For folk in the Northumberland area, I’m running a murder mystery evening at the Little Felton Book Festival tonight! There’ll be a chance to exercise those little grey cells and figure out whodunnit in a mystery written especially for the festival, and then a Q&A with me about my writing process. I’ll also be reading from my new book, The Penford Manor Murders! There’s a bar on site too. Tickets only £10 and profits go to the local Felton school. Period dress optional!

As an author I travel to a lot of festivals and events in far-flung places. So it’s always a treat to have a crime festival right on my doorstep! And not just any festival, but one of the best in the country. I was delighted this year to appear on the Cosy Crime & Golden Age panel at Newcastle Noir’s 10th anniversary at Newcastle City Library. With me were Golden Age mystery novelist Tom Mead (the Spector Locked-Room Mysteries) and contemporary cosy writer Antony Johnston (the Dogsitter Detective). We were interviewed by the fabulous Kitty Murphy, who writes the Dublin Drag Mysteries. Thanks to the incredible Jacky Collins (aka Dr Noir) for running the whole show, warmly and professionally. May there be many more!

You can read the results of the survey on the Cross Examining Crime website.