2013 Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival Event Gudie

CELEBRATING A DECADE OF EUROPE’S LARGEST CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL…

Featuring:

KATE ATKINSON LEE CHILD CHARLAINE HARRIS SUSAN HILL VAL MCDERMID WILLIAM MCILVANNEY RUTH RENDELL JEANETTE WINTERSON and 9th Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year

18-21 July 2013 Box Office: 01423 562303 www.harrogateinternationalfestivals.com/crime

Programme at a glance Thursday 18 July 9.00am – 6.00pm Creative Thursday:

Crime Fiction Writing Workshop (see p25)

sponsors

FREE

Key:

Festival opens with…

8.00pm Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year

& Festival Opening Party

Friday 19 July 9.00am Special Guest: Ruth Rendell

Interviewed by Jeanette Winterson 10.30am Dead in Deutschland 12.00pm Victorian Crime: Fact or Fiction 2.00pm Social Media: Who Are You 3.30pm Touching Evil 5.00pm Standing on the Shoulders of Giants 8.30pm Special Guest: Susan Hill 10.00pm Fleming Fans: Bond Panel

Saturday 20 July 9.00am Special Guest: William McIlvanney

In Conversation with Ian Rankin 10.30am Forensics: Val McDermid

In Conversation with Sue Black 12.00pm New Blood 1.00pm Readers’ Book Group. See p23 for details.

2.00pm Special Event: Vera 3.30pm South of The Equator 5.00pm Special Guest: Lee Child 6.15pm Dinner: License to Thrill 8.30pm Special Guest: Kate Atkinson 10.00pm Late Night Quiz

Sunday 21 July 10.00am Slaughtering the Sacred Cows 11.30am Special Guest: Charlaine Harris = event included in Weekend Rover ticket,

= event included in Friday Rover ticket,

= event included in Saturday Rover ticket. See p7 for Rover ticket details.

www.Theakstons.co.uk

All events take place at the Old Swan Hotel, Swan Road, Harrogate

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Sponsors & Supporters Title Sponsor

Welcome

Crime Novel of the Year Partners:

Ten years ago, a handful of us were cajoled into putting together a crime festival in the sedate Victorian spa town of Harrogate. We called in favours from reluctant friends, persuaded publishers to come north of the M25 and compiled a programme that excited us. We hoped it would attract readers too.

We must have done something right, because the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival is now the most vibrant and popular event of its kind anywhere in the world. Because we’re inclusive. We include the very best writers, from newbies to icons of the genre. We include translated fiction, TV and film adaptation, a quiz and, of course, beer. We don’t hide the writers away – we include them in the rolling party in the bar. And in everything we do, we include the readers. Because writers without readers are redundant.

Event Sponsors:

Enjoy your visit. Enjoy becoming part of the heritage of homicide.

Val McDermid, 2013 Festival Programming Chair

It’s a great joy to have supported for so many years this very special festival that’s head and shoulders above any other in the world. Since 2004, we’ve enjoyed this symbiotic partnership of beer and crime fiction. Old Peculier is a unique and unusual brew named after the Court of the Peculier in Masham, which was established in the 12th Century to deal with local misdemeanours.

It really has been the perfect fit. It’s heartening how business and culture can truly support and benefit each other, particularly in austere times.

Special Projects

Premier Partners:

I’d like to welcome you to the Old Swan Hotel, whether you are an old returning friend, or new to the event. Programming Chair Val McDermid has delivered a remarkable line-up celebrating a ‘Decade of Crime’, and as one of the Festival’s co-founders, 2013 is set to be a very special event.

I am also honoured to welcome the 9th Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award, with our retail partners, WH Smith. We’re celebrating with a beer brewed especially - A Shot in the Dark – a full bodied ale that like a good crime novel is richly exciting and unusual. Enjoy the convivial atmosphere and the criminally good books, here’s to the next decade! Cheers.

Supporters:

Tourism Partner:

Media Partners:

Simon Theakston Executive Director, T&R Theakston

Managed and presented by Harrogate International Festivals.

Chief Executive: Sharon Canavar Crime Festival Manager: Gemma Rowland | Literary Festivals Manager: Laura Givans Literary Festivals Administrator: Alex Corwin | PR: Ann Challenor-Chadwick and Clair Challenor-Chadwick, Cause UK Ltd Programming Committee: Val McDermid, Chair. Jane Gregory, David Shelley, N.J. Cooper and Martyn Waites

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Weekend Break Packages Make The Perfect Getaway!

Treat yourself to a whole four days at the crime hot spot of the summer by booking a combined ticket and accommodation package. Stay in one of our specially selected Festival hotels and join over 80 of the world’s most celebrated crime authors in conversation, in action and in the bar! If you’re not sure which option will best suit your needs the Festival team will be happy to help and advise.

