15 – 17 September 2023

STIRLING, SCOTLAND. Panellist at Bloody Scotland, 2023, with Sig Abell and Katherine Faulkner, discussing “NOTHING’S AS IT SEEMS”.

15 – 18 June 2023

MAREEL, SHETLAND. Panellist at Shetland Noir, 2023, with Shari Lapeña and Louise Mangos, moderated by Lisa Di Nicolits, discussing “WHEN YOU DON’T KNOW WHO TO TRUST”.

11 – 14 May 2023

BRISTOL. Panellist at Crimefest 2023 with Elly Griffiths, M.J. Lee, and C.L. Taylor discussing “THE ONES YOU LEAST EXPECT: KEEPING THE READER GUESSING”.

15 October 2022

GUILDFORD. Panellist with Harriet Tyce at Guildford Book Festival Readers’ Day.

29 September – 01 October 2022

BATTERSEA PARK, LONDON. Panellist at the Modern Grandes Dames of Mystery panel at Capital Crime Festival 2022 with Jane Casey, Catherine Ryan Howard, and Gytha Lodge, with participating moderator Shari Lapena.

25 June – 27 June 2022

ST MAUR, FRANCE. St Maur en Poche International Book Fair.

31 October – 02 November 2019

SHARJAH. Sharjah International Book Fair 2019.

22 September – 26 September 2019

CANADA, TORONTO & UXBRIDGE, ONTARIO. 24 September: The Jam Factory, Toronto, author event with Tarryn Fisher, moderated by Shari Lapena.  26 September: Blue Heron Books & Authors event as part of the Uxbridge Celebration of the Arts at Uxbridge Music Hall.

24 July 2019

GRIFFIN BOOKS, PENARTH.  In conversation with Shari Lapena, and book signing.

11-13 July 2019

THRILLERFEST, GRAND HYATT, NEW YORK.  Panellist for “PLANES, TRAINS OR SURFBOARDS?  Keeping the pace moving.”, Saturday 13 July at 3.20pm.  Book signing on Saturday 13 July at 5.10pm.

27 June 2019

HENLEAZE LIBRARY, BRISTOL. The Nanny book launch.

15-16 June 2019

SAINT-MAUR, FRANCE. Saint-Maur en Poche book fair.

09 May 2019

BRISTOL. Crimefest presents a panel discussion: Nobody Would Believe It If You Wrote It: Fake News, Post-Truth And Changing Worlds, with Fiona Erskine, William Shaw and Jeffrey Siger.

22-24 June 2018

SAINT-MAUR, FRANCE. Saint-Maur en Poche book fair.

26 October 2017

CALGARY. Killer Crime Club presents a discussion of ODD CHILD OUT and all things crime writing related at 7pm at Chapters Macleod Trail, Calgary with Rene Denfield and Mel McGrath.

25 October 2017

TORONTO. Killer Crime Club presents a discussion of ODD CHILD OUT and all things crime writing related at 7pm at Toronto Reference Library (Bram & Bluma Appel Salon) with Rene Denfield and Mel McGrath.

18 September 2017

BRISTOL. The Square Club, 15 Berkeley Square at 7.30pm. Special guest at Novel Nights discussing how to write a page turner.

30 January 2017

BARCELONA. Panellist with Sophie Hannah in “Dames of British crime writing”, moderated by Isabella Petith, British Council, at BCNegra, Barcelona.

09 July 2016

NEW YORK. Panelist with Shari Lapeña, Lawrence Light, Jeff Miller, Christine Carbo & Susan Alice Pickford discussing “BROKEN HEART, BETRAYAL OR REVENGE? Crushing Your Character’s Emotions” with Panel Master Gayle Lynds at ThrillerFest XI, Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York.

27 April 2016

NEW YORK. 2016 Edgar Week Symposium panel discussion, Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York, with Susanna Calkins, Glen Erik Hamilton and Lori Roy, moderated by Brendan Dubois: A Dram of Poison.  Talking about the importance of research, when it’s okay to just make stuff up (if ever), and helpful hints on where to start looking.

17 November 2015

SWINDON. ‘Mini Lit’ festival at Swindon New College with Jasper Fforde, Mimi Thebo, Nicola Davies, and Harry Partridge.

16 September 2015

BRISTOL. Launch of Burnt Paper Sky at Bristol Grammar School, 6pm.

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27 August 2015

UK publication date for Burnt Paper Sky paperback.

25 August 2015

Swedish hardback publication date.

20 June 2015

HILLINGDON. ‘Dazzling debuts’ panel at Hillingdon Libraries’ Summer Social with MJ McGrath, Gill Hornby, Laura Barnett and Fionnaula Kearney.