Chairing duties

Caroline regularly fuses her former journalism life interviewing celebrities (has she ever told you how she used to spend every weekend with Harry Styles? Gather round…) and her writing life, to chair book events.

She’s especially prevalent in the north west of England and would love to hear from you if you need a chair. For clarity, she means a chair person. Not a dining chair. You can get your own dining chair.

An Evening With Richard Armitage
Sept
8

An Evening With Richard Armitage

We are thrilled to be welcoming Richard Armitage back to the Wirral to celebrate the publication of his new book The Cut.

Venue is Gladstone Theatre, Port Sunlight.

You saw her die. Thirty years ago, one of Ben Knott's schoolfriends was murdered. Another went to prison.

The story ended. The village of Barton Mallett tried to move on. Now her killer is back. As the murderer's sentence ends, the village is chosen as the unlikely location for a feature film by a Hollywood producer, with Ben's son Nathan cast in the leading role.

Can you keep hiding the truth?As the film takes shape, Ben begins to recognise the storyline - from his own past. As his son becomes immersed in a tale of bullying and retribution, things turn dangerous, and an uncomfortable truth begins to emerge. Ben must choose between the safety of his children and reopening the wounds of the past.

How much is he willing to risk to protect his family - and himself?


Tickets for this event are £22 and include a hardback copy of The Cut.


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Peter James
Oct
13

Peter James

Venue: Neston Club

In The Hawk is Dead, Queen Camilla will take a leading role alongside her favourite fictional detective, Peter James’ Roy Grace. Combining Peter’s classic fast-paced thriller with extensive behind-the-scenes research at Buckingham Palace. The Hawk is Dead is the not to-be-missed publishing event of the autumn, and the perfect entry point into the world of Roy Grace for anyone yet to meet him. Opening with a cinematic derailment of the royal train, The Hawk is Dead takes Roy Grace deep into the heart of Buckingham Palace, when he is called upon to solve a murder and what looks to be a royal assassination attempt. Queen Camilla, a well-known book-lover and reading champion through her charity The Queen’s Reading Room, has always been one of the very first people to receive each Grace novel, and has a starring role, alongside His Majesty King Charles, in Peter’s latest thriller. Peter James says: ‘It’s a decade since I discovered Queen Camilla is a Roy Grace fan and we’ve since built up a great rapport. She asked me when I might set a Roy Grace novel in London … and the seed was sown. Where better in London than Buckingham Palace? It has been the most fascinating research I’ve ever done, learning about the inner workings of the Royal Household and the Palace.’

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An Evening With Jo Cunningham
Aug
27

An Evening With Jo Cunningham

27/08/2025 7:00 pm

We are delighted to welcome back Jo Cunningham who will be discussing A Calculated Murder, the second of her Una McMurray mysteries.

If you haven’t yet met Una McMurray, you’re in for a treat! With more than a touch of black humour and laugh out loud situations, I believe there’s a bit of Una in all of us! Join Jo Cunningham to hear all about the background to her cosy crime series featuring Una McMurray, unlikely detective!

Surely, statistically, the international cat show scene shouldn’t be this… lethal?

Keen to make her mark in her new job in pet insurance, Una’s first task is to calculate whether cat ownership extends human lifespan. Tragically, that’s not the case for prizewinning cat owner Jeff Bridgely – a most improbable accident has ended his dreams of triumphing at the upcoming International Cat Show.When a second competitor dies in mysterious circumstances, the maths just doesn’t add up. Una vows to resolve this suspicious data discrepancy and impress her new project team, especially condescending Tim and ambitious trainee Patti.After borrowing Pedro the cat and brushing up on her feline facts, Una dives deep undercover in the cutthroat world of cat shows. Competition is fierce, but what Pedro lacks in pedigree, he makes up for in character. Although as Pedro’s odds of winning shorten, so do Una’s chances of survival…Armed with razor-sharp logic, analytical expertise and a scruffy moggy sidekick, can actuary Una catch the cat show killer before she becomes the latest fatal statistic?

Ian Moore, author of Death and Croissants ‘Clever and very funny’

Serena Kent ‘A deliciously subversive mystery: witty and wry – and ingenious where it counts!’

Jessica Irena Smith  ‘Eleanor Oliphant meets The Thursday Murder Club‘

Tickets £10 with the opportunity to redeem the cost against a copy of Jo’s new book, A Calculated Murder’, on the night.

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Tiny Daggers, out now
Jul
1
to 2 Jul

Tiny Daggers, out now

“A stinging tale of old friendship turned deadly. By turns glamorous, devious and decidedly dark, Tiny Daggers is a twisty delight.”―Alex Michaelides, author of The Silent Patient

“An absolutely essential book for everyone's summer reading list.”―Katy Brent, author of How to Kill Men and Get Away With It

The most dangerous predators in Miami don’t bite. They brunch.

Expat Holly Jones has built the perfect life for herself in an exclusive area of Miami: the beautiful house, the enviable family. So the last person she expects to bump into one morning is a ghost from her old life in London, someone she hasn’t seen in over twenty years: the other Holly, Holly Wild.

Single, sexy, and a world away from the frumpy sidekick she was at school, Holly Wild quickly becomes an unavoidable part of Holly Jones’s life. She is everywhere―in her home, in her marriage, and especially in her head. Is this really just a chance reunion or is there something more sinister lurking behind her seemingly flawless facade?

As the oppressive heat intensifies, Holly Jones is haunted by memories she’s spent decades trying to bury. Is she being paranoid or is Holly Wild really out to steal her life? At school they were known as Good Holly and Bad Holly…but as their twisted game of cat and mouse escalates, it’s no longer clear which one is which…

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