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5-6pm 24th June West Hampstead Library
I’m delighted that I’ve been invited to speak for National Crime Reading Month on Tuesday 24 June. If you’re in or near North London at 5pm that day it would be great to see you and talk about crime – and how I got into it.
Free Entry | Book Signing + Meet the Author
Tuesday 24 June 2025 | 5pm-6pm
West Hampstead Library
Dennington Park Road, London, NW6 1AU
Political and Psychological Thrillers
★★★★★ Compelling, fast-paced
Kathryn Riley
Room 15
Bestselling psychological mystery thriller.
★★★★★ ‘Utterly gripping, darkly realistic and endlessly entertaining,’
Liz Barnsley, Latest Reads
The Breaking of Liam Glass – Satirical thriller, award-nominated, #1 Amazon Mass Media and Hot New Releases – Satire.
Screenwriting Books
★★★★★ ‘The hitchhiker’s guide to the journey of writing success for the screen. A must-have, go-to and screenwriting bible.’
Jean Collingwood
Teach Yourself: Complete Screenwriting Course takes you through the whole process, from the first idea to selling the finished script.
★★★★★ ‘One of the best purchases I’ve made.’
Amazon review
Jaws in Space – a clear-sighted view of how pitching works in the industry and a series of very practical techniques for developing a gripping and convincing pitch.
★★★★★ ‘So so funny, I got it for someone else but read it first‘ – Amazon Review
Confused by what cops say on TV shows or what you read in crime novels and true stories? This little gift book will inform, entertain and make an ideal present for the crime-lover in your life (especially if that’s you).
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