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...
Devon
Pavilions, Teignmouth - Launch of The Red Shore by William Shaw
Wednesday 2nd July, 6.30pm
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Devon
Launch of Exeter Novel Prize by Word Kitchen at Exeter Library
Wednesday 16th July 6.0pm
Yorkshire
Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, Harrogate
Thursday 17th - Sunday 20th July
Warwickshire
Devon
Appledore Festival, with Jane Casey and William Shaw
Sunday 14th September, 3.15pm
Details to follow
Devon
Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival, with Jane Corry, Felicity Cloake, Janice Hallett
Wednesday 17th - Sunday 21st September
Details to follow
Devon
Dartmouth Book Festival
Saturday 20th September
Details to follow
Somerset
Visit to Queen's College, Taunton
Thursday 9th September
Devon
Dartmouth Food Festival, with Felicity Cloake
Saturday 24th October
Details to follow
Somerset
Three Faces of Crime (with Tina Orr Munro and Diane Jeffrey) at Yeovil Literary Festival
Sunday 26th October
Details to follow
Devon
Crime at the Coast, Torquay Museum
Sunday 9th November
Details to follow
United States
Launch of May Contain Murder (US edition of Murder Below Deck)
Tuesday 16th December
Devon
Ivybridge Bookshop
Tuesday 5th February 2026
Details to follow
