuinely thrilled to meet Neil and to discuss his novels.
The photos show Neil mingling with some of the guests and signing books. The Bookshop promises: "We will certainly repeat the event next year!"
The TV Detective reports
"I did three events for Crime Fiction Week," writes Simon Hall, who combines the professions of crime reporter and crime novelist, "all in Devon - at Ottery St Mary and Tavistock libraries, and St John in the Wilderness Church (a church fundraiser) in Exmouth. The photo above is me with the librarians at Ottery.
"All three events saw good turnouts (average 30 to 40 people), all were enthusiastic readers, and all agreed Crime Fiction Week was a fine idea which they would like to see continue in future. The librarians were particularly keen as crime is such a popular genre and they love holding events. One told me it really brought the library to life and created a buzz of interest for many days after."
Lady Killers in Glenrothes
The body count rose at Glenwood Library's week of Lady Killer events, celebrating the best of female crime writing and coinciding with National Crime Fiction week, when Lin Anderson appeared at a special event on Tuesday 15th June. She gripped the reading groups when she revealed the secrets of the forensic science world.
The photograph shows Lin with Stephanie Anderson (Service development Librarian).
Murder in the Library
Reading Library was the setting for teams of local sleuths to solve the baffling mystery of who killed handyman Luke Weller. Armed with evidence packs full of witness statements, emails and other relevant pieces of information, fourteen teams spent a concentrated hour piecing together clues as they focused on solving the crime.
The murder mystery evening was developed by independent publisher Crème de la Crime, and Mary Andrea Clarke. Entitled Fatal Exit, it not only offered a lively contribution to National Crime Fiction Week, but launched the Reading Festival of Crime Writing, to run from 16 to 19 September.
The winning team of detectives was Partners in Crime, who received a selection of Crème de la Crime books and a bottle of sparkling rosé. A further prize of a box of chocolates was won by the N°2 Ladies Detective Agency, for the best team name.
A good time was had by all.
Crime Fiction every week
See the CWA web site for a full listing of our members' events.