The weekend kicks off on Friday 16th October with Detour a 1945 Film Noir introduced by expert Matthew Booth who will explain why this is a cult classic. The evening includes a Pie’n’Peas supper.
Saturday 17th October offers a morning session including: Crafting Puzzles with Martin Edwards and Anthony Johnston; Hidden Histories, is truth stranger than fiction? with Carrie da Silva; and The Long Arm of the Law, three policemen-turned-writers give you the inside story, Roger Price, Nick Oldham & Simon Dinsdale.
Saturday’s afternoon session from 3pm includes: My Local Murder, The Gorse Hall Mystery with Dolores Gordon Smith; Haunted Places with Tom Mead, Victoria Dowd, & Kate Ellis; A Murder Mystery with Martin Edwards, an experience!
On Sunday 18th October we have:. Killer Thrillers with Simon Michael, Catherine Yaffe & David Beckler; The Lady Killers with Deborah Swift, Fiona Veitch Smith, & Priscilla Masters; A Mystery, The Secret History Of Crispin Darke with Matthew Booth.
The following authors will be appearing in the festival. Click on each writer below for more information.
Matthew Booth- Martin Edwards
- Victoria Dowd
- Tom Mead
- Kate Ellis
- Antony Johnston
- Fiona Veirch-Smith
- Deborah Swift
- Simon Dinsdale
- David Beckler
- Roger Price
- Priscilla Masters
- Nick Oldham
- Dolores Gordon-Smith
- Simon Michael
- Christine Poulson
- Catherine Yaffe
- Carrie de Silva
- Marsali Taylor
- Jean Briggs – Festival organiser
The festival events take place in the People’s Hall, Howgill Lane, LA10 5DQ .
The People’s Hall has a small free car park but if full there is nearby street parking, and a short walk away are the pay and display car parks in Joss Lane near the Sedbergh Information Centre and on Loftus Hill to the south of the town.
