Bestselling author Ann Cleeves to visit Southwold

By James Powell | 14 August, 2025

Multi-million copy bestselling author Ann Cleeves will be visiting Southwold Arts Centre on 16 October to talk about her crime novels, including her latest book The Killing Stones.

Tickets are £25 including a signed copy of The Killing Stones. Additional talk-only tickets can be bought for £10 with every full price ticket bought. Book your tickets by calling Southwold Library on 01502 442817 or book online on book online on TicketSource.

Cleeves is the author behind the TV shows Shetland, Vera and The Long Call. Her first novel, Raven Black, won the Crime Writers’ Association Gold Dagger for best crime novel, and Ann was awarded the CWA Diamond Dagger in 2017. She was awarded the OBE in 2022 for services to reading and libraries.

Her novel The Raging Storm was the fourth most borrowed adult book from Suffolk Community Libraries in 2024.

Charlotte Clark, Manager at Southwold Library, said:

“We were delighted when Ann Cleeves was able to join us in 2022 for an author event and we thought it was a once in a lifetime opportunity for us – but it turns out we have been lucky enough for a repeat visit from Ann this year! We look forward to hearing all about her new work and what the last few years have been like professionally for Ann, and for her well-loved characters.”

About The Killing Stones:

When a violent storm descends upon Orkney, the body of Archie Stout is left in its wake. An unusual murder weapon, a Neolithic stone bearing ancient inscriptions, is found discarded nearby. Archie was a popular, larger-than-life character, and his death is a shocking blow to the community.

Detective Jimmy Perez, no stranger to the complexity of human nature and the darkness it can harbour, is soon on the scene. He counted Archie as a childhood friend, so this case is more personal than most. Now living in Orkney with his partner, Willow, and their son, Perez is soon drawn into the lives of the islanders, many of whom hold secrets. Dark secrets, which could have led to the man’s murder.

Here, in these ancient lands where history runs deep, Perez must discern the truth from legend before a desperate killer strikes again.