The 2025
festival to return to the Leonardo Royal Hotel, on
13th and 14th June,
and Fingerprint Awards on 12th June
Newly confirmed
authors also include
Adele Parks, Andrew Child, Clare Mackintosh, Louise
Minchin and Virdee creator AA Dhand
Fingerprint
Awards shortlists also announced with
Jennie Godfrey, Lisa Jewell, Stuart
Turton, Janice Hallett, Abir Mukherjee and Chris Whitaker
amongst those
nominated
Adele Parks,
Mark Billingham and Karin Slaughter
will be celebrating 25 years of writing
Michael
Connelly, Adele Parks, Vaseem Khan, Andrew Child, Steph McGovern, Louise
Minchin and AA Dhand
are amongst the authors today (27th March)
announced to
take part in Capital Crime,
London’s largest celebration of crime and thriller
writing,
which returns 12th-13th June.
They will be joining the previously
announced headliners
Linwood Barclay, Karin Slaughter, Richard Armitage,
Dorothy Koomson, Ruth Ware, Chris Chibnall, Lisa Jewell and Nick Harkaway,
for
conversations around moral dilemmas in crime fiction; contemporary spy
thrillers creating Golden Age stories in the modern era; and the appeal of
unlikeable characters.
Also announced
are the shortlists for the Fingerprint Awards, which allow crime and thriller
lovers to select the winner of five categories, including Crime Novel of the
Year; Thriller Novel of the Year; and Historical Crime Novel of the Year.
Shortlisted authors include Jennie Godfrey, debut author of #1 bestseller The
List of Suspicious Things; British Book Award Crime and Thriller winner and
previous Fingerprint winner Lisa Jewell; Janice Hallett, the bestselling author
of The Examiner; Abir Mukherjee for his critically acclaimed thriller Hunted,
written in a departure from his previous historical crime; and
Chris Whitaker,
author of the literary thriller sensation All the Colours of the Dark. The
winners will be announced on the evening of
Thursday 12th June in a ceremony at
the Leonardo Royal Hotel
hosted by broadcaster and writer Steph McGovern.
Capital Crime
co-founder and Goldsboro Books
managing director David Headley said:
‘I can’t believe
that this is our fifth festival. When we launched Capital Crime, our aim was to
create not just a festival but a community that celebrates the love of
storytelling. Some attendees have told us that Capital Crime is the highlight
of their year, a space where they can fully indulge their love of mystery and
thriller novels while connecting with others who share their enthusiasm. This
response and this passion drive us to continue innovating, ensuring that every
event delivers something unique and memorable for our audience – from quizzes
and panels, to world-famous authors like Linwood Barclay and Karin Slaughter
and exciting emerging talent.’
The panels and
events begin on
Friday 13th June
with Chris Carter, Erin E. Adams, Jessie
Elland and Andrea Carter speaking about social injustice in horror and high
concept thrillers; and experts turned novelists Duncan Harding, Graham
Bartlett, Nicola Williams and Ruth Mancini discussing drawing on their fields
in fiction. Friday will also see Belinda Bauer, Charlotte Philby, Charlotte
Vassell and Holly Watt exploring our fascination with wealthy people doing
horrible things; a celebration of Australian crime with Chris Hammer, Hayley
Scrivenor, Kate Kemp and Craig Sisterson; and a panel of exciting new
translated fiction with
Jon Atli Jonasson, Lex Noteboom, Johana Gustawsson,
Thomas Enger and Quentin Bates.
The day will
close with panels on modern spy fiction with
Ava Glass, Charles Cumming, Nick
Harkaway and Vaseem Khan; criminal minds through history, from Nero to Dr
Crippen with Conn Iggulden, Kate Williams and Hallie Rubenhold; and
multi-million international bestsellers Linwood Barclay and Andrew Child,
speaking about writing thrillers that keep you awake with Nadine Matheson.
The
final event of the day is the festival’s regular highlight
Crime Quiz, hosted
by AJ West.
On Saturday 14th
June,
crime fiction fans will have the chance to see international bestsellers Adele
Parks, Mark Billingham and Karin Slaughter celebrating 25 years of writing; as
well as Richard Armitage, Lisa Jewell and Steph McGovern discussing the appeal
of unlikeable characters and Harry Bosch creator Michael Connelly interviewed
by award-winning thriller writer M.W. Craven.