Weekend Break Packages include:

3 nights bed and breakfast accommodation (18, 19 & 20 July) Weekend Rover ticket (see below for full details) Prices start from just £369 per person for double/twin accommodation, and from only £409 per person for singles.

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Tailor-made packages for 1, 2 or 4 nights stay are also available.

Further information can be found online at: www.harrogateinternationalfestivals.com To book or talk through options, call the Festivals Office on tel: 01423 562 303 or email: crime@harrogate-festival.org.uk

Rover Tickets

Indulge your criminal tendencies and get great value for money with a Festival Rover ticket: Weekend Rovers include: Access to all Festival events* from 8pm on Thursday 18 July to 12.30pm on Sunday Weekend Rover symbol next to the events included in your 21 July. Look out for the Weekend Rover ticket.

Delicious lunches at the Old Swan Hotel on Friday and Saturday A complimentary Festival goody bag Price: £199 per person

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Friday Rover

(19 July) and Saturday Rover

(20 July) tickets are available.

Day Rovers include:

to all Festival events* throughout the day. Look out for the Friday Rover & Saturday • Access symbols next to the events included in your Day Rover ticket.

Rover lunch at the Old Swan Hotel • AA delicious • complimentary Festival goody bag Price: £85 per person How To Book Rover Tickets Box Office, tel: 01423 562 303 | Book Online: www.harrogateinternationalfestivals.com * Rover tickets DO NOT include the following: Creative Thursday (Thu 18 July) and License to Thrill Dinner (Sat 20 July). These events must be booked separately. Please check event listings for details.

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Crime Novel of the Year

Proud to Support

in partnership with

2012 Award Winner: Denise Mina

Crime writing’s most wanted accolade, the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award returns to highlight the cream of the crop of crime novels published by British and Irish authors over the last year.

2013 Longlist: The Guilty One Finders Keepers Rush of Blood Dead Scared The Affair A Foreign Country Safe House Not Dead Yet Siege

The destination for your favourite crime novels and author signings.

Located in the Papakata tents.

Love crime writing. Think

Lisa Ballantyne Belinda Bauer Mark Billingham S.J. Bolton Lee Child Charles Cumming Chris Ewan Peter James Simon Kernick

Prague Fatale The Rage Birthdays for the Dead The Dark Winter The Lewis Man Gods and Beasts Stolen Souls Sacrilege A Dark Redemption

Philip Kerr Gene Kerrigan Stuart MacBride David Mark Peter May Denise Mina Stuart Neville S.J. Parris Stav Sherez

Shortlist Announcement The names of the six shortlisted titles will be announced on 1 July and YOU - the readers – will be able to help decide which of the six shortlisted authors will take home the most coveted title in crime fiction, a prize of £3,000 and a hand-carved Theakstons cask, by casting your vote online at: www.theakstons.co.uk The result of the online vote will be counted alongside the votes of the expert judging panel in order to determine the 2013 winner.

The Judges Forming the 2013 judging panel are 2013 Festival Programming Chair Val McDermid, WHSmith’s Head of Fiction David Swillman, The Guardian’s Associate Media Editor John Dugdale and Executive Director of title sponsor T&R Theakston Simon Theakston.

Nationwide crime spree hits WHSmith!

The 18 longlisted books will be available to buy in WHSmith stores nationwide from 9 May – 6 June, and the 6 shortlisted books will feature in all stores from 4 July – 1 August.

more events listed at whsmith.co.uk/signings

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Two new novels from the Queen of British Crime Writing

Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award & Opening Party

Thu 18 July, 8pm | Ticket Price: £16

Welcome to crime writing’s Oscars with host, Mark Lawson. The anticipation is worthy of a nail-biting thriller from any of our guest writers. Who will be the victor and who the victims in one of crime fiction’s most hotly contested and prestigious award ceremonies?

Steady the nerves with a pint of Yorkshire’s finest ale and continue the celebrations and commiserations after the presentation at the official Festival Opening Party.

Ticket price includes canapés and glass of wine or Old Peculier.

Special Guest: Ruth Rendell

Fri 19 July, 9am | Ticket Price: £13

When it comes to persuading us to reveal our innermost secrets, nobody does it better than our friends. That’s why we persuaded Jeanette Winterson OBE to open the festival in conversation with Baroness Rendell of Babergh CBE. What do two of our leading writers talk about when they’re together? As the Guardian recently observed, ‘Winterson is a mesmerising presence who seems to speak in perfect sentences and construct perfect images as constantly and naturally as the rest of us breathe’.

