Noirwich - Monday 14 September – Sunday 20th September

Kick off Noirwich in style on Thursday 17 September at 6.30pm with an entertaining evening with Lee Child as he tells us all about his latest book Make Me.  There will be an opportunity at the end of the evening for any books purchased at the event to be personally signed for you by Lee.

Tickets £5 available online or please call 01603 660661.

Norwich Castle Dungeon Tours
Mon 14 – Fri 18 Sept, 11.30am/ 1.30pm/ 2.30pm, Norwich Castle
Explore a maze of early medieval cellars deep beneath the castle and hear some extraordinary stories about the prisoners who were kept there, the history of crime and punishment, and see those all-important instruments of torture.
For more information: 01603 495897

Norfolk and Norwich Association for the Blind Audio Book Club
Mon 14th Sept, 1.30pm-3.00pm, Free, 2nd Air Division Memorial Library
NNAB’s regular reading group for the blind and partially sighted will be discussing a current crime novel audiobook this week.
Open to new members. Just come along, or email Mark Smith

Crime and Punishment; Castle Museum Dungeon Tour
Weds 16th Sept 11.00am-1.00pm, £5, payable on the door, Vernon Castle Room, 2nd Floor Millennium Library
Starting with a Norfolk-based crime themed talk from an archive specialist at the Norfolk Heritage Centre, you will then be led by a costumed guide from the library to the Castle Museum for a spine-chilling 30 minute guided tour of the dungeons.
For booking or more info: Email Sarah Salmon or call 01603 774707

Crime Fiction Reading Group
Weds 16th Sept. 6.00-7.30pm , Free, Norfolk and Norwich Millennium Library, Ground Floor
Norwich’s very own reading group dedicated to crime fiction meets on the 2nd Wednesday of every month and reads all types of crime fiction. New members are always welcome.
To find out more about the group and what they are reading please email Crime Fiction Norwich

Crime and Punishment; Shirehall Courtroom Tour
Thurs 17th Sept 1.00-3.15pm, £5, payable on the door, Vernon Castle Room, 2nd Floor Millennium Library
Starting with a Norfolk-based crime themed talk from an archive specialist at the Norfolk Heritage Centre, you will then be led by a costumed guide from the library to the Shirehall Courtroom for a tour. (accessed via a steep spiral staircase and a dark tunnel).
For booking or more info: Email Sarah Salmon or call 01603 77470

Book signing with Andrew Lane 
Thurs 17 Sept, 5pm, Free, Waterstones, Castle St, Norwich
Meet author of the incredibly popular Young Sherlock series – Andrew Lane. The eighth book in the thrilling Young Sherlock Holmes series, Night Break, will be published in Sept 2015. The best-selling Lost Worlds series, a present-day Conan Doyle-inspired tech-adventure is inspired by another famous Conan Doyle novel, The Lost World.
For more info, contact Email Norwich Waterstones

Bringing Back the Golden Age: How the British Library Turned to Crime!
Fri 18th Sept, 12.30-1.30pm, £2 on the door, Millennium Library, ground floor
Robert Davies and David Wilkerson from British Library Publishing take us on a journey of exploration, explaining how they find the long forgotten crime gems hidden in their collections and bring them back into print. For more info, or to reserve a ticket email Sarah Salmon or call 01603 774707

Crime and Punishment- The Shirehall Courtroom Drama
Fri 18 Sept, free with museum admission, Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery
A fascinating guided tour and re-enactment of the castle’s dark past as a prison. Follow the footsteps taken by prisoners along the deep spiral staircase, through the dank tunnel and into the Shirehall courtroom for an enactment of a prisoner’s woe.
Suitable for adults and older children (10+) For more information call: 01603 495897

Creating Light and Dark with James Runcie and Sharon Bolton – 6pm

How to be a Good Psychopath with Andy McNab and Prof Kevin Dutton – 8pm

Records for Writers: Crime
Sat 19th Sept, 10.30-12.00, £3, payable on the door, Vernon Castle Room, 2nd Floor Millennium Library Would you like to access real archives to inform or inspire your writing? Learn how to locate criminals from the Victorian era in this workshop at the Norfolk Heritage Centre. Explore records, and discover how to find out more about these criminals’ lives and make the most of your research.
Email Sarah Salmon or call 01603 774707 to reserve your place.

