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 Book Festival
Interviewing Jane Casey and William Shaw,
Sunday 14th September, 3.15pm
Interviewing Paula Hawkins,
Friday 19th September 12.30pm
Devon
Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival,
Wednesday 17th-Sunday 21st September
Interviewing Jane Corry, Thursday 18th 10am
Interviewing Felicity Cloake, Thursday 4pm
Event with Janice Hallett, Jennie Godfrey, Saturday 12 noon
Devon
Dartmouth Book Festival
Saturday 20th September
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Somerset
Visit to Queen's College, Taunton
Thursday 9th October
Devon
Dartmouth Food Festival, including interview with Felicity Cloake and demonstration, Saturday 24 October, 10am onwards
Somerset
Yeovil Literary Festival
Interviewing Felicity Cloake, Friday 24 October 4pm
Three Faces of Crime (with Diane Jeffrey, Tina Orr Munro)
Sunday 26th October 4.0pm
Devon
Crime at the Coast, Torquay Museum
Sunday 9th November
Details to follow
Devon
Exeter Waterstones, Wednesday 19 November, 7pm
Interviewing Ross Montgomery, author of The Murder At World’s End
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
UK
Launch of Murder Below Deck, paperback edition
May 2026