Who better, then, to explore the rich writings of Rendell, creator of Chief Inspector Wexford and, as Barbara Vine, sending more shivers up our spines than seems fair? Rendell is credited for transforming the whodunit into the whydunit, changing the form of the classic police procedural with astute psychological insights and concerns with the nuances of society, re-shaping the genre with her humanity. Don’t miss the chance to see two fierce talents who have blazed their own paths on one electrifying stage. sponsored by

Ruth Rendell

Dead in Deutschland

Fri 19 July, 10.30am | Ticket Price: £10

European crime fiction has made a killing recently, but is it time for the Scandinavians to pass their woolly jumpers to their southern neighbours? Crime novels or ‘Krimis’ have exploded in Germany with festivals and bookshops devoted to the bestsellers. Four German crime writers shed light on the burgeoning scene, exploring why the genre has finally demanded respect within their culture. The UK’s leading expert on translated crime fiction Barry Forshaw asks Jan Costin Wagner, Sebastian Fitzek, Nele Neuhaus and Dane Jussi Adler-Olsen whether German crime fiction is the Next Big Thing?

Become a fan /RuthRendellAuthor

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Victorian Crime: Fact or Fiction

Fri 19 July, 12pm | Ticket Price: £10

Is truth stranger than fiction? The Victorian era was rife with intrigue and mystery, and sensational murder stories sold newspapers and crime fiction in a way never seen before. Digging up and decoding history is an art of detection in itself, as writers become investigators of the past. We bring together both factual and fictional writers to provide an anatomy of Victorian crime. Chair Sarah Pinborough seeks out the truth leading authors Kate Colquhoun, Lyndsay Faye, Kate Summerscale and Andrew Taylor down a myriad of dark Victorian alleys. sponsored by

Social Media: Who are You?

Fri 19 July, 2pm | Ticket Price: £10

Do you dream in hashtags? According to the government’s Chief Scientist, the web is redefining human identity, changing people’s views of who they are and their place in the world. It’s an addictive but questionable force. So how do authors navigate these virtual choppy waters? Are they just procrastinating on Twitter? And what becomes of fragile egos in the hands of ruthless online avatars? Explore the fine line between social media success and social media suicide with authors Ruth Dudley-Edwards, Erin Kelly, Steve Mosby and Sarah Pinborough. Giving them a #FF in this perfect ‘Follow Friday’ event is chair Mark Billingham. Join the conversation online live at #TOPCRIME2013

Touching Evil

Take time to investigate them at the festival this July

Fri 19 July, 3.30pm | Ticket Price: £10

At the 2011 Festival, news broke of the massacre on Utoya in Norway. During the 2012 Festival, news broke of a gunman opening fire at a movie premiere of The Dark Knight Rises in Colorado. In both horrific cases, the news threw into stark relief the conversations onstage. In a world where unspeakable crimes are committed, does crime fiction anatomise or glorify crime? Does it provide readers with consolation and enlightenment or does it further disturb? These haunting questions will be discussed by authors who are keenly aware of such difficult dimensions and explore them in their work. Michael Ridpath chairs the panel with Belinda Bauer, writing duo Nicci French, Alex Marwood and Stav Sherez.

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Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

Fri 19 July, 5pm | Ticket Price: £10

Isaac Newton famously attributed his own success to this.

The voices of great writers, past and present, echoes right across the crime genre, mostly because authors are fans too.

The towering influences of other much-admired writers can inspire, scare and shape novelists in many ways, including some they’re not even aware of till later. We ask Sophie McKenzie, Denise Mina, Louise Penny and Henry Sutton - four of crime writing’s hottest names - to reflect on their own heroes and divulge which books they return to time and again, as chair Martyn Waites asks whose shoulders it is they strain to peek over.

Special Guest: Susan Hill

Fri 19 July, 8.30pm | Ticket Price: £13

A prolific writer with a shining talent for storytelling, Susan Hill CBE has celebrated over half a century as a published novelist.

Hill’s venture into crime fiction, with the popular Simon Serailler series, has drawn huge audiences and established her as an international success. Prior to crime, she wrote entirely from her imagination – best known, perhaps, for the chilling Woman in Black that has dominated the West End for over 20 years and recently starred Daniel Radcliffe on the big screen. Interested in the psychology of crime, Hill credits the genre with opening up a rich stream of new ideas and challenges for her to discover and define contemporary life. Returning to her home county of Yorkshire, Hill will be interviewed by acclaimed reviewer and author N.J. Cooper. sponsored by

Fleming Fans: Bond Panel

Fri 19 July, 10pm | Ticket Price: £10

Casino Royale, the very first of Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels, celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2013 and is this year’s Big Read (see p.27). This panel will showcase those authors who know their Golden Guns from their Golden Eyes, writers who have been, and still are, inspired by Ian Fleming’s books and who talk eloquently about the immense shadow Mr Kiss Kiss Bang Bang casts on British crime and thriller writing. You’ll be shaken AND stirred by authors Sam Bourne, J.J. Connolly, Susan Hill and Gregg Hurwitz, who will be given the license to thrill by chair Charles Cumming. sponsored by

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Special Guest: William McIlvanney in Conversation with Ian Rankin

Sat 20 July, 9am | Ticket Price: £13

William McIlvanney is the Godfather of Tartan Noir. He blazed a trail with the Jack Laidlaw trilogy that dozens have followed.

