Friday 10 May
13:30 - 14.20
The Panel are Heather Critchlow, James Delargy,
Mary Grand, Leixie Eliott
and the participating Moderator is Sarah Ward,
Heather Critchlow
is a crime writer and business journalist. Her debut novel Unsolved
was published in May 2023 by Canelo and was shortlisted for the Bloody Scotland
Debut Prize. Unburied, the second book in the Cal Lovett series,
was published in January 2024, and the third is out later in the year.
Heather’s short stories are featured in the Afraid of the Light anthologies
of fiction written by crime writers.
www.heathercritchlow.com
James Delargy
was born and raised in Ireland and lived in South Africa, Australia and
Scotland before ending up in England. He incorporates this diverse knowledge of
towns, landscapes and cultures into his writing. His first novel, 55, was
published in 2019 and sold to over twenty territories. It was followed in 2021
by the standalone thriller Vanished. His third book, Into the
Flames, set during a bushfire In NSW, will be published in Summer
2024. www.jamesdelargy.com
Mary Grand is the
author of eight novels. Her first crime novel The House Party, an Amazon
best seller, was followed by more two stand-alones. Her most recent
books Death At Castle Cove and Death At St Jude’s started a
series, The Isle of Wight Killings, featuring amateur detective Susan
Flynn. Her crime books are all murder mysteries in the classic whodunnit style
and are published by Boldwood Books.
www.marygrand.net
Lexie Elliott
is the London-based Scottish author of Bright and Deadly Things,
Richard & Judy Book Club pick How To Kill Your Best Friend, The
Missing Years and The French Girl. When not writing, Lexie
is often running or swimming whilst thinking about writing. In 2007 she swam
the English Channel solo. She won't be doing that again. In 2015 she ran 100km,
raising money for Alzheimer Scotland. She won't be doing that again either.
www.lexieelliott.com
Sarah Ward is a crime novelist who writes
gothic historical thrillers as Rhiannon Ward. The Birthday Girl,
the first book in her new Welsh based series, was published in 2023 and
described in the FT as 'channelling Christie-esque tropes' and was followed by The
Sixth Lie. She has also written Doctor Who audio dramas. Sarah is
Vice-Chair of the Crime Writers Association and Treasurer of Crime Cymru, the
Welsh crime writing collective.
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