Upcoming Events
Can Crime Ever Be Cosy?
Katy Watson, JM Hall and Antony Johnson
Saturday, 29 June 2024 | 15:45 – 16:45
Event Reference: CR24005
Tickets: £7
Join us for a thought-provoking panel event, showcasing the UK’s foremost cosy crime authors, including Katy Watson, JM Hall and Antony Johnston. These popular authors share a passionate love for their genre, and together will embark on a quest to decipher whether crime can ever truly be cosy.
Dive into the realm of cosy mystery books, your perfect haven for lighthearted escapism. With the genre growing in popularity once again, the question lingers…can crime genuinely exude cosiness?
Explore the charm, wit, and intrigue of cosy crime fiction as we unravel the mystery. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to delve into the heart of this captivating literary discussion.
Past Events
Hitchin Library
The Book Nook, Ware
Waterstones Milton Keynes
An Evening With Katy Watson
Wednesday 13th September 2023, 7 pm
Join us on Wednesday 13th September at 7pm for an evening celebrating the Golden Age of crime fiction with a modern twist, as we welcome Katy Watson, bestselling author of our May Thriller of the Month, The Three Dahlias. The Three Dahlias is an addictively readable cosy crime pastiche, and for this event Katy will be in conversation with book editor Flora Rees to discuss her writing and introduce us to her second fiendishly clever vintage mystery, A Very Lively Murder, in which the three sleuthing actresses reunite to solve a murder on a movie set!
Tickets cost £3 and every guest will receive a complimentary beverage upon arrival. Both of Katy’s entertaining and hugely enjoyable cosy crime books will be available to purchase on the night, and she will be signing and dedicating copies after the talk.
Don’t miss out on this special evening – we look forward to seeing you there!
Locked Room Revival:
Jenny Blackhurst, Katy Watson, Sam Blake
Saturday 16th September from 10:30 am – 11:30 am Holy Trinity Church, Stirling
Meet three authors who have cleverly crafted three classic, and seemingly impossible, mysteries for their characters to solve. Jenny Blackhurst’s exceptional Three Card Murder features three fiendish locked-room crimes in one book as two sisters, one a cop, one a con-artist, go head-to-head. In Katy Watson’s vintage murder tale, A Very Lively Murder, three actresses set out to catch a murderer before he or she can strike again. The Mystery of Four by Sam Blake features a vivid cast of characters and a classic mystery as murder strikes at the grand reopening of a restored country house.
An Afternoon with Katy Watson
With The Berwyn Bookshop at Caffi Isa
Sunday 27th August 2023, 1.30pm
Join us for a reading, Q&A and book signing
Theakston’s Old Peculier Crime Festival, Harrogate
Author Dinner
Saturday 22nd July 2023, 6.15pm
Whodunnit? That’s the question on everyone’s lips at the author dinner – along with good food, wine and conversation. Your table will be hosted by a leading crime writer who will lend their insight, experience and skill – or failing that, their best guess – to identify the perpetrator of the dastardly crime in the murder mystery that will be acted out for your delight, delectation and diversion. Knives, forks and sharp wits at the ready, let’s eat!
N.B. This event is now sold out, but if you’re at Harrogate this summer, I’ll be there all weekend, so please say hi if you spot me!
St Neots Library Event
Thursday 13th July 2023
Join me for a reading, Q&A and book signing!
Tickets £3, available from Waterstones St Neots, or the library
Signing at Bromley Waterstones
Saturday 20th May 2023, 1-3pm
Pop in to Waterstones Bromley and say hi – and get your book signed!
UK Crime Book Club Cosy Fest
Online
Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th February 2023
A celebration of all things cosy crime, with a fantastic collection of authors including Janice Hallett, SJ Bennett, Hannah Hendy, Jonathan Whitelaw, Chris McDonald and Victoria Dowd.
If you missed this brilliant event live, catch up on Katy’s interview, the frankly fascinating Agatha Christie Appreciation panel, or any of the other sessions on the UK CBC YouTube channel.
Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival
The Old Swan Hotel, Harrogate
21st – 24th July 2022
Katy will be hosting a Q&A with Rosemary Shrager on Saturday 23rd July 2022 in the Crime Vault tent.
Crime Central
Manchester Central Library
Thursday 28th July 2022, 6PM
Katy will be taking part in this Crime Central event with Rob Parker, Caroline England and Dominic Nolan.
