In Conversation: Martin Edwards

Interviewed by Ann Cleeves

Award winning crime writer Martin Edwards talks to Shetland Noir about his work. Qualified solicitor Martin was the longest-serving Chair of the Crime Writers’ Association . In 2015 he was elected eighth President of the Detection Club; his predecessors include G K Chesterton, Dorothy L Sayers, and Agatha Christie . He is Archivist of the Crime Writers’ Association and of the Detection Club and consultant to the British Library’s Crime Classics

Martin Edwards’ 21 novels include the Lake District Mysteries and the Rachel Savernake books, most recently Sepulchre Street, as well as an acclaimed history of crime fiction, The Life of Crime

He received the CWA Diamond Dagger for the sustained excellence of his work . He has also won the Edgar, Agatha, CrimeFest H .R .F . Keating and Macavity awards, the Short Story Dagger and Dagger in the Library, plus the Poirot award for his outstanding contribution to the genre .

For Ann Cleeves’ biography please see page 19

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 Friday 16 June, 10am - 11am

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