Friday, 16 May 2025
10:10 - 11:00
The Panel are James Delargy, Paul Finch,
Mary Grand, Sarah Ward,
and the participating Moderator is Emma Styles.
James Delargy was
born and raised in Ireland but has called South Africa, Australia, Scotland,
and now England his home. His thrillers, Vanished and 55,
set in Western Australia, were published in 2021 and 2019 respectively by Simon
& Schuster and various publishers internationally. Into the Flames,
his latest, a thriller set to the backdrop of a devasting bushfire approaching
a small town was published in July 2024.
Paul Finch is a former cop turned best-selling thriller
writer. He cut his literary teeth penning episodes of the TV drama, The Bill.
However, he is best known for his crime novels, specifically the Heckenburg
police-actioners, of which there are eight. Of the three Clayburn procedurals, Strangers
made the Sunday Times Top 10. Paul is currently with Thomas &
Mercer. He lives in Lancashire with his wife, Cathy.
Mary Grand is the
author of nine novels. She moved to crime with The House
Party and two more
stand-alones. Mary then commenced a series featuring
amateur detective Susan Flynn with The Isle of Wight Killings. The latest
book in the series, A Christmas Murder, was a number one best seller on
Amazon. Mary’s crime books are all murder mysteries in the classic
whodunnit style and are published by Boldwood Books.
marygrand.net
Sarah Ward is the author of ten crime novels. A Patient
Fury, was the Observer book of the month and The Quickening a
Radio Times book of the year. She is currently writing two series – one
set in New England and the other in West Wales where she lives. She has also
written Doctor Who audio dramas. Sarah is former Vice-Chair of the Crime
Writers Association and now helps organise Gŵyl Crime Cymru
Festival. crimepieces.com
Emma Styles writes Australian noir about young women
taking on the patriarchy. She grew up in Western Australia and lives in London.
Emma’s debut thriller No Country for Girls, described as ‘Thelma
& Louise meets The Tourist’, won the 2023 Wilbur Smith
Adventure Writing Prize, was a New Blood pick at Theakston’s Crime and was
shortlisted for the CWA John Creasey Dagger. Her next book, serial killer
thriller The Shark, is out in March 2026.
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