Writing London Crime: An Evening with Remi Kone and S.M. Govett

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Join us as we discuss writing London based crime with Remi Kone (Innocent Guilt, 2025) and SM Govett (BELIEVE, 2025)

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About Innocent Guilt: On a misty autumn afternoon, a woman covered in blood clutching a baseball bat walks silently into a London police station. The two officers assigned to her case are DI Leah Hutch and DS Benjamin Randle. But the woman refuses to speak. She is not injured and the blood on the bat is not hers. What has she done? Is she the victim or the perpetrator? As Leah and Randle start their inquiry, a man is found battered to death in a nearby park. Journalist Odie Reid receives a tip off and is determined to solve the case first, trying to link this death to the woman held in custody. Leah and Odie have history and very quickly their cat and mouse game becomes personal, leading them both to the very darkest corners of their pasts. About BELIEVE: Natalie has spent ten years trying to get over the two events which changed her life forever. The first: the moment her boss assaulted her. The second: the moment the jury declared him innocent - and her, a liar. So when her husband, Ryan, gets accused of the same crime, Natalie comes perilously close to the edge. Natalie wants to believe him. But when the body of the young woman who made the accusation is found in the woods near their house, Ryan becomes a prime suspect, and Natalie realises she can't trust anyone - herself included...About Remi Kone:Emmy-nominated producer, Remi Kone has worked on a number of well-known television dramas, such as KILLING EVE, SPOOKS and LEWIS. INNOCENT GUILT is her debut novel. About S.M. Govett: S.M. Govett read Law at Trinity College, Oxford, before qualifying as a solicitor in the City. She has since authored several bestselling YA novels, including The Territory trilogy and We Go On Forever. She also co-wrote the screenplay for the feature film, T.I.M., which was the no. 1 film on Netflix upon release. Believe is her debut adult thriller. She currently lives in London with her husband and three children.