Criminally Good Children’s Stories and Activities
Sun 20th Sept, 2.30-3.45pm, Free, Millennium Library Children’s Library.
Norfolk; Norwich Millennium Library’s regular Sunday family session will have a criminal theme this week as they look at mystery and mayhem in children’s books.
Look out for a special competition too!

From Page to Screen: Ann Cleeves on her creation, Vera Stanhope -  11:00am

Ones to Watch – 2:00pm

The Killer Women discuss ‘killer twists’ with Paul Johnston -4:00pm

Peter Robinson and Nicci French in Conversation – 7:30pm

Sunday 20^th September

Bloody Brunch – 11:30am

The newest, boldest and bloodiest event in the crime-writing calendar.

Workshops

STARTING TO WRITE CRIME FICTION

MASTERCLASS: STARTING TO WRITE CRIME FICTION WITH KATE RHODES

Friday 18th September, 11am – 1pm

Kate Rhodes’s ‘Starting To Write Crime Fiction’ masterclass covers all the bases for both novice and experienced writers who are keen to complete a crime novel. The session focuses on generating your concept, narrative voice, plot devices and setting, and includes a series of short, stimulating writing exercises aimed at confidence-building

Date
Friday 18th September at 11am – 1pm
Location
Dragon Hall
115-123 King Street
Norwich
Norfolk
NR1 1QE

Price £45 (£35 conc)
(not included in season ticket)

Kate Rhodes is a crime novelist and award-winning poet. Kate’s first novel, Crossbones Yard, was published in June 2012. The novel is the first in a series featuring London-based psychologist, Alice Quentin. Kate studied English at university, and went on to teach in colleges and universities in the UK and the US. She combines her writing with work as an educational consultant. The second novel in the Alice Quentin series, A Killing of Angels, was published in 2013, followed by The Winter Foundlings in 2014. Her latest book, River of Souls, was published in June.

CREATING CREDIBLE CHARACTERS

MASTERCLASS: CREATING CREDIBLE CHARACTERS WITH JAMES RUNCIE

Friday 18th September, 2pm – 4pm

We all know about the importance of plot twists and surprise in crime fiction but no matter how skilfully it is done this is only convincing with credible characters. James Runcie, author of The Grantchester Mysteries, leads this workshop discussion on how to add texture, detail, humour and desperation in order to create believable characters and establish a secure and authoritative tone.

Date
Friday 18th September at 2 – 4pm
Location
Dragon Hall
115-123 King Street
Norwich
Norfolk
NR1 1QE

Price £45 (£35 conc)
(not included in season ticket)

James Runcie is an award-winning film-maker and the author of seven novels. Sidney Chambers and The Shadow of Death, the first in The Grantchester Mysteries series, was published in 2012, soon followed by Sidney Chambers and The Perils of the Night, and Sidney Chambers and The Problem of Evil. In October 2014, ITV launched Grantchester, a prime-time, six-part series starring James Norton as Sidney Chambers. A second series is currently being filmed and will be broadcast next spring. James Runcie lives in London and Edinburgh.

LAST ORDERS: HOW TO CREATE A MURDERER

MASTERCLASS: LAST ORDERS – HOW TO CREATE A MURDERER WITH LAURA WILSON AND COLETTE MCBETH

Friday 18th September, 2pm – 4pm

Laura Wilson and Colette McBeth’s ‘Last Orders: How to Create a Murderer’ workshop will show you, with the aid of a series of unusual photographic prompts based on the real last meals eaten by prisoners on death row, how to create memorable, psychologically complex villains with plausible motives.

Date
Friday 18th September at 2pm – 4pm
Location
Dragon Hall
115-123 King Street
Norwich
Norfolk
NR1 1QE

Price £45 (£35 conc)
(not included in season ticket)

The first novel in Laura Wilson’s D.I. Stratton series won the CWA Ellis Peters Award for Best Historical Mystery, and her standalone novel The Lover won the Prix du Polar Europeen. Both The Lover and another standalone, A Thousand Lies, were shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger Award. Laura, who has written an eight-part Crime Fiction ‘Masterclass’ column for Mslexia magazine, is currently the crime fiction reviewer for The Guardian, and she teaches on the City University Crime Thriller Novel Creative Writing MA Course. Her latest novel, The Wrong Girl, was published in June.