Events
Since the launch of Knife Skills For Beginners I’ve travelled from Cornwall to Scotland, meeting readers, signing books and appearing at literary festivals (see picture gallery at the bottom of this page). The highlight of 2024 was being shortlisted for the McDermid Debut Award at the world’s biggest and most prestigious crime writing festival, held in July at Harrogate.
I’m also a seasoned cookery demonstrator, and ambassador for the Dartmouth Food Festival.
If you have an event or book club and would like to invite me along, either in person or virtually, don’t be shy – I would consider it an honour. I’ve prepared some ideas and resources for book clubs which you’ll find here for ideas and resources (spoiler alert).
Below is a list of upcoming appearances and happenings.
Find me in the following places...
Yorkshire
Theakstons Old Peculier Criming Writing Festival, Harrogate
Thursday 18th-Sunday 21st July
Devon
Murder at Manna, Manna from Devon Cooking School, Kingswear
Sunday 4th August, 12.30pm
Stirling
Devon
Devon
Germany
Launch of Mit Scharfer Klinge (Knife Skills For Beginners)
Tuesday 1 October
Wiltshire
Dorset
Devon
Somerset
Yeovil Literary Festival
Sunday 27th October, 12 noon
Details to follow
Devon
How To Make A Killing From Crime, Exeter Library, with Jane Corry, Stephanie Austin and Tina Orr-Munro
Thursday 7th November, 6:30pm
Devon
Essex
Winter Soirée, Red Lion Books, 125 High St, Colchester (with C L Miller)
Thursday 5th December, 6.30pm
Middlesex
Coffee and Crime Christmas Special, Manor Farm Library, Ruislip
Friday 6th December, 2.30pm
Find out more
United States
Launch of Knife Skills For Beginners, US edition
Tuesday 24th December
UK
Launch of Knife Skills For Beginners, paperback edition
Thursday 2nd January
UK
Launch of Murder Below Deck, a new adventure for chef Paul Delamare
Thursday 6th March 2025
Shropshire
The Hurst (Arvon Foundation) - 'The Lighter Side of Crime Fiction',
residential course with Emylia Hall
Monday 17th - Sunday 22nd March 2025
