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STEPHEN BOOTH
NEWSLETTER
From the author of the Ben Cooper & Diane Fry series
NEWSLETTER #21 April 2009
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WELCOME
Well, the long awaited 9th Cooper & Fry novel THE KILL CALL has finally hit the shops. It was published in the UK on Thursday 2nd April (lucky that we managed to miss April Fool's Day!).
Long awaited? Well, it's now 18 months since the publication of book 8, DYING TO SIN, which came out in September 2007. Up to then, I'd been dutifully producing a book a year regular as clockwork, just the way publishers like it. But 2008 was the first year without a new Cooper & Fry novel. You've no idea how many quizzical messages I got from readers wondering whether they'd missed a book, because they usually had one to take their on their summer holidays, and or to give to their Mum on her birthday. I started to feel really guilty.
So here it is, then. THE KILL CALL arrives in plenty of time for your summer hols. It's also in time for Father's Day. It's even in time to catch Easter, for goodness sake - and it's much better for you than all those chocolate eggs! HarperCollins have done a terrific job with the cover on this one. Not only atmospheric artwork, but the embossing makes the book very tactile (but you'll have to get hold of a copy to confirm that for yourself, won't you?).Thanks
to HarperCollins Australia,
THE KILL CALL is also released Down Under this week, and the new book should
also arrive in Canadian bookstores on 17th April.
This
year, HarperCollins have also produced an unabridged audio version of the
new book. It's read by actor Will Thorp (pictured left), best known for his
role as paramedic Paul 'Woody' Joyner in the BBC series CASUALTY. You
can find the audio version of THE KILL CALL by clicking
here.
With one exception, other parts of the English speaking world who get the HarperCollins titles will find THE KILL CALL drifting into their bookshops some time over the next couple of months, many of you apparently preferring the 'export' trade paperback editions to the lovely hardbacks that we get here in the UK.
The exception is, of course, the USA... Well, what can I say? Right now, there is no prospect of THE KILL CALL being published in the US. If you want to get your hands on the UK edition, there are some good independent mystery bookstores in the States who will import a few copies, such as The Poisoned Pen in Arizona.
And the internet is a great thing for book buyers. Many readers in the US tell me they buy UK editions online from The Book Depository, which has the advantage of free worldwide shipping:
http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/browse/category/id/2616?b=90&t=483#StephenBooth483
Translations? Well, as usual, the reliable Swedes are quick off the mark, with the Swedish translation of THE KILL CALL due for publication this autumn from Minotaur. Most other countries are still catching up on the Cooper & Fry series.
The first chapter of THE KILL CALL is now up on the website to give you a taster of the new book. Click here to start reading. You can also download and read an extract in pdf format from the Amazon UK website:
Hope you enjoy it!
Stephen
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THE KILL CALL
The story of THE KILL CALL brings together several ideas I was interested in. In fact, that's the way it often works with a book. Ideas, places, and themes will float around in your head for years before a link between them emerges and a story comes together.
In this case, one of the subjects was fox hunting - a real hot potato in the UK, with extreme views on both sides. Some see it as a class issue, others as a conflict between town and country. Or maybe it's just a question of cruelty to animals?
Anti-hunting legislation was introduced four years ago - but has it stopped fox hunting? Not at all. Active support for hunting has increased dramatically since the new law came in, and exemptions to the act have made policing it impossible. Hunt saboteurs who have spent decades trying to disrupt hunts now call themselves monitors, and carry video cameras. But violent confrontations still take place. The 'antis' will always be able to point to two young people who died for the cause.
To see a particularly shocking photo from the height of the protests against the Hunting Act, click here.
Given the area that I write about, the Derbyshire Peak District, it was inevitable that I'd tackle fox hunting some day. It makes great hunting country. But of course the Eden Valley Hunt, its master, the huntsman, and menacing hunt stewards are all fictional.
Oh, and some horse lovers might find parts of THE KILL CALL a bit disturbing. In some countries, you know, they eat horses..
Amazon are also featuring a short interview with me, which you can read here. I was asked about the 1960s Cold War theme which is also explored in THE KILL CALL, one of those ideas which linked in a strange kind of way with the subject of fox hunting. I was very interested in the legacy of the Cold War. The 1960s were a period when we lived with the day to day knowledge that a Third World War could start at any moment, giving us four minutes warning of a nuclear attack. That kind of knowledge can influence the way you live your life...