He demonstrated how perfectly contemporary Scotland was suited to the dark evisceration of crime fiction. Born in Kilmarnock to a mining family, McIlvanney puts his working class Scottish heritage at the heart and soul of his writing. Now the Godfather himself will appear in conversation with fellow tartan titan Ian Rankin, whose globally successful Rebus novels were inspired by McIlvanney. Don’t miss the chance to discover first hand McIlvanney’s incredible life and works with one of those he inspired. sponsored by

Forensics: Val McDermid in Conversation with Sue Black

Sat 20 July, 10.30am | Ticket Price: £13

DNA and forensic science have transformed the detection of crime. And they force writers to pay attention to the minutiae under the microscope. International bestselling crime writer Val McDermid, known for her Dr Tony Hill series, which was adapted for TV as Wire In The Blood, appears in conversation with Professor Sue Black OBE, the charismatic director of the award winning Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification at Dundee University and one of the leading forensic anthropologists working in the UK today. Join Sue and Val for crime fiction on the dissection table, as they discuss how meticulously researched murder thrillers transform criminal fact into criminal fiction. (And find out where Val really gets her ideas from!) sponsored by

New Blood

Sat 20 July, 12pm | Ticket Price: £10

The return of the panel dedicated to showcasing the year’s most dazzling debut authors. Always a must-see, this event will put 2013 Programming Chair, Queen of Crime Val McDermid, in the hot seat to present four of the brightest new talents on the scene, inviting them to discuss their debut novels. Eager readers on the lookout for the next big thing will discover a sure-fire list of ‘ones to watch’. Introducing Derek B. Miller Norwegian by Night, Anya Lipska Where The Devil Can’t Go, Malcolm Mackay The Necessary Death of Lewis Winter and Colette McBeth Precious Thing.

ASA Harrison - author of The Silent Wife - was picked for New Blood but very sadly passed away in April 2013. We would like to extend our sincerest condolences to her family and friends.

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Special Event: Vera

Sat 20 July, 2pm | Ticket Price: £11

As crabby as Columbo, the unglamorous, brilliant, down-to-earth detective Vera Stanhope has attracted a legion of fans worldwide.

The flagship ITV drama stars the very glamorous and double Oscar-nominated actress Brenda Blethyn. We’re lucky enough to hear from writer Ann Cleeves, the visionary behind Vera, as she discusses her creation of Vera with none other than Brenda Blethyn herself. The two will be joined by screenwriter Paul Rutman and producer Elaine Collins, who discovered a copy of the first Vera novel in an Oxfam shop and remarkably went on to bring the books to life for millions of TV viewers.

South of the Equator

Sat 20 July, 3.30pm | Ticket Price: £10

In Britain miserable weather is as much a character of crime fiction as its murderers and detectives. Does temperature dictate temperaments as well as our tans? Is crime committed in sunnier climes different from ours? Join us on a memorable long-haul flight to far-flung destinations with a sizzling showcase of authors from the Southern Hemisphere. Authors Lauren Beukes, Helen Fitzgerald, Michael Robotham and M D Villiers join chair Paul Johnston for a journey you won’t forget.

Special Guest: Lee Child

Sat 20 July, 5pm | Ticket Price: £13

Thrillers. They fill you with adrenaline and make your heart beat a little faster. Just like Lee Child himself. Is it any wonder we get a little bit hysterical? That’s why we’ve chosen Special Guest interviewer, comedienne and writer Sarah Millican to strip away Lee’s defences and show us the real man underneath. We can’t wait to see what happens when one of the UK’s favourite comedians meets one of its favourite thriller authors. Can Reacher’s machismo and monosyllabic reticence be brought down to earth by the might of the Millican? Will Reacher find a new home for his foldable toothbrush? Hold on to the edge of your seats, this promises to be one heck of a ride! sponsored by

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line Up 2013

Dinner: License to Thrill

Sat 20 July, 6.15pm | Ticket Price: £30

The theme’s Bond. James Bond. Be prepared to be shaken not stirred (although preferably not when eating!) with a celebratory themed James Bond Murder Mystery Dinner, 007 Style in honour of the 60th anniversary of Ian Fleming’s first James Bond novel Casino Royale. Raise your right eyebrow and sift through the clues and avoid the red herrings to become the winning spy with the Golden Eye. Your host for dinner will be one of our thrilling authors, who will mingle with your table and serve as your trusty team captain. Authors taking part include S.J. Bolton, Peter Bradshaw, Chris Carter, Julia Crouch, Chris Ewan, A.D. Garrett, Elly Griffiths, Samantha Hayes, Elizabeth Haynes, Alan Judd, Jessie Keane, David Mark, Colette McBeth, Lottie Moggach, S.J. Parris, Yrsa Sigurdardottir and Tom Wood. It’s time to be as ruthless as a Bond villain; forget world domination, there are prizes at stake. sponsored by

Special Guest: Kate Atkinson

Sat 20 July, 8pm | Ticket Price: £13

York-born Kate Atkinson won the Whitbread Book of the Year for her stunning debut Behind the Scenes at the Museum, and has been an international bestselling author ever since.

