Bodies in the Bookshop - July 2012

Every year readers and fans of crime fiction look forward to Bodies in the Bookshop the annual event that takes place in Heffers Bookshop Cambridge.  It is an event that has been taking place for over 20 years now and is organised by the terrific Richard Reynolds and his colleagues.  Over the years, the event has expanded as more fans of crime and mystery fiction have learnt about this brilliant event.  It has grown so big that the event now spills out on to the sidewalk of the shop.

This year Bodies, as it is fondly known as is due to take place on Saturday 14 July 2012. However, and much to my delight instead of it taking place in the evening for a couple of hours, it will be a whole day events kicking off at 10:00.  Furthermore, Heffers will be moving to the distinguished surroundings of the Cambridge Union.  But don’t worry as they will be bringing their brilliant bookshop along with them.

This year Bodies is also having a different slant to it.  There will still be a wide range and large number of crime writers in attendance but there will also be some themed panels as well.

The panels and the participants are as follows –

•   Crime Through Time I

•   Jane Finnis (Ancient Rome)

•   Ruth Downie (Ancient Rome)

•   Rory Clements (Tudor)

•   Ros Barber (Marlowe papers)

•   Crime Trough Time II

•   Chris Nickson - 1730s Leeds

•   Robin Blake - 1740s Preston

•   Peter Moore - True Crime (mysterious murders in 1800s)

•   Comic Cuts

•   Len Tyler

•   Suzette Hill

•   Traditional Mysteries - Poison in the Parish

•   Ann Purser

•   Veronica Heley

•   Rebecca Tope

•   Jayne Marie Barker - 1930s

•   Scene of the Crime

•   Jim Kelly - Norfolk, Ely

•   Alison Bruce - Cambridge

•   Death in a Cold Climate - what to read after Steig Larsson

•   Barry Forshaw

•   Quentin Bates

•   International Intrigue

•   Roger Morris - 19th century / 1914 spies

•   Edward Wilson - Spies - cold war - 1950s

•   Adrian Magson - 1940s series, 1960s - spies/ France

•   Experts in Murder

•   Nicola Upson - 1940s

•   Catriona McPherson - 1920s Scotland

•   Sally Spedding - 1940s rural Wales

The programme of the panels are as below.

Time	Panel
10am	Crime Through Time I
11am	Experts in Murder
12 noon	Poison in the Parish
1pm	Break for Lunch
1.30pm	Crime Through Time II
2.30pm	Scene of the Crime
3.30pm	International Intrigue
4.30pm	Comic Cuts
5.30pm	Death in a Cold Climate
6.30pm	Drinks

More information can be found on the Bodies in the Bookshop blog and also have a look at their Facebook page.

Tickets for the whole day are £10 for adults and £7 for concessions. Available in Heffers, by calling 01223 463 200 or by emailing events.tst@heffers.co.uk.

  

Bodies in the Bookshop is always such good fun and this year with the addition of panels then it is bound to be a brilliant event!