And
then there was the place. The 'plague village' of Eyam (pronounced 'Eem') is
one of the most moving and atmospheric places in the Peak District (which is
not short of atmospheric locations!). This village isolated itself from the
rest of the country when it was struck by bubonic plague, known as the Black
Death. Most of the population died, and were buried by their own families. The
village's history has made it a rather macabre tourist attraction.
A short version of the story of the Eyam Plague can be found here.
And here's a picture of the main street in Eyam. On the left are the Plague Cottages. Each one has a plaque outside listing the names of the victims who died in that particular house. The disease, by the way, was brought to Derbyshire from London. It's always the fault of those city folk...
THE KILL CALL is published:
- in the UK by HarperCollins in hardback at £17.99
- in Canada by HarperCollins Canada in hardback at $34.95 or trade paperback at $22.95
- in Australia from HarperCollins Australia at $32.99
Order a copy online now in the UK:
Amazon.co.uk
The
Book Depository (with free worldwide shipping)
in Canada from:
in Australia from:
Or call into your local bookshop!
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NEW IN THE USA
SCARED
TO LIVE
The 7th Cooper & Fry novel SCARED TO LIVE will be published in paperback in the USA by Bantam on 28th April.
How do you investigate the murder of a woman without a life? That is the challenge facing Cooper and Fry when a reclusive agoraphobic is found shot to death in her home by someone who took an exceptional amount of care in executing her murder.
With
no friends, no family, and virtually no contact with the outside world,
the dead woman may have simply been an unlucky victim of a random homicide.
Or was she hiding from a past that had finally come out of hiding to kill
her?
At virtually the same time, a raging house fire claims the life of a young
mother and two of her children. But as the debris is cleared, troubling
questions remain in the ashes. Among them, how did the fire start, where
was the husband at two a.m. the day of the blaze, and was it really the
fire that killed his family?
Now, as Cooper faces the reemergence of a dark secret he'd hoped to forget,
and Fry copes with problems both personal and professional, a horrific possibility
begins to take shape: what if the two investigations are somehow connected?
A killer is stalking the Peak District whose motives are a mystery and whose methods are unpredictable. And his next victims could very well be the only two cops who can stop him...
"Yet
another excellent novel from one of
"Booth
is a modern master of rural noir." - The
Guardian
"Booth's
aim is to portray the darkness that lies below the surface... in this he succeeds
wonderfully well." - Mark
Billingham, author of the DI Tom Thorne series
Or click here to read the first chapter
THE DEAD PLACE and SCARED TO LIVE are also available as ebooks: visit Fictionwise.
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STEPHEN BOOTH BLOG
If
you've found your way to the new Stephen
Booth Blog, you will have been able to follow the countdown to publication of
THE KILL CALL, with lots more information and links to background subjects. If
you haven't visited, please drop by and leave your comments:
http://stephen-booth.blogspot.com
and feel free to leave your comments!
Obviously, I'm fully networked these days, so don't forget you can also become my friend on Facebook:
and on MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/stephenbooth
or on the Ning group, Crimespace:
http://crimespace.ning.com/profile/StephenBooth
And of course, there's the Stephen Booth Forum, where you can have your say at any time and chat to other readers:
http://www.stephen-booth.com/Forum
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CRIMINAL TENDENCIES
In addition to THE KILL CALL, I'm happy to say that the beginning of April sees the publication of an anthology of short stories by a whole host of talented British crime writers who have donated their work for charity.
CRIMINAL TENDENCIES has been produced by independent publishers Creme de la Crime. For every copy sold, £1 will go to the National Hereditary Breast Cancer Helpline, which is supported by the Genesis Appeal, the only charity in the UK entirely dedicated to the prevention of breast cancer.
With a foreword by Mark Billingham, the anthology includes contributions from Reginald Hill, Val McDermid, Andrew Taylor, Peter Lovesey, Peter James, Simon Brett, Ann Cleeves, Zoe Sharp, Sophie Hannah, Martin Edwards, and many others... Oh, and there's one by me too!
Congratulations are due to first-time authors Chris Nickson and Caroline Shiach, winners of Criminal Tendencies 2009, whose stories will be featured in the anthology.
For more information on the charities concerned, visit
http://www.breastcancergenetics.co.uk
Or you can order a copy of CRIMINAL TENDENCIES direct from Creme de la Crime.
