Meet the Author

Screenwriter, director and crime fiction writer Tim Sullivan talks to us about his latest DS George Cross thriller ‘The Teacher’ and his upcoming appearance at this year’s Skulduggery in Stowmarket crime fiction festival.

Thriller novelist and criminal barrister Imran Mahmood talks to us about his upcoming book Finding Sophie and how he spent almost every evening in his ‘oasis’ of a local library whilst studying for his school exams.

Award-winning journalist and author Sophie Elmhirst talks to us about her debut book ‘Maurice and Maralyn’ and the true story behind the book about a couple who were stranded in a dinghy for nearly four months.

Author C.L. Miller talks to us about her debut crime novel ‘The Antique Hunter’s Guide to Murder’ and her upcoming author event at Thurston Library in March.

Sunday Times bestselling author Heidi Perks talks to us about her latest thriller ‘The Last Resort’ and her overnight success after her debut novel ‘Now You See Her’ became a Richard & Judy pick.

Author and lecturer Sairish Hussain talks to us about her latest novel ‘Hidden Fires’ and how her debut novel ‘The Family Tree’ broke through dehumanising and stereotypical portrayals of British Muslim families.

Irish author Colin Barrett talks to us about his latest novel Wild Houses and how he and his two children love visiting their local library.

Author Emily Howes talks to us about her debut novel ‘The Painter’s Daughters’ and gives us a sneak peek at the story which centres around the daughters of Suffolk’s famous artist Thomas Gainsborough.

Author CJ Wray talks to us about her latest novel ‘The Excitements’ and how she became friends with World War II codebreaking sisters Jean and Patricia Owtram, who inspired the characters in the story.

Author of the DI Wilkins mysteries Simon Mason talks to us about his latest novel ‘Lost and Never Found’ and gives us a sneak peek at his upcoming thriller, ‘A Voice in the Night’.

Author Tom Hindle talks to us about his latest novel ‘Murder on Lake Garda’ and how he was inspired to write it after a visit to a castle in the lakeside town of Malcesine in Italy.

Author Shelley Burr talks to us about her latest crime novel ‘Murder Town’ and how she went from debut author to international bestseller with her first novel ‘Wake’.

Bestselling author Anthony Horowitz talks to us about his latest Detective Hawthorne novel Close to Death and all the things he loves about Suffolk.

Author Niki Mackay talks to us about her latest novel ‘The Due Date’ and the books that influenced her growing up and inspired her to become a writer.

Author Jo Baker talks to us about her latest novel ‘The Midnight News’ and how her love of Jane Austen and Samuel Beckett inspired some of her own books.