Her highly acclaimed Jackson Brodie novels, were brought to the big screen for BBC One’s Case Histories starring Jason Isaacs as Brodie, and saw Isaacs commended for his TV portrayal of the soulful, damaged private detective. Her latest novel, the elegant and experimental Life After Life, has been met with awe, acclaim and admiration. Aktinson defies boundaries and genres and writes with a unique voice that, according to The New York Times, ‘is funny and quirky and sharp and sad — calamity laced with humour — and full of quietly heroic characters…’ BBC Radio 4 Front Row’s Mark Lawson explores the phenomenon that is Kate Atkinson MBE.

Late Night Quiz

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Sat 20 July, 10pm | Ticket Price: £10

This is not just any quiz. This is the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival Quiz. A quiz that is the stuff of legends!

Former champions taking home the coveted cup include The Wire’s David Simon, US author George Pelecanos and esteemed broadcaster Mark Lawson. It’s your chance to join such luminaries in the winner’s hall of fame with quizmasters Mark Billingham and Celebrity Mastermind winner Val McDermid. sponsored by

Unmissable aUthors. Unbeatable writing.

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PRECISION-CRAFTED CRIME FROM THE

MASTER

THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR

Peter Robinson ‘GUT-WRENCHING PLOTTING, ALONGSIDE HEART-WRENCHING PORTRAITS OF THE CHARACTERS WHO POPULATE HIS WORLD.’ JEFFERY DEAVER

Visit his Faceb k page PeterRobinsonAuthor

Slaughtering the Sacred Cows

Sun 21 July, 10am | Ticket Price: ÂŁ10

It sounds bloody. But then any subversive approach to stereotypes and conformity is bound to create a stir. Especially amongst the crowd who like to play by the rules. But defying the rules in any art form gives rise to the development of new genres and styles. The crime genre has always had its bossyboots critics ready to lay down the law about what a crime novel should be. But in this panel, iconoclastic authors Stuart MacBride, Catriona McPherson, Manda Scott and Cathi Unsworth speak to broadcaster Mark Lawson about breaking the mould, bending the rules, flouting the conventions, sticking their tongues out and generally pushing the boundaries of the genre. sponsored by

Special Guest: Charlaine Harris

Sun 21 July, 11.30am | Ticket Price: ÂŁ13

Local waitress and telepathic barmaid Sookie Stackhouse is pretty open-minded about vampires, particularly when it comes to Bill Compton, a handsome 173-year-old living up the road.

Well, aren’t we all? This is a unique chance to meet the writer whose creative mind brought us the crazy southern world of Sookie.

Charlaine Harris’ meticulously crafted realm inspired the beloved HBO hit series True Blood; described by the Emmy-winning creator Alan Ball as ‘popcorn for smart people’, the first season caused an overnight sensation. Journalist and broadcaster Paul Blezard sinks his teeth into the New York Times bestseller and her phenomenal thirty year career writing mysteries, from stand-alone novels to the Shakespeare mysteries and of course, the bestselling series of supernatural romantic thrillers.

AND WATCH THE SERIES OF VIDEOS WITH HIS TOP TIPS ON WRITING CRIME FICTION

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Readers’ Book Group Sat 20 July, 1pm |

FREE

BIG READ 2013

Two authors join readers on a Big Read adventure into Bond territory.

Count your lucky cards, roll the dice and look out for those tell-tale tics as David Mark explores the 2013 Big Read title, Fleming’s Casino Royale. Mark debuted at Harrogate on the 2012 New Blood panel with his breakthrough crime novel, Dark Winter. He spent 15 years as a journalist with 7 years as a crime reporter in Hull, so is well-versed in the glamorous 007 milieu!

Two authors join readers on a Big Read adventure into Bond territory. Count your lucky cards, roll the dice and look out for those tell-tale tics as David Mark and Tom Wood explore the 2013 Big Read title, Bond’s Casino Royale. Mark debuted at Harrogate on the 2012 New Blood panel with his breakthrough crime novel, Dark Winter. He spent 15 years as a journalist with 7 years as a crime reporter in Hull, so is well-versed in the glamorous 007 milieu! Wood is well versed in thrills, chills and spills as author of The Enemy, The Game, Bad Luck in Berlin and The Hunter.

OUT NOW

OUT IN AUGUST

Find out more about the 2013 Big Read book Casino Royale on page 27.