As it happens, my UK editor Julia Wisdom, Publishing Director at HarperCollins, is also doing her bit for breast cancer research in the next few weeks. And this actually sounds a bit harder than writing a short story...
On May 16th, Julia will be taking part in the Playtex Moonwalk - nothing to do with Michael Jackson, but an overnight marathon walk through the streets of London. The money raised goes to Walk the Walk, a grant making charity committed to raising funds for breast cancer causes. If you fancy sponsoring Julia (and I am, of course!), you can do it very easily through her page on Just Giving:
http://www.justgiving.com/juliawisdom
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SEEN READING
It's
one of those activities peculiar to authors, like googling your own name, or
obsessively checking your Amazon sales ranking. I'm talking about spending
your time riding the train or tube, while desperately hoping to see someone to
reading your book. The same urge overtakes an author who finds himself in an
airport lounge or on a long-haul flight, surrounded by people holding up
copies of the latest John Grisham or 'The Da Vinci Code'. Surely someone,
somewhere, must be reading one of my books?
Personally, I have never yet had the satisfaction of seeing one of my readers
in action. But then, I shy away from travelling on the Tube like a man invited
to enjoy the delights of Hell.
Now along comes Canadian blogger Julie Wilson with a fascinating project
called 'Seen Reading'. This apparently involves Julie herself travelling on
the public transport system of Toronto, and randomly seizing on a reading
passenger to feature on her blog. She describes it as a "literary
voyeurism blog".
I assume this is all done anonymously, or some of the readers might object to
their description. I stumbled across Julie's blog purely because one victim, er... chosen reader
was "Caucasian woman, late 50s, with short
blonde hair, wearing tan overcoat, large glasses, and purple hat with wide
brim", who was seen reading SCARED TO LIVE on the westbound train between
Bloor and Castle Frank.
Thanks to Julie's sighting, I now know that Cooper & Fry readers actually
do exist, somewhere out there in the wild, and are not some mythical species
like the yeti.
http://www.seenreading.com/scared-to-live-stephen-booth-harpercollins
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SNIPPETS
HITCH UP THE TRAILER
Well,
it's the latest thing for all of us modern, thrusting, 21st century authors.
It's the thing you've just got to have, if you want to get
noticed by the YouTube generation. Yes, folks, it's the book trailer.
Okay, so my movie making skills are, let's say... limited. But with the help
of a bit of clever software courtesy of Bill Gates (thanks, Bill), I've had my
first stab at a trailer. Nice pictures of the Peak District. Good soundtrack.
And a big plug for the books. Do I get my Oscar now?
Flushed from my success in the director's chair, I'll be busy planning my
storyboard for a new trailer to publicise THE KILL CALL. Meanwhile,
let me know what you think:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ssD8g65LK8
(Please note, the YouTube video is blocked in some countries, due to copyright restrictions on the soundtrack. So if you're in Scandinavia or Eastern Europe, you might want to go to the Stephen Booth Blog instead).
FORGOTTEN BOOKS
I've been asked to contribute a piece on a 'forgotten book' for the excellent Rapsheet blog. I managed to come up with not only a forgotten book, but pretty much a forgotten author. Forgotten by me, anyway. To find out who I'm talking about, keep your eye on The Rapsheet:
http://therapsheet.blogspot.com
BLACK DOG DISCUSSION
This month's discussion book on the very lively Billingham Talk Zone (part of the Mark Billingham website) will be my first Cooper & Fry novel BLACK DOG. This won't be the first time BLACK DOG has been up for discussion by an online book group. I still remember the thorough and fascinating 'going over' it got from the Yahoo group 4MysteryAddicts, in which readers found all kinds of symbolism in everything from onions to goat mating.
SERIOUSLY ACADEMIC
And speaking of symbolism... I was mightily impressed a little while ago when I received an email from Linda-May Ballard, Curator of Social Life of the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum in County Down, Northern Ireland. Linda told me that she was writing a scholarly paper on my fourth Cooper & Fry novel BLIND TO THE BONES, which was to be presented at a conference of the Society for Folklife Studies.
