🗓️ GET YOUR DIARY READY 🗓️
We are absolutely thrilled to be back for 2026 with another year of events 🎉
Get the dates in your diary now - more details to be announced soon!
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A huge thank you to everyone who made last night's Crime Central such a wonderful evening ❤️
There was a fantastic discussion on crime fiction series and what makes us coming back for more 📚
We were also delighted to officially announce our new book club with the support of @blackwellsmcr - if you missed out getting your copy last night you can get one in store!
Crime Central will be back on 24th June - tickets already available at the link in our profile 🎟️
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🎉 HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT 🎉
We are excited to announce that we are starting a Crime Central book club! 📚
This will run alongside the main Crime Central events - a spin-off, you might say. A book in the crime genre will be chosen in advance - make sure to check our socials for the latest updates.
@blackwellsmcr will very kindly be selling the chosen book to Crime Central so you can buy your copy with plenty of time to get reading.
Our first pick is Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy - "A spectacularly choreographed eco-thriller traversing nature and human frailty - full of breathtaking twists, dizzying beauty and ferocious love".
We will be meeting at 6pm on Wednesday 10th June in the Chief Librarian's Office at Manchester Central Library.
Tickets are free and available at the link in our profile - but spaces are limited so grab your spot now if you are interested!
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🔦 AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT 🔦
@davidpennywriting is the author of the Thomas Berrington series of historical novels 📚
He has also written the Wilde and Ward contemporary crime thriller series as well as the Unit-13 Paranormal Spy Thrillers 🕵️♀️
Join us on Wednesday to see David at Crime Central!
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🔦 AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT 🔦
@authorzoesharp is the author of the Charlie Fox series and the Blake & Byron thrillers.
Zoë has been nominated for the CWA Short Story Dagger twice as well as for several awards in the US.
Join us next week to see Zoë at Crime Central!
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🔦 AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT 🔦
@simonmichaelauthor is the author of the best-selling Charles Holborne Legal Thrillers.
Often referred to as "the British John Grisham", Simon draws inspiration from his own career as a barrister ✒️
The eleventh book in the series, The French Vendetta, will be published next week 🎉
Join us next week to see Simon at Crime Central!
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Only one week until Crime Central is back! 🎉
Make sure you've got your ticket at the link in our profile 🎟️
We'll be joined by @davidpennywriting@simonmichaelauthor@authorzoesharp who will be in conversation with host @robparkerauthor 📚
#books #thingstodoinmanchester #reading #crimefiction #authorevent
📚 ICYMI 📚
In April we had the absolute pleasure of hosting Heidi Amsinck, Lucy Andrew, Izzy Broom and Jamie West at Crime Central.
If you missed it or fancy a reminder of the fantastic books we discussed, check out our posts from the last few days!
Murder at the Matinee by Jamie West is the second book in the Bertie Carroll series 🎭
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Following on from the success of Death on the Pier, playwright-turned-detective Bertie Carroll returns for the second book in this Golden Age style historical murder mystery series, set in the exciting world of theatreland in 1930s London.
An unexpected phone call from a rival playwright puts Bertie centre stage in another mystery. Can he help unravel the motive behind a mysterious newspaper advert that boldly declares a murder will take place during a show’s third act? There’s only one problem, there is no murder in the third act of the play!
When a victim is discovered and the police are brought in, Bertie and Inspector Hugh Chapman get thrown awkwardly back together as they both work to find the killer in this impossible murder mystery.
The spotlight falls on each suspect in turn and, this time, even Bertie is not above suspicion in this cleverly plotted theatre-set historical murder mystery,
#books #crimefiction #reading #bookstagram #bookbloggers
📚 ICYMI 📚
Last week we had the absolute pleasure of hosting Heidi Amsinck, Lucy Andrew, Izzy Broom and Jamie West at Crime Central.
If you missed it or fancy a reminder of the fantastic books we discussed, check out our posts this week!
The House of Hidden Letters by Izzy Broom was published earlier this year 🌅
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For sale: Greek cottage. Price: One Euro.
Skye doesn’t make impulsive decisions. But when she sees a derelict Greek cottage for sale by lottery, she enters with dreams of a fresh start.
However, her heart sinks as she pushes open the tattered blue door weeks later. Can this wreck ever be her home?
Then Skye finds a bundle of letters hidden in the fireplace, their faded pages drawing her in with a story of long-forgotten love, tragedy, and unbelievable bravery.
But all the while, Skye’s own past is circling. No matter how far she goes, fate is never far behind…
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📚 ICYMI 📚
Last week we had the absolute pleasure of hosting Heidi Amsinck, Lucy Andrew, Izzy Broom and Jamie West at Crime Central.
If you missed it or fancy a reminder of the fantastic books we discussed, check out our posts this week!
A Very Vexing Murder by Lucy Andrew was published earlier this year 🔍
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Harriet Smith. Companion. Wallflower. Sleuth?
Mrs Churchill is convinced someone is trying to kill her. As if she didn't have enough to vex her, she fears that lowly Jane Fairfax has won the heart of her nephew, Frank.
She hires Emma Woodhouse's secretly devious companion Harriet Smith to break up the relationship and uncover who wants her dead.
As Harriet's list of suspects grows, will she prevent the worst from happening? And will she avoid falling for the charming Frank Churchill herself?
#books #crimefiction #reading #bookstagram #bookbloggers
📚 ICYMI 📚
Last week we had the absolute pleasure of hosting Heidi Amsinck, Lucy Andrew, Izzy Broom and Jamie West at Crime Central.
If you missed it or fancy a reminder of the fantastic books we discussed, check out our posts this week!
The Woman in the Wall by Heidi Amsinck was published last week ✒️
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When human remains turn up behind an apartment wall, DI Henrik Jungersen knows he is hunting for a killer that has been hiding in plain sight.
Jensen, who should be enjoying maternity leave, is struggling with her own challenge – legendary author Valde Brix says he is her father. But Brix has an ulterior motive: he wants Jensen to use her sleuthing skills to find the stalker who is threatening to ruin his life.
When a woman connected to Brix turns up brutally murdered, Jensen and her teenage apprentice Gustav become embroiled in Henrik’s investigation. It becomes clear that the stalker won’t stop,until Brix is destroyed. With growing horror, Jensen realises that her own loved ones are in mortal danger.
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