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Creative Thursday

A day-long crime fiction creative writing workshop The Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival’s creative writing course for aspiring writers. Creative Thursday gives you the chance to hone your novel and short story writing skills with a day-long programme of workshops and seminars led by bestselling crime writers, publishing industry professionals and real-life crime experts.

Thursday 18 July, 9am – 6pm | £99 per person

2013 programme includes:

Intensive Writing Workshop: Learning from the Greats

Henry Sutton, crime novelist and Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia, will look at six modern crime masters, translating their originality and inspiration into practical writing tips.

Intensive Writing Workshop: Constructing Character and Plot

Join Bafta nominated screenwriter, producer and former critical barrister, M.R. Hall, and Irish writer and former lawyer, William Ryan, as they take you through the mechanics of constructing the central character and plot of a crime novel.

An Introduction to HW Fisher

Practical advice in a creative world We are proud to support Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival for what promises to be a successful year.

About us

Our Authors and Journalists Group is dedicated to writers. We have a complete understanding of the relevant tax regulations and many years’ experience in helping clients minimise their tax liability.

Our services include audit, taxation advice, VAT, forensic accounting, business recovery, payroll and bookkeeping.

For more information on our services for writers please contact: Andrew Subramaniam T +44 (0)20 7380 4947 E asubs@hwfisher.co.uk

HW Fisher & Company is a top 25 UK chartered accountancy firm.

www.hwfisher.co.uk

Andrew Subramaniam and Barry Kernon, Chartered Accountants at HW Fisher which specialises in the Authors and Journalism sector, will be on hand to advise on overcoming possible accounting and tax issues.

Forensic Science Society

Callum Sutherland of the FSS will invite you to become the Detectives and Forensic Scientists, as he focuses on where the psychological and profiling aspects of an investigation can mislead, asking ‘Do we really see what we think we see?’

The Dragons’ Pen: Dare you enter?

Four brilliant publishing professionals. Two minutes to convince them your synopsis and first chapter are worth reading. One audience full of your fellow would-be writers. Our literary version of the popular TV show, the Dragons’ Den, is not for the faint-hearted.

The 2013 panel of Dragons comprises literary agents Jane Gregory of Gregory & Company and Gordon Wise of Curtis Brown and publishers Maria Rejt of Pan Macmillan and Jade Chandler of Little, Brown.

Places to pitch to the Dragons are limited due to time restrictions.

Register your interest upon booking to be in with a chance to pitch.

For full programme details visit: www.harrogateinternationalfestivals.com To book a place, call the Festivals Office on, tel: 01423 562 303 or email: crime@harrogate-festival.org.uk

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Escape is just the beginning…

‘Sent icicles down my spine. One of the scariest thrillers I’ve ever read!’

‘This is no ordinary thriller: you will lose sleep over it’

Tess Gerritsen

Elizabeth Haynes

‘Cancel appointments and give up on sleep.

It’s that kind of book’ Jeffery Deaver

‘A stylish and impressive debut thriller’ S. J. BoltoN

In partnership with

BIG READ Join in the 2013 Big Read and our celebration of the sixtieth anniversary of the creation of the greatest ever fictional spy, James Bond, by reading the very first Bond novel, Casino Royale, this summer.

The Book ‘Surround yourself with human beings, my dear James. They are easier to fight for than principles’.

There really is only one Bond! In Casino Royale, first published in 1953 and an instant success, Fleming introduces one of the most captivating and popular fictional characters to the world. In this, the first of Fleming’s 007 adventures, a game of cards is James Bond’s only chance to bring down the desperate SMERSH agent Le Chiffre. But Bond soon discovers that there is far more at stake than money.

The Author Ian Lancaster Fleming was born in London in 1908. His first job was at Reuters news agency after which he worked briefly as a stockbroker before joining Naval Intelligence during the Second World War. Following Casino Royale, Fleming went on to write twelve other Bond books as well as two works of non-fiction and the children’s classic Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The Bond books have sold over sixty million copies and earned praise from figures such as Raymond Chandler, who called Fleming ‘the most forceful and driving writer of thrillers in England’ and President Kennedy, who named From Russia with Love as one of his favourite books. The books inspired a hugely successful series of film adaptations which began in 1961 with the release of Dr No, starring Sean Connery as 007.

The Events Festival Reader-In-Residence David Mark will be hosting Big Read discussion events in libraries across the North of England. Come along, meet fellow readers and join in the lively debate!

Wed 5 June Mon 10 June

Tue 11 June

Wed 12 June Thu 13 June

t h e ne ver list THE THRILLER OF THE YEAR Out July 18th in hardback and ebook. Visit www.deadgoodbooks.co.uk to read an exclusive extract and watch a video with the author.

