Special Guests: LJ Ross & Jane Harper

Online sales are now closed but tickets may be available onsite at the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival. Our onsite Box Office at the Old Swan Hotel will be open from approximately 3pm on Thursday 23 July.

Meet two natural storytellers with a gift for using remote and atmospheric locations – Northumberland and smalltown Australia – to spin beguiling stories of murder and mystery.

LJ Ross’ phenomenal career began with a self-published novel which sold 25 copies on day one; now, 30 Amazon number ones and eleven years later, Louise has sold over 12 million books. In Berwick, the latest in her much-loved DCI Ryan series, the detective must prove his wife innocent of murder. Manchester-born Jane Harper has become the undisputed queen of rural Australian noir with a string of highly acclaimed novels. The Dry was an international smash and was adapted into a major film, as was Force of Nature. The Survivors also reached Netflix’s global top ten list in 2025. Interviewed by journalist Gaby Huddart.

Included in a Weekend and Saturday Rover Ticket.

Kindly sponsored by T&R Theakston.