BLIND TO THE BONES is the one I sometimes think of as my "pagan" novel, incorporating some ancient folk traditions, such as the Derbyshire activity of well dressing and a very sinister morris dancing side called the Border Rats. It's set in the bleakest area of the Dark Peak, and there's a reference in the book to a wicker man ceremony taking place in the nearby town of Glossop. When Linda asked me about this, I was able to tell her that this was a an actual real-life event which took place while I was in the middle of writing the book. I saw it on the front page of the local newspaper, the Glossop Chronicle, which described the wicker man being paraded through the streets and being set on fire in the car park of the Labour Club. The ceremony was opened by the local MP and was followed by a pie and pea supper. There was even a bouncy castle for the children.
Anyway... Linda's excellent paper was duly presented at the conference. She does a very thorough job of analysis, picking up on all those little references, metaphors and bits of symbolism that I sneak in (sometimes unconsciously!), but which many readers don't really notice. The comparison she makes to Thomas Hardy is one I would be much too modest to accept. But she does say of BLIND TO THE BONES: "Booth's approach illustrates the relationship between folk practice and aspects of contemporary society, and his fictionalised model may readily be set in a broader context, both nationally and internationally. Through many of its elements, BLIND TO THE BONES presents a new literary prism for, and reflect a fresh fictionalised paradigm available to, folklore and folklore scholars."
So think on that, those of you who just like to read about people getting killed...
Linda's paper, entitled "Contemporary Folklore with a Vengeance: Folklore and Folk Life in Stephen Booth's 'Blind to the Bones'" is now published in Volume 52 of 'Ulster Folklife', the Journal of the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum.
QUOTE... UNQUOTE
I
remember being extremely chuffed a few years ago when I discovered that I'd
been mentioned in the latest edition of the Oxford Dictionary of Phrases and
Sayings. The reference was for a modern usage of the expression "Don't
teach your grandmother to suck eggs", as used by DCI Stewart Tailby in
BLACK DOG (apart from the immortality, it meant that someone at the Oxford
University Press had read BLACK DOG really carefully).
Then there was the BBC radio interview following the publication of THE DEAD
PLACE, when the interviewer complimented me on some expressions he'd never
heard before, which he'd jotted down while he was reading the book. One of
them was used by the undertaker, Melvyn Hudson. Referring to a less than
bright employee, he says: "The wheel's still turning, but the hamster's
dead". I suppose it's a version of the more familiar "the lights are
on, but no-one's home". Well, I'm not sure I invented the hamster line,
but I couldn't remember where I got it from, so of course I had to take the
credit. :)
And then along comes the Progressive
Network of Southeast Pennsylvania - a body new to me, but I'm sure
they do wonderful work on behalf of the progressive community in that neck of
the woods. Their website is full of inspiring and thought-provoking
quotations. One page I stumbled across begins with ringing, memorable phrases
from the likes of Barack Obama, Albert Einstein and Martin Luther King. And
then, down at the very bottom:
“Believe those who are seeking the truth, but doubt those who say they have
found it.” —Stride, in “Dancing with the Virgins” by Stephen Booth [p.
273]
Now, Stride is a very caring and spiritual character, so I think he would want
to own up to the fact that he borrowed this line from the French writer Andre
Gide and improved on it slightly. So I'm going to own up on his behalf.
Nice, though, that a fictional character can earn his own little share of immortality.
LIBRARIES IN CRISIS?
Public libraries continue to close in the UK, and more are under threat, with diminishing budgets for spending on books. The latest local authorities to come under the spotlight include The Wirral, Warwickshire, Swindon, and even one near me, the City of Nottingham - though not the County of Nottinghamshire, which continues a programme of opening new libraries and refurbishing old ones, just to show what can be done if you try.
The Campaign for the Book will hold its first conference in Birmingham in June, the culmination of a lot of hard work by library campaigner and children's author Alan Gibbons:
http://alangibbons.net/?page_id=206
Ironic that these cuts come at a time when the figures show more people using public libraries as a result of the recession.
THE REAL EDENDALE
Many thanks to Noel in Los Angeles for emailing to point out that his local library in LA is the Edendale branch. I had no idea there was a real Edendale anywhere in the USA, let alone California. I suspect it bears very little resemblance to the fictional Peak District town where Ben Cooper and Diane Fry are based...
Well, it turns out that Edendale is the historic name for a hilly district of Los Angeles in what is now known as Echo Park. According to Wikipedia (which is the modern version of the Encylopaedia Britannia and is therefore ALWAYS right), it was once considered the centre of the motion picture industry. It was home to Mack Sennett and the Keystone Cops and the site of many early film studios and locations, including those for Charlie Chaplin's first film. It was supplanted by Hollywood around the 1920s.
