CrimeFest Friday 10 May 2019
09:00 - 09:50
The Modern PI is discussed by:
Cara
Black the New York Times and USA Today bestselling
author of eighteen books in the Private Investigator Aimée Leduc series, which
is set in Paris. Cara has received multiple nominations for the Anthony and
Macavity Awards, a Washington Post Book of the Year citation,
the Médaille de la Ville de Paris—the Paris City Medal, which is awarded in
recognition of contribution to international culture. Murder on the Left
Bank her latest. www.carablack.com
Cara
Black the New York Times and USA Today bestselling
author of eighteen books in the Private Investigator Aimée Leduc series, which
is set in Paris. Cara has received multiple nominations for the Anthony and
Macavity Awards, a Washington Post Book of the Year citation,
the Médaille de la Ville de Paris—the Paris City Medal, which is awarded in
recognition of contribution to international culture. Murder on the Left
Bank her latest. www.carablack.com
Jeff Dowson who is a television writer, producer, director turned crime
novelist. Screen credits include arts and entertainment features, dramas and television films. Closing the Distance, Changing
the Odds, and Cloning the Hate,
feature Bristol private eye Jack Shepherd. The latest, Bending the Rules, is newly released. One Fight At A Time
opens a new series set in post-WWII Bristol, featuring American GI Ed Grover.
Jeff is a member of BAFTA and the Crime Writers Association.
www.jeffdowson.co.uk
Jeff Dowson who is a television writer, producer, director turned crime
novelist. Screen credits include arts and entertainment features, dramas and television films. Closing the Distance, Changing
the Odds, and Cloning the Hate,
feature Bristol private eye Jack Shepherd. The latest, Bending the Rules, is newly released. One Fight At A Time
opens a new series set in post-WWII Bristol, featuring American GI Ed Grover.
Jeff is a member of BAFTA and the Crime Writers Association.
www.jeffdowson.co.uk
Niki Mackay who studied
Performing Arts at the BRIT School, and it turned out she wasn’t very good at
acting but quite liked writing scripts. She holds a BA (Hons) in English
Literature and Drama and won a full scholarship for her MA in Journalism. Her
debut novel, I, Witness was released in April 2018. Her second
novel, The Lies We Tell, came out in March 2019.
www.nikimackay.com
Niki Mackay who studied
Performing Arts at the BRIT School, and it turned out she wasn’t very good at
acting but quite liked writing scripts. She holds a BA (Hons) in English
Literature and Drama and won a full scholarship for her MA in Journalism. Her
debut novel, I, Witness was released in April 2018. Her second
novel, The Lies We Tell, came out in March 2019. www.nikimackay.com
A Kind of Vanishing,
won the People’s Book Prize. The
Detective’s Daughter was Amazon UK’s longest running #1 in 2013 and knocked
J.K. Rowling (Robert Galbraith) to two. Lesley’s protagonist Stella Darnell is
‘one of the most original characters in British Crime Fiction’ (Sunday Times). The
Detective’s Daughter series has sold over 750K copies. The most recent, The Playground Murders, is out in
2019. Lesley is writing a standalone, The
Mermaid Murder.
www.lesleythomson.co.uk
A Kind of Vanishing,
won the People’s Book Prize. The
Detective’s Daughter was Amazon UK’s longest running #1 in 2013 and knocked
J.K. Rowling (Robert Galbraith) to two. Lesley’s protagonist Stella Darnell is
‘one of the most original characters in British Crime Fiction’ (Sunday Times). The
Detective’s Daughter series has sold over 750K copies. The most recent, The Playground Murders, is out in
2019. Lesley is writing a standalone, The
Mermaid Murder.
www.lesleythomson.co.uk
www.lesleythomson.co.uk
Cathy Ace is the participating moderator
and is known for her
traditional Cait Morgan Mysteries and the cosier WISE Enquiries Agency series.
Cathy’s most recent work is the psychological suspense novel The Wrong Boy,
which has achieved #1 bestseller status on Amazon. Welsh by birth and
upbringing, she now lives in Canada. A Bony Blithe Award winner (Agatha’s
Canadian cousin), she has also been shortlisted for an Arthur Ellis Award. www.cathyace.com
Cathy Ace is the participating moderator and is known for her traditional Cait Morgan Mysteries and the cosier WISE Enquiries Agency series. Cathy’s most recent work is the psychological suspense novel The Wrong Boy, which has achieved #1 bestseller status on Amazon. Welsh by birth and upbringing, she now lives in Canada. A Bony Blithe Award winner (Agatha’s Canadian cousin), she has also been shortlisted for an Arthur Ellis Award. www.cathyace.com
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