Description
The moors don’t forgive. The terraces keep secrets. And round here, everyone knows your business, which is precisely the problem. Grab a drink and settle in for one of Bradford Literature Festival’s most beloved evenings.
Bobby Cussens, Cath Staincliffe and Jess Kitching, three writers who know that the north is as much a state of mind as a place on a map. Join them as they explore why this landscape breeds the darkest, sharpest, most compulsive crime fiction anywhere.
Expect grit, gallows humour and the particular pleasure of fiction that feels like it knows exactly where you live.
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Bobby Cussens
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Fire on the Fells: an absolutely gripping British crime thriller full of twists – Detectives Donovan and Young 2
Cath Staincliffe
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About the Authors
Cath Staincliffe
Cath Staincliffe is a bestselling, award-winning novelist, radio playwright and creator of ITV’s Blue Murder. Six times shortlisted for the Crime Writers’ Association Daggers, Staincliffe won the Short Story Dagger in 2012. Born in Bradford, Staincliffe has lived in Manchester since leaving university and her books include the Sal Kilkenny series and The Fells mysteries, set in the Yorkshire Dales.
Jess Kitching
Jess Kitching is a Bradford-born writer of both crime and commercial fiction. After graduating from the University of Huddersfield with First Class Honours in English Literature, she moved to Australia where her writing career began.
About the Chair
Liz Mistry
Liz Mistry is a crime writer whose gritty police procedurals are set in Bradford and Scotland. The latest Solanki and McQueen series draws on West Lothian’s landscape, heritage and culture to create dark yet often humorous stories. Mistry completed a doctorate in creative writing, exploring the representation of marginalised groups in crime fiction, and often addresses mental health themes in her work.
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