Other panel highlights from the day include a debut panel made up of Ram Murali, Kelly Mullen, Jeremy Vine and Rob Rinder discussing their Agatha Christie-inspirations for the Knives Out era; Suk Pannu, Rev Richard Coles, Blake Mara and Tim Sullivan will speak about creating communities in their novels; and international bestsellers Ruth Ware and Dorothy Koomson will explore how psychological thrillers are the perfect vehicle for examining the human mind with Anna Sharpe.
There will be also be exciting public events throughout the festival, including an industry talk and Q&A hosted by Sphere, a networking event for authors and publishers and a launch party for Beth Lewis’ new historical epic The Rush.
Now in its fifth
year, Capital Crime is proud to be a part of and contributor to the vibrant
culture scene with the city, and has quickly established itself as one of the
biggest festivals in the UK, with a reputation for originality, innovation, and
a focus on creating an incredible reader experience with creatively curated and
inclusive panels. Co-founded by Goldsboro Books MD David Headley, it has
welcomed readers from around the country to see British authors such as Robert
Harris, Anthony Horowitz and Paula Hawkins appearing alongside international
talent including Icelandic Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir and US
bestsellers
Jeffrey Deaver and Chris Carter.
Headley and his team at Goldsboro Books have helped launch the careers of so many authors since it opened almost 25 years ago, by uniting incredible writing with their loyal, ever-growing community of passionate readers. Renowned for their thoughtful and impactful new initiatives to engage communities of readers, Capital Crime is a brilliant extension of this vision with an outstanding programme of over 40 entertaining, accessible events that explore all corners of the genre, and the opportunity to meet your literary heroes.
The full programme can be found here from 10am today (Thursday 27th March):
https://www.capitalcrime.org/schedule
The Fingerprint Award Shortlists are:
1. Crime AudioBook of the Year
Holmes, Margaret
and Poe by James Patterson
Close to Death
by Anthony Horowitz
The Dream Home
by TM Logan
The List of
Suspicious Things by Jennie Godfrey
The Wrong Sister
by Claire Douglas
2. True Crime
Book of the Year
The Siege by Ben
Macintyre
The Murder of
Judith Roberts: The Mark Of Peter Sutcliffe by Chris Clark & Tanita
Matthews
Getting Away
With Murder by Lynda La Plante
The Peepshow by
Kate Summerscale
The Umbrella
Murder by Ulrik Skotte
3. Debut Crime
Book of the Year
The List of
Suspicious Things by Jennie Godfrey
Knife Skills for
Beginners by Orlando Murrin
Deadly Animals
by Marie Tierney
Isolation Island
by Louise Minchin
Five By Five by
Claire Wilson
4. Historical
Crime Book of the Year
Holmes and
Moriarty by Gareth Rubin
House of Shades
by Lianne Dillsworth
The Burial Plot
by Elizabeth Macneal
City Of
Destruction by Vaseem Khan
White City by
Dominic Nolan
5. Genre-Busting
Crime Book of the Year
Blood Like Mine
by Stuart Neville
Breaking the
Dark by Lisa Jewell
The Last Murder
at the End of the World by Stuart Turton
The Examiner by
Janice Hallett
The Gathering by
CJ Tudor
6.
Thriller Book of the Year
One Perfect
Couple by Ruth Ware
A Violent Heart
by David Fennell
The Woman on the
Ledge by Ruth Mancini
Hunted by Abir
Mukherjee
The Missing
Family by Tim Weaver
7. Overall Best
Crime Book of the Year
Murder on Lake
Garda by Tom Hindle
All The Colours
of The Dark by Chris Whitaker
Midnight and
Blue by Ian Rankin
The Mercy Chair
by MW Craven
Nightwatching by
Tracey Sierra
8. Publisher of
the Year for best crime campaign
Simon &
Schuster UK for One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware -
(marketing) Rich Vlietstra
and Gen Barratt; (publicity) Sabah Khan
Orion for All
the Colours of the Dark by Chris Whitaker
HQ for Our
Holiday by Louise Candlish
PRH Transworld
for Someone in the Attic by Andrea Mara
PRH Cornerstone for The List of Suspicious Things by Jennie Godfrey
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