Fun Times at CrimeFest by Caroline England

 

 Keeping them close: How well do you know your friends?
is discussed by Chris Curran, Lauren North, B A Paris, Alex Stone and
Caroline England.

After the excesses of Saturday night at the CrimeFest pre-dinner drinks reception, the Gala Awards dinner and Eurovision Song Contest final, who would have thought a Sunday morning panel would have such a fabulous line up of authors and a veritable full house of avid crime fiction fans.
 

The ‘Tight Knit: Where Everyone Knows Your Business’
panel certainly did.

With Barry Forshaw reassuringly at the controls, the audience travelled from quaint villages in the Welch countryside to East Neuk in Fife, from (a fictional) Coleraine in Northern Ireland to the challenging wilds of Western Sweden.

 We hung onto every word as Cathy Ace, Tana Collins, Will Dean and Chris McDonald eloquently and humorously discussed their fascinating novels and why digging up secrets and crime in small town settings is so fascinating to both them and the reader.

Apart from being determined to buy each and every one of their books, what did I learn from this compelling conversation? That Coleraine is true to its name (cold and rainy); that chasing your ex to win them back can be somewhat problematic; that the best place to spy on a cult is aboard a cruise ship; and that Tuva Moodyson would not be impressed at being called middle-aged!

Caroline England was born in Yorkshire. She studied Law at the University of Manchester and stayed over the border. She writes multi-layered, dark and edgy ‘domestic suspense’ stories that delve into complicated relationships, secrets and the moral grey area. Her debut novel, Beneath the Skin, was published by Avon HarperCollins in October 2017, followed by My Husband's Lies, Betray Her and Truth Games, and The Sinner, published in June 2022.  Under the name CE Rose she has also penned four gothic-tinged psychological thrillers the most recent is The Attic at Wilton Place, published March 2023.  Drawing on her days as a divorce and professional indemnity lawyer, she loves to create ordinary, relatable characters who get caught up in extraordinary situations, pressures, dilemmas or crime.

www.carolineenglandauthor.co.uk