Contact: Heffers Bookshop, 20 Trinity Street, Cambridge or by contacting Richard Reynolds - 01223 568532 or email

Attending authors: Kate Charles, Deborah Crombie, Priscilla Masters, Caro Peacock, Anne Perry, Phil Rickman, Andrew Taylor, Marcia Talley and Rebecca Tope. Tickets £5 to include a glass of wine. Only 100 tickets available from Castle bookshop, 5 Castle Street, Ludlow. Tel 01584 872562 or email

Literary Festivals

This is just a sample of the many festivals going on. A fuller list can be found on the British Council Arts Group website.

Althorp Literary Festival

Bath Literature Festival

Beverley Literature Festival

Cheltenham Literature Festival - 10-19 October 2008.

CrimeFest - 14-17 May 2009. Guests in 2009 include Simon Brett and Meg Gardiner.

Edinburgh International Book Festival - 9-25 August 2008.

Essex Book Festival

Harrogate Crime Writing Festival - 23-26 July 2009.

Hay Festival

Lincoln Book Festival

TCM Crime Scene (London) - 26-29 September 2008.

Melrose Book Festival

The Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival

St Hilda's Crime and Mystery Weekend in Oxford - 15-17 August 2008, Conference Theme is 'Past & Present'. Email Eileen Roberts @ St Hilda's college for more information.

Reading Festival of Crime Writing - 12-14 September 2008.

Stratford-upon-Avon Literary Festival - 30th April - 24th May 2009 (provisional dates).

ThrillerFest 2008 - 8-11 July 2009, New York.


Crime/Mystery Plays

London

The Mousetrap now in its 50+ year.

UK

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie is touring the UK from Jan - June 2008 and also in September.

Sleuth by Anthony Schaffer, starring Simon MacCorkindale and Michael Praed is touring the UK in January - July 2008.

Radio Drama

Programmes can be listened to from the archives for seven days after the original airdate.

Radio 3 Drama

Radio 4 Arts & Drama

BBC 7 Crime and Thrillers

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