Headline: Author talk at Kensington Central Library: Sister Sleuths
Come along to this talk in which three authors discuss personal, political and psychological themes in their books.
Event details
Free
Is 2023 the year of the female detective? How do you solve a murder while organizing childcare?
Why do women write crime fiction? What won't readers believe?
Three female crime fiction writers with female sleuths discuss this and more in the friendly surroundings of Kensington Central Library.
About the speakers
Before turning to crime, Alice Castle worked as a newspaper journalist for The Daily Express, The Times and The Daily Telegraph. Her first book, Hot Chocolate, set in Brussels and London, was a European hit and sold out in two weeks. All of her Beth Haldane murder mystery series are now published by Bookouture.
Anne Coates: Telling stories is Anne’s first love and for most of her working life in publishing, she has had a foot in both camps as a writer and an editor, moving from book publishing to magazines and then freelancing in both. Having edited both fiction and narrative non-fiction, she has also had short stories published in a variety of magazines including Bella and Candis and is the author of seven non-fiction books. Her Hannah Weybridge series comprises: Dancers in the Wind; Death's Silent Judgement; Songs of Innocents, Perdition's Child, Stage Call. Find her on twitter @Anne_Coates1
Julie Anderson is a writer and author who was formerly a senior civil servant, working for various departments and agencies, including the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. She writes Whitehall thrillers featuring investigator Cassandra Fortune, Plague, Oracle and the third, Opera, which was long listed for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger 2023. Julie is Chair of Trustees of the annual Clapham Book Festival. She lives in London. You can find her on twitter: @jjulieanderson/twitter
We look forward to welcoming you at the library.