Friday, 10 May
14:50 - 15:40
The Panel are Liz Fielding, Felix Francis,
Alex Shaw, Alex Stone,
and the participating Moderator is Michael Stanley
(aka Stanley Trollip)
Liz Fielding
travelled extensively in Africa and the Middle East before finally coming to a
halt at her desk in West Sussex. She had written more than seventy romance
novels (selling more than 15 million books) and was honoured with the Romantic
Novelists’ Association Outstanding Achievement Award before turning to a life
of crime. Murder Under the Mistletoe, the latest book in her Maybridge
Murder Mystery series, was published by Joffe Books in November 2023.
Felix Francis
took over writing the ‘Dick Francis Novels’ from his father. He has recently
finished Syndicate, which will be published in September 2024. It
will be his eighteenth crime novel. Felix lives in Oxfordshire with his wife,
Debbie, and two dogs. A keen cricket supporter, he is a member of MCC and the
Lord’s Taverners, as well as of the Crime Writers Association, the
International Thriller Writers, the Detection Club and The Garrick. www.felixfrancis.com
Alex Shaw spent the
late 1990s in Ukraine, teaching and running his business before joining Siemens
to work across the former USSR, and the EMEA. An ITW and CWA member, his Aidan
Snow, Jack Tate and Sophie Racine thrillers
are published by HarperCollins and Luzifer Verlag. Total Blackout was
shortlisted for the 2021 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Award – Best Published
Novel. Alex and his family divide their time between homes in Ukraine, England
and Dubai.
www.alexwshaw.co.uk
Alex Stone
was an accountant from the West Midlands, who uprooted her life to pursue her
dream of living by the sea and becoming a writer. She is proof that if you
stick at it, anything is possible. Alex is now based in Dorset and is the
author of bestselling psychological thrillers, The Perfect Daughter, The
Other Girlfriend and The Good Patient. Her latest novel The Quiet Sister will
be out in 2024.
www.alexstoneauthor.com
Michael Stanley is
the pen-name for writing partnership Michael Sears and Stanley
Trollip. Their mystery series, featuring Detective Kubu,
is set in Botswana, a
fascinating country with magnificent conservation areas, varied peoples, and
intriguing backstories. They have won a Barry Award and have been finalists for
an Edgar, an ITW, and a CWA award. The latest book in the series is a prequel,
titled A Deadly Covenant. They also
wrote a thriller about rhino poaching, Dead
of Night, set in South Africa, featuring investigative journalist Crystal
Nguyen. Stanley also wrote a Crystal Nguyen thriller, Wolfman, set in Minnesota.
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