In association with

Crosshills Library, Keighley, North Yorks Whitley Bay Library, North Tyneside Newcastle City Library Norton Library, Stockton-On-Tees South Shields Library, South Tyneside Leeds Central Library Northallerton Prison, North Yorks Knaresborough Library, North Yorks

7.30pm 2pm 6pm 2pm 6pm 6pm 2.30pm 7pm

Booking is essential for all events. Visit www.bigread.org.uk for details on how to book for the event of your choice.

Can’t make the events? Join the discussion online at www.bigread.org.uk!

Thanks to the generous support of our publishing partner Vintage Books, the Festival will be distributing a limited number of free copies of the Big Read book via our partner library services in North Yorkshire, Leeds, Stockton-On-Tees, Newcastle, North Tyneside and South Tyneside.

Reading groups in those areas wanting to take part in the Big Read should email crime@harrogate-festival.org.uk for more information.

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Fiction is such a world of freedom.

If you want someone to fly, they can fly Alice Walker

A groundbreaking exhibition exploring international state propaganda from the 20th and 21st centuries. From leaflet drops to tweets, for intentions good and bad.

17 May – 17 September 2013

2013

WOMEN’S NOVEL COMPETITION 1st prize: £5,000 Closing date: 23 September 2013

Judges: Kirsty Lang, Val McDermid, Charlotte Robertson open to unpublished women novelists only, writing in any genre for adults, including thriller, crime fiction, science fiction, chick-lit, historical fiction, literary fiction, young adult fiction... but not nonfiction or fiction for under 13s

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Michael Palin Friday 12th July | St George Hotel | 2pm From the iconic Monty Python years, to eight huge adventures for the BBC including the recent Brazil, to two volumes of best-selling diaries and travel books, Michael Palin is undoubtedly a national treasure. More recently Yorkshireborn Palin has turned his hand to novel-writing and comes to the Harrogate stage to discuss his second and latest novel, The Truth. Journalist Danuta Kean will act as interviewer.

Tickets: £18 Unreserved

The Raworths Book Club with Rachel Joyce Friday 12th July | St George Hotel | 6pm The remarkable, bestselling debut novel, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry is deservedly the Raworths Book Club festival choice to be explored and debated by local readers. We hope readers and members of all local book clubs will consume this novel with the passion that so many thousands of people, now around the world, already have, and then come to listen to and question the author about both Harold Fry’s and her own extraordinary journeys. Rachel will also be talking about her brand new novel, Perfect, during the event, to be chaired by festival literature curator Henry Sutton.

Tickets: £8 Unreserved

RICHARD MADELEY and JUDY FINNIGAN

An Evening With Richard and Judy Friday 12th July | St George Hotel | 8pm

THE FABULOUS BAKER BROTHERS PAUL KILDEA on Benjamin Britten GAVIN FRANCIS on Antarctica JOANNE HARRIS JEREMY BOWEN ANN WIDDECOMBE STUART MACONIE DEBORAH MOGGACH on Jane Austen

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It’s a phenomenon dubbed ‘the Richard and Judy effect’ – if a novel is in their book club, it virtually guarantees bestseller status, making them the most powerful couple in publishing, as well as one of the most successful partnerships in TV history. Now the couple are playing it as its own game with their first foray into fiction. This is a rare opportunity to see the candid pair in conversation on their debut novels, Judy Finnigan on Eloise and Richard Madeley on Some Day I’ll Find You. Journalist Danuta Kean will chair the discussion.

Tickets: £15 Unreserved

Joanne Harris on Peaches for Monsieur Le Curé Saturday 13th July | St George Hotel | 6pm Yorkshire-born Joanne Harris is best known for penning the best-selling Chocolat (adapted to film starring Johnny Depp and Juliette Binoche), and she comes to Harrogate to discuss her third novel about the intriguing Vianne Rocher, Peaches for Monsieur Le Curé. Indulge, enjoy and delight in one of the most successful authors at work today.

Tickets: £12 Unreserved

The People’s Songs With Stuart Maconie Saturday 13th July | St George Hotel | 8pm BBC Radio 6 Music broadcaster Stuart Maconie, past Radio 2 DJ and bestselling travel writer, hosts the landmark 50-part series for 2013 inviting listeners to contribute to help create The People’s Songs and tell the story of modern Britain via 50 records that have provided the soundtrack to British culture. It’s a fascinating evocative song book of our nation’s idiosyncratic history and culture.

Tap those toes, shake it, and get in the groove…

Tickets: £12 Unreserved

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Out now in Orion paperback and ebook

Meet Charlaine this Festival!

Sunday 21st July – 11.30am Tickets £13 Journalist and broadcaster Paul Blezard sinks his teeth into the New York Times bestseller and her phenomenal thirty-year career writing mysteries. From stand-alone novels to the Shakespeare mysteries and, of course, the bestselling series of supernatural romantic thrillers.

