Sunday 15 May 2022
10:40 - 11:30
The Panel are: Cathy Ace, Andrew Child, Peter Guttridge,
Caro Ramsey,
and the participating Moderator is Kate Ellis
Cathy Ace was born and raised in
Swansea, South Wales. With a successful career in marketing having given her
the chance to write training courses and textbooks, Cathy has now finally
turned her attention to her real passion: crime fiction. Her short stories have
appeared in multiple anthologies. Two of her works, Dear George and Domestic
Violence, have also been produced by Jarvis & Ayres Productions as
‘Afternoon Reading’ broadcasts for BBC Radio 4. Cathy now writes two series of
traditional mysteries: The Cait Morgan Mysteries (TouchWood Editions) and The
WISE Enquiries Agency Mysteries (Severn House Publishers). Her latest book is The Corpse with the Turquoise Toes, published 2
April 2022.
Andrew Child was born in Birmingham, England. He
graduated from the University of Sheffield, ran an independent
theatre company, then worked in the telecommunications industry for
fifteen years before establishing himself as a critically acclaimed
author. He published nine novels under his own name then – writing as Andrew
Child – began a collaboration with his brother Lee to continue the
internationally-bestselling Jack Reacher series. He is married to novelist
Tasha Alexander and lives in Wyoming, USA.
Most recent book, Better
Off Dead.
www.andrewgrantbooks.com
Peter Guttridge writes novels and other fiction.
For twelve years he was the Observer’s crime
fiction critic.
He is the inquisitor for
the CrimeFest pub quiz.
He thinks the
questions are too easy; others disagree.
The latest in his Brighton series (which began as a trilogy with City of
Dreadful Night) is
Butcher’s Wood.
The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of/On, his
collection of short stories (some award-winning) is out now.
He lives in Sussex on the edge of the South
Downs National Park.
www.peterguttridge.com
Caro Ramsay was born in Govan, Glasgow. She started writing her
first book, Absolution, during a long spell in hospital. The
Anderson & Costello series now runs into 13 books and there is a standalone
The Cursed Girls. Snapdragon will be published in December 2022.With
Douglas Skelton and Michael Malone, Caro Ramsay is part of the Crime Writers
Amalgamated Players. she was the youngest person ever to graduate from the
British School of Osteopathy in London. In her spare time, she still works as
an osteopath.
www.caroramsay.com

Kate Ellis was born in Liverpool and she studied drama in Manchester. She
worked in teaching, marketing and accountancy before first enjoying writing
success as a winner of the North-West Playwrights competition. Crime and
mystery stories have always fascinated her, as have medieval history and
archaeology which she likes to incorporate in her books. Kate's novels feature
archaeology graduate Detective Sergeant Wesley Peterson who fights crime in
South Devon. Each story combines an intriguing contemporary murder
mystery with a parallel historical case. She has also written five books in the
spooky Joe Plantagenet series set up in North Yorkshire as well as many short
stories for crime fiction anthologies and magazines. Kate was elected a member
of The Detection Club in 2014. She is a member of the Crime Writers Association,
Murder Squad, and Mystery People. She is married with two grown up sons and she
lives in North Cheshire, England, with her husband. Her most recent series is
set post WW1. Her most recent book is The Stone Chamber.
www.kateellis.co.uk
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