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The evidence is in and we're guilty of bringing you some
terrific crime writers
Saturday 27 March 1pm online 
Saima
Mir: The Khan
with AA
Dhand
The
award-winning journalist (BBC, Guardian) Saima Mir talks about her
gritty debut thriller The
Khan, set among the British Pakistani community in a
northern city.
It features
an unforgettable female protagonist – a London barrister, who is
drawn back into her father’s gangland world, when he’s found
murdered. Saima Mir was born in Bradford and worked as young
journalist there, an experience that has informed her exciting debut,
with its themes of family loyalty, gang warfare and
retribution. The
Khan has been optioned by BBC Studios.
Saima
Mir will be interviewed by AA Dhand, the Bradford-based author
of the Harry Virdee crime fiction series, latest title One Way Out.
FREE EVENT - BOOK HERE
Saturday 27
March at 7pm online
Peter Robinson: DI Banks
The
Yorkshire-born author talks to David Barnett about his career as a
number one bestselling crime writer, including his latest
novel, Not Dark Yet, the 27th title in the DI Alan
Banks series.
Peter
Robinson’s first novel, Gallows View (1987),
introduced Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks, starting a
bestselling series of 27 books to date. He has also written many
short stories. His work has been nominated for and won many awards
and in 2002, Robinson was awarded the “Dagger in the Library” by the
Crime Writers Association (CWA). The DCI Banks TV
series starring Stephen Tompkinson ran on ITV from 2011 to 2017.
Robinson now divides his time between Toronto and Richmond, North
Yorkshire.
TICKETS £5 - BOOK HERE
Sunday
28 March at 4pm online
Alexander McCall Smith
One of the
world’s most prolific and best-loved authors joins us to chat about
his highly successful The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective
Agency series, his latest comic novel, Your Inner
Hedgehog and new poetry collection In a Time of Distance. Yvette
Huddleston is the interviewer.
A former
professor of Medical Law, ‘Sandy’ has written more than 100 books,
including The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series,
which has sold 20+ million copies in the English language alone.
Other titles include the 44 Scotland Street, Isabel Dalhousie, von
Igelfeld, Courdroy Mansion and Ulf Varg series.
Plus various standalone novels, non-fiction, short story collections
and children’s books. His work has been translated into 46 languages
and has topped the bestseller lists worldwide.
TICKETS £10 - BOOK HERE
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