These days, says Mr Wiki, Edendale is no longer used as a place name. Two of the few reminders are the local post office and the public library branch mentioned by Noel. The district today is apparently an unremarkable commercial zone called the “Glendale Boulevard Corridor". Such is progress...
If you known of any other Edendales in the world, please write and let me know:
CRIME EXPRESS
The 'Crime Express' Ben Cooper short story, CLAWS, has been proving popular with readers. The first printing is now sold out at the distributors, and will be re-printing soon. The good news is that we do still have a small number of copies left in stock here. Grab them soon! Go straight to the Sales Page:
http://www.stephen-booth.com/sales.htm
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TRANSLATION NEWS
In Germany, Goldmann published TODESACKER (DYING TO SIN) in March, following on from TODESNACHT (SCARED TO LIVE).
In the Czech Republic, BB Art will publish SLEPA HROZBA (BLIND TO THE BONES) in Czech translation in April, to follow KREV NA JAZYKU (BLOOD ON THE TONGUE).
Vigmostad & Bjorke have published the Norwegian translation of DANCING WITH THE VIRGINS as JOMFRUDANSEN, after introducing the Cooper & Fry series to Norway with the first book, DJEVELHUNDEN (BLACK DOG).
In Sweden, Minotaur's latest publication is SVART SOM SYNDEN (DYING TO SIN), and they have THE KILL CALL scheduled for release in the autumn of 2009.
Blue Moon Books currently have THE DEAD PLACE going through translation for publication in Finland this summer. HENKAYS VAIN, the Finnish translation of ONE LAST BREATH, has already appeared.
CIELA Publishing have released SCARED TO LIVE in Bulgarian.
In Romania, RAO International have published CAINELE NEGRU (BLACK DOG), following on from the Romanian translation of THE DEAD PLACE, SALASUL MORTII.
In Denmark Klim are translating BLIND TO THE BONES, to follow on from JERN TUNGEN (BLOOD ON THE TONGUE).
Artime Ediciones have published the 7th Cooper & Fry novel SCARED TO LIVE in Spanish translation as MIEDO A MORIR. You can read the first chapter in Spanish by clicking here.
SCARED TO LIVE is also now available in Portugal from Publicacoes Europa- America as MEDO DE VIVER. This follows Portuguese publication of THE DEAD PLACE as O Lugar Morto and ONE LAST BREATH as UM Ultimo SUSPIRO.
**Note: Apologies if some of the accents aren't working!
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OUT AND ABOUT
As usual, I'll be out and about in the UK meeting readers and signing copies of the new book. Events following publication of THE KILL CALL include visits to Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Bristol, Cheshire, Leicestershire and Ipswich.
First off are signings at two local independent bookshops. This year, my 'launch' signing will actually be in the Peak District. Sounds logical - but I think this is actually the first time it's happened! The location will be Scarthin Books, in Cromford, which has the honour of being mentioned in SCARED TO LIVE as the "quirky little bookshop" where Ben Cooper is tempted to call in for a slice of homity pie. "Quirky" is definitely the word for Scarthin Books, and I don't think owners Dave and Clare would disagree. Their own slogan is "Britain's most enjoyable bookshop".
I'll be at Scarthin Books on Saturday 4th April, between 2 and 4pm. Naturally, I'd be delighted to see you at Cromford. You can also order a signed copy online or by calling 01629 823272.
Following
my policy of supporting independent bookshops whenever possible, my second
signing for THE KILL CALL will be at another local store, Bookworm in Retford,
Nottinghamshire, on Saturday 10th April (10am to 12 noon). Again, owners Paul
and Angerla will be happy to take your orders for signed copies in advance.
They tell me they can also take overseas orders. Contact them by email at sales@bookworm-online.co.u
Later on, I have a number of festivals and library events to attend. I'll be taking part in two of the major crime fiction events in the UK - CrimeFest in Bristol, and the Reading Festival of Crime Writing. Full details of confirmed events are below. No doubt there'll be more to follow, so keep an eye on the website:
http://www.stephen-booth.com/new events.htm
If
you're
a
bookseller,
librarian,
literature
development
officer
or
festival
organiser,
and
you'd
like
me
to
take
part
in
an
event
in
your
area,
please
send
an
enquiry,
giving
as
many
details
as
possible
of
the
event you're
planning,
to:
events@stephen-booth.com
See
you
around!