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Venue address: Old Swan Hotel, Swan Road, Harrogate, HG1 2SR Parking: Parking is available at the Old Swan Hotel on a first come first served basis.

There is metered on street parking available nearby.

Seating: Seating for all events is unreserved.

Customers with disabilities: The venues at the Old Swan Hotel are accessible by wheelchair.

Special provisions can be arranged for visitors with disabilities, please call the Festival Office on tel: 01423 562303.

Photography & Recording: The use of photographic, video or audio equipment is strictly prohibited.

Festival Bookstore: WHSmith will provide a Festival bookstore at the Old Swan Hotel and will host book signings after each event.

and try new things. We simply couldn’t have done it without all of your knowledge, ingenuity and tenacity!

Back in early 2003, the very first meeting of incredible minds converged at a hotel in Harrogate to discuss the possibility of the Harrogate Crime Writing Festival. A decade on, and the success of the Festival now speaks for itself, with some of the biggest names and brightest talents in international crime fiction appearing on the Harrogate stage each July!

The full team at the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival would like to say a huge and heartfelt thank you to all of those that have helped the Festival to become ‘Europe’s largest Crime Writing Festival’, with an audience of over 12,000. Starting with the co-founder, the incomparable Val McDermid, who chaired the inaugural Festival in 2003 and the two following Festivals in 2004 & 2005, to Jane BradishEllames who guided the Festival so wonderfully into being during its early years, and the time and expertise of the Programming Committee since 2003: Maria Rejt, Hilary Hale, Selina Walker and David Shelley, with a special thank you to the incredible literary agent Jane Gregory, who has remained on the committee since the Festival’s inception. Each of the amazing programming chairs has brought individual voices and thrown unique characters in to the mix, so thank you again Val McDermid (for four incredible years) and also Mark Billingham, NJ Cooper, Simon Kernick, Laura Wilson, Stuart MacBride and Dreda Say Mitchell, for giving your personalities and allowing the Festival to embrace new areas

Reading, and the joy and pleasure we take from it, is what the Festival is all about, so thank you to our two dedicated and wonderful Readers-InResidence, Ann Cleeves and Martyn Waites, for making sure that, alongside the incredible crime writers we’ve had the joy of meeting and sharing the reading experience with, it’s the very special fans themselves who have been given a voice at the Festival too.

And finally, the Festival would not have reached a ‘Decade Of’ being without the fantastic support of our dedicated sponsors, who throughout the years have continued to believe and invest in the value of the Festival, and allowed this one criminally good weekend to take place in Harrogate each and every July.

To our title sponsor, Theakstons Old Peculier (and in particular T&R Theakston Ltd.’s Executive Director Simon Theakston, who has been instrumental to the Festival’s continuation and its growth across the region, and further afield both nationally and internationally) and to our strong base of partners and event sponsors, who all allow us to bring our creative ideas to life, we couldn’t have done it without you!

We very much look forward to celebrating with you all in July; and here’s to another decade of original, inventive and inspiring programmes!

The Festival Team

2013 Major Sponsors

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Author Index Adler-Olsen, Jussi Atkinson, Kate Bauer, Belinda Beukes, Lauren Billingham, Mark Black, Sue Blethyn, Brenda Blezard, Paul Bolton, S.J. Bourne, Sam Bradshaw, Peter Carter, Chris Chandler, Jade Child, Lee Cleeves, Ann Collins, Elaine Colquhoun, Kate Connolly, J.J. Cooper, N.J. Costin Wagner, Jan Crouch, Julia Cumming, Charles Dudley-Edwards, Ruth Ewan, Chris Faye, Lyndsay Fitzek, Sebastian Fitzgerald, Helen Forshaw, Barry French, Nicci Garrett, A.D. Gregory, Jane Griffiths, Elly Hall, M.R. Harris, Charlaine Hayes, Samantha Haynes, Elizabeth Hill, Susan Hurwitz, Gregg Johnston, Paul Judd, Alan Keane, Jessie

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Kelly, Erin Lawson, Mark Lipska, Anya MacBride, Stuart MacKay, Malcolm Mark, David Marwood, Alex McBeth, Colette McDermid, Val McIlvanney, William McKenzie, Sophie McPherson, Catriona Miller, Derek B. Millican, Sarah Mina, Denise Moggach, Lottie Mosby, Steve Neuhaus, Nele Parris, S.J. Penny, Louise Pinborough, Sarah Rankin, Ian Rejt, Maria Rendell, Ruth Ridpath, Michael Robotham, Michael Rutman, Paul Ryan, William Scott, Manda Sherez, Stav Sigurdardottir, Yrsa Summerscale, Kate Sutherland, Callum Sutton, Henry Taylor, Andrew Unsworth, Cathi Villiers, M.D. Waites, Martyn Winterson, Jeanette Wise, Gordon Wood, Tom

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