Thursday

4 February
7.30pm Roger McGough — ‘CRhyme’ Murder in Verse
dinner and murder mystery: who killed the nation’s favourite poet Arthur Gill? The Collected Poems: 1959–2024 by Roger McGough Book Now

Friday

5 February
6.30pm Robert Thorogood & Samantha Bond Discussing cosy crime, from page to prime time The Mysterious Affair of Judith Potts by Robert Thorogood Book Now
8.00pm Val McDermid A Lifetime in Crime, interviewed by Harriett Gilbert Silent Bones by Val McDermid Book Now

Saturday

6 February
10.30am Bernard O’Keeffe, Graham Bartlett & Tony White Get a masterclass from these masters in the art of plotting. The Carousel of Time by Bernard O’Keeffe City on Fire by Graham Bartlett Phantom at the Feast by Tony White Book Now
12.00pm Mark Ellis & Alec Marsh Discussing murder in wartime Death of an Officer by Mark Ellis Cut and Run by Alec Marsh Book Now
2.00pm Antony Johnston You are the detective in this interactive murder game. Can You Solve the Murder? by Antony Johnston Book Now
3.30pm Tim Sullivan On the neurodivergent detective who misses nothing, interviewed by Sam Blake. The Tailor by Tim Sullivan Book Now
5.00pm S.J. Parris & Gwenllian Williams Hear about the murderous underbelly of Elizabeth I’s court, interviewed by Sarah Such. Traitor’s Legacy by S.J. Parris The Conjuror’s Apprentice by G.J. Williams Book Now
6.30pm Elly Griffiths Bones and Buried Secrets, interviewed by Victoria Dowd The Last Remains by Elly Griffiths Book Now
8.00pm Janice Hallett On her tricksy, mind-bending mysteries, interviewed by Jay Kluver. The Silent Appeal by Janice Hallett Book Now

Sunday

7 February
10.30am Sue Wallman how to write a thriller Watch Your Back by Sue Wallman Book Now
12.00pm Victoria Dowd, Tom Mead & Martin Edwards The Golden Age, Reopened
The Rules of Murder, moderated by Ayo Onatade Three Fold Death by Victoria Dowd The House at Devil’s Neck by Tom Mead Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife by Martin Edwards Book Now
2.00pm Vaseem Khan & Amen Alonge How tradition and culture shape a thriller, interviewed by Heather Fitt. The Girl in Cell A by Vaseem Khan A Killing in Lagos by Amen Alonge Book Now
3.30pm Sam Blake The Scent of a Thriller
followed by Amanda Carr and scent! Your Every Move by Sam Blake Book Now
5.00pm Alex Gerlis & Alan Bardos Discussing double agents and dirty tricks The Second Traitor by Alex Gerlis Hunter Class by Alan Bardos Book Now
6.30pm Charles Cumming with Frank Gardner Discussing spies, real and imagined Icarus 17 by Charles Cumming Ballistic by Frank Gardner Book Now
8.00pm Mick Herron Welcome to the crazy, murky world of Slough House, interviewed by Vaseem Khan. Clown Town by Mick Herron Book Now