An evening of light hearted conversation between Mark Billingham the creator of the bestselling Tom Thorne and Detective Miller novels, and Abir Mukherjee, award winning author of the Wyndham & Banerjee novels. Mark and Abir will talk about crime fiction and thrillers, and the arduous journey to becoming best selling novelists.
There will be an opportunity for the audience to ask questions and books will be on sale at the end of the session.
Key information about booking:
- The event starts at 6pm
- The event is suitable for adults
- Please purchase a ticket for each person attending.
- There is a charge of £8 per ticket
- Booking is essential, so be quick to avoid disappointment
- Please arrive 10 minutes early
- Books will be available to purchase on the day, courtesy of Waterstones, Woking, card payments only.
About the Authors
Mark Billingham
Mark Billingham was born and brought up in Birmingham. Having worked for some years as an actor and more recently as a TV writer and stand-up comedian his first crime novel was published in 2001.
Sleepyhead was an instant bestseller in the UK. It has been sold widely throughout the world and was published in the USA in the summer of 2002. There are currently 19 books in the series of crime novels featuring London-based detective Tom Thorne, the latest of which is What the Night Brings.
Photo credit for author portrait: Steve Best.
Abir Mukherjee
Abir Mukherjee is the Times bestselling author of the Wyndham & Banerjee series of crime novels set in Raj-era India which have sold over 400,000 copies worldwide and been translated into 15 languages. His books have won numerous awards including the CWA Dagger for best Historical Novel, the Prix du Polar Européen, the Wilbur Smith Award for Adventure Writing and the Amazon Publishing Readers Award for E-book for the Year.
Photo credit for author portrait: Stuart Simpson.
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