The world class, award winning Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, now in its 16th year, returns to the magnificent Old Swan Hotel this summer from the 18-21 July! Celebrating the very best in crime fiction, the Festival is a firm date in the literary calendar and has achieved international acclaim for the programming, organisation and atmosphere.
Did you know that the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival 2019 main programme will feature 102 authors across 4 days?
Here’s a A-Z of authors so you don’t miss a moment of your favourite writers!
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A
Rachel Abbott
Pace
Isabel Ashdown
Creative Thursday – Just Bloody Write: Creating Chilling Characters
B
Belinda Bauer
Special Guest: Belinda Bauer, Eva Dolan, Erin Kelly
MC Beaton
Special Guest: Mc Beaton in Conversation with Stuart McBride
Mark Billingham
Creative Thursday – Dragon’s Pen
Fun Lovin’ Crime Writers
Blood, Guts & Gratuitous Violence
Late Night Quiz
Author Dinner: Cooking up a Murder
Sam Bourne
The Big Issues
Oyinkan Braithwaite
New Blood
Gerard Brennan
Emerald Noir
Simon Brett
Creative Thursday – Get It Right First Time
Chris Brookmyre
Author Dinner: The Key Question
Fun Lovin’ Crime Writers
C
Jane Casey
Emerald Noir
Steve Cavanagh
Pace
Author Dinner: The Key Question
Kimberley Chambers
A Class Act
Harlan Coben
Special Guest: Harlan Coben in Conversation with Ian Rankin
Natasha Cooper
Creative Thursday – Join the Creative Thursday Alumni
A Class Act
Author Dinner: The Key Question
Robert Crais
The Underworld
M.W Craven
Author Dinner: The Key Question
Sinead Crowley
Emerald Noir
Fiona Cummins
Blood, Guts & Gratuitous Violence
D
Merilyn Davies
Author Dinner: The Key Question
Jeffery Deaver
Special Guest: Jeffery Deaver
AA Dhand
The Underworld
Eva Dolan
Special Guests: Belinda Bauer, Eva Dolan, Erin Kelly
Stella Duffy
Antipodean Noir
E
C.M. Ewan
Creative Thursday – Join the Creative Thursday Alumni
Author Dinner: The Key Question
F
Helen Fitzgerald
Blood, Guts & Gratuitous Violence
Lucy Foley
Author Dinner: Cooking Up a Murder
Nicola Ford
Author Dinner: The Key Question
Caz Frear
Author Dinner: The Key Question
G
Jane Gregory
Creative Thursday – Dragons’ Pen
Author Dinner: Cooking up a Murder
Elly Griffiths
Make ‘Em Laugh, Make ‘Em Cry
Author Dinner: The Key Question
Johana Gustawsson
Author Dinner: The Key Question
H
Chris Hammer
New Blood
Mari Hannah
Creative Thursday – Join the Creative Thursday Alumni
Author Dinner: Cooking up a Murder
Readers’ Book Group
Special Guest: Jeffery Deaver – Interviewer
Jane Harper
Antipodean Noir
Elizabeth Haynes
Author Dinner: The Key Question
Mick Herron
Make ‘Em Laugh, Make ‘Em Cry
Sarah Hilary
Blood, Guts & Gratuitous Violence
J
David Jackson
Author Dinner: Cooking Up a Murder
Lisa Jewell
Make ‘Em Laugh, Make ‘Em Cry
Doug Johnstone
Fun Lovin’ Crime Writers
K
Jessie Keane
The Underworld
Erin Kelly
Special Guest: Belinda Bauer, Eva Dolan, Erin Kelly
Vaseem Khan
Make ‘Em Laugh, Make ‘Em Cry
Olivia Kiernan
Emerald Noir
Renee Knight
A Class Act
Joe Knox
The Underworld
L
Shari Lapena
Pace
Mark Lawson
Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award
Special Guest: James Patterson – Interviewer
Pace
Phoebe Locke
Author Dinner: Cooking Up a Murder
Gytha Lodge
New Blood
Winnie M Li
Author Dinner: Cooking Up a Murder
M
Stuart MacBride
Special Guest: MC Beaton in Conversation with Stuart McBride
Imran Mahmood
The Big Issues
David Mark
Creative Thursday – Get It Right First Time
Alex Marwood
Author Dinner: The Key Question
Anna Mazzola
Author Dinner: The Key Question
Val McDermid
Fun Lovin’ Crime Writers
New Blood
Late Night Quiz
Special Guest: Val McDermid in Conversation with Nicola Sturgeon
Author Dinner: Cooking Up a Murder
Brian McGilloway
Emerald Noir
Steph McGovern
Special Guest: Jed Mercurio – Interviewer
Mel McGrath
The Big Issues
Kate Medina
Author Dinner: The Key Question
Jed Mercurio
Special Guest: Jed Mercurio
Denise Mina
Special Guest: Jo Nesbo – Interviewer
The Big Issues
J.S. Monroe
Creative Thursday – Join the Creative Thursday Alumni
Pace
RN Morris
Author Dinner: The Key Question
N
Jo Nesbo
Special Guest: Jo Nesbo
Stuart Neville
A Class Act
Fun Lovin’ Crime Writers
Alex North
Blood, Guts & Gratuitous Violence
O
James Oswald
Author Dinner: The Key Question
P
Alan Parks
Author Dinner: Cooking Up a Murder
James Patterson
Special Guest: James Patterson
Ian Payne
The Underworld
R
Caro Ramsay
Author Dinner: Cooking Up a Murder
Ian Rankin
Special Guest: Harlan Coben in Conversation with Ian Rankin
Rod Reynolds
Author Dinner: The Key Question
Kate Rhodes
Creative Thursday – Just Bloody Write: Creating Chilling Characters
Author Dinner: Cooking Up a Murder
Craig Robertson
Author Dinner: The Key Question
Catherine Ryan Howard
Author Dinner: The Key Question
S
Robert Scragg
Author Dinner: The Key Question
Victoria Selman
Author Dinner: The Key Question
William Shaw
A Class Act
Mel Sherratt
Author Dinner: Cooking Up a Murder
Lilja Sigurdardottir
Author Dinner: The Key Question
Craig Sisterson
Antipodean Noir
Adam Southward
Author Dinner: Cooking Up a Murder
Jo Spain
Author Dinner: The Key Question
Nicola Sturgeon
Special Guest: Val McDermid in Conversation with Nicola Sturgeon
Henry Sutton
The Underworld
Peter Swanson
Author Dinner: Cooking Up a Murder
Vanda Symon
Antipodean Noir
T
Lesley Thomson
Creative Thursday – Join the Creative Thursday Alumni
Author Dinner: Cooking Up a Murder
Ruth Tross
Creative Thursday – Dragons’ Pen
Stuart Turton
Author Dinner: Cooking Up a Murder
V
Luca Veste
Fun Lovin’ Crime Writers
Author Dinner: The Key Question
W
Martyn Waites
The Big Issues
Author Dinner: Cooking Up a Murder
Ruth Ware
Author Dinner: Cooking up a Murder
Holly Watt
New Blood
Christian White
Antipodean Noir
Ben Willis
Dragons’ Pen
Tom Witcomb
Dragons’ Pen
Tom Wood
Author Dinner: Cooking up a Murder
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