Stephen
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FORTHCOMING DATES IN 2009
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If
you
would
like
me
to
take
part
in
an
event
for
your
library,
bookshop
or
festival,
please
send
an
enquiry,
giving
as
many
details
as
possible
of
date,
location
and
type
of event you're
planning,
to:
events@stephen-booth.com
UK
THURSDAY
2nd
APRIL
UK
hardback
publication
of
the
9th
Cooper
&
Fry
novel,
THE
KILL
CALL
published
by
HarperCollins
(publication
also
due
in
Australia
from
HarperCollins
Australia)
FRIDAY
3rd
APRIL
UK
publication
of
charity
anthology
CRIMINAL
TENDENCIES,
featuring
the
Stephen
Booth
story
TOP
HARD
published
by
Creme
de
la
Crime
SATURDAY
4th
APRIL,
2
-
4pm
Scarthin
Books,
The
Promenade, Cromford,
Derbyshire
-
book
signing
for
THE
KILL
CALL.
For
details,
phone 01629
823272
website:
http://www.scarthinbooks.com
SATURDAY
11th
APRIL,
10am
-
12noon
Bookworm
bookshop,
Spa
Lane, Retford,
Nottinghamshire
-
book
signing
for
THE
KILL
CALL.
For
details,
phone 01777
869224
or
email:
sales@bookworm-online.co.u
FRIDAY 17th APRIL
Canadian
publication
of
THE
KILL
CALL
published
by HarperCollins
Canada
SATURDAY
25th
APRIL,
2pm
Warsop
Library,
High
Street, Warsop,
Nottinghamshire
-
talk
to
readers.
(For
details,
phone
01623
842
322)
THURSDAY
30th
APRIL, 7pm
Ely
Library,
6
The
Cloisters,
Ely,
Cambridgeshire
-
talk
to
readers.
Tickets
£2.50 for Friends of Ely Library members and £3.50 for non-members, which
include refreshments.
For details or to book a place,
phone 0345
045
5225.
THURSDAY
-
SUNDAY
14th
-
17th
MAY
CrimeFest
convention,
Marriott
Royal
Hotel,
Bristol.
including:
Friday
15th
May,
9
-
10am
-
'The
Big
Heat'
police
procedural
panel,
with
Edward Marston,
Alison
Bruce,
Pauline
Rowson
and
Michael
Walters.
Friday
15th
May,
10.30
-
11.30am
-
'Write
what
you
know'
panel,
with
Colin
Campbell,
Keith
McCarthy,
Priscilla
Masters
and
Sue
Walker.
website:
http://www.crimefest.com
WEDNESDAY
20th
MAY,
6pm
Bollington
Arts Centre,
Wellington
Road, Bollington,
Cheshire
-
event
for
Bollington
Festival.
Tickets
£6
(children
£4)
bookable
online
at:
http://www.bollingtonfestival.org.uk/eventDetail.asp?eventId=178
by
phone
on
01625
573863
or
by
email: boxoffice@bollingtonfestival.org.uk
TUESDAY
26th
MAY,
7.30pm
La
Zouch
Restaurant,
Kilwardby
Street,
Ashby
de
la Zouch,
Leicestershire
-
talk
to
Ashby
Writers'
Group.
For
details,
phone
01530
413371.
website:
http://www.freewebs.com/barneyc/index.htm
SATURDAY
11th
JULY,
6.30pm
(this
year's
Festival
Read
will
be
the
8th
Cooper
&
Fry
novel,
DYING
TO
SIN)
Tickets £7/£5
concessions.
For
more
information
or
to
book
a
place,
phone
01473
433100.
website:
http://www.ip-art.com
SATURDAY
12th
SEPTEMBER,
2.30pm
(Details
to
be
confirmed)
website:
http://www.readingfestivalofcrimewriting.org.uk
USA
TUESDAY
28th
APRIL
US
paperback
publication
of
the
7th
Cooper
&
Fry
novel,
SCARED
TO
LIVE
published
by
Bantam
Dell
THURSDAY
15th
-
SUNDAY
18th
OCTOBER
Hyatt
Regency
Hotel,
Indianapolis
-
Bouchercon
2009,
the
World
Mystery
Convention.
website:
http://www.bouchercon2009.com
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