Capital Crime Festival Programme

Grand Connaught Rooms, London 

26 – 28 September 2019

www.capitalcrime.org

THURSDAY 26th SEPTEMBER 2019

Registration for Capital Crime 2019 5:30pm – 7:30pm in the upper lobby 

6.30pm – 11.30pm 

Opening Drinks & New Voices Awards

Opening night drinks in the Drawing Room and Edinburgh Suite with presentation of the New Voices Award.

This event is open to weekend pass holders only.

FRIDAY 27th SEPTEMBER 2019
Registration for Capital Crime 2019 8:30am – 6:30pm in the upper lobby Goldsboro Bookshop open from 9:00am – 9:30pm in the Balmoral Room 

Drawing Room Bar open from 9.00am - Midnight

TIME	GRAND HALL	EDINBURGH SUITE
9.30am – 10.20am	The Influence of Agatha Christie - Sophie Hannah, Ruth Ware, Christopher Fowler, John Curran moderated by LC Tyler.	Whose Crime Is It Anyway? Round 1  Capital Crime’s unique debut quiz pits teams of debut crime and thriller authors against each other. Hosted by Paul Clayton.
10.30am – 11.20am	The Interrogation of Mark Billingham  Mark Billingham is put through his paces by Graham Bartlett, an experienced police detective.	Crime on a Global Scale  Vaseem Khan, Leye Adenle, Craig Russell, Abir Mukherjee talk international crime with Shaun Harris.
11:30 – 12:20pm	Are We Living in a Spy Thriller?  Charles Cumming, Frank Gardner, Tom Bradby and Stella Rimington discuss modern espionage with Adam Hamdy.	Author Signings
12:30pm – 1:20pm	The Truth in Pieces  Belinda Bauer, Jane Casey, Robert Goddard and Alex North piece together a mystery with Joe Haddow.	Whose Crime Is It Anyway? Round 2  Capital Crime’s unique debut quiz pits teams of debut crime and thriller authors against each other. Hosted by Paul Clayton.
1:30pm – 2:00pm	LUNCH	LUNCH
2:00pm – 2:50pm	The Psychology of Tension  Mark Edwards & Lisa Jewell in conversation.	The Genesis of an Idea  Anthony Horowitz and Adam Hamdy build an idea from concept to pitch live on stage.

3:00pm – 3:50pm	London, the Capital of Crime  Martina Cole and a special guest discuss London as an iconic setting for the crime and thriller genre.
4:00pm – 4:50pm	The Human Cost of Crime  Ian Rankin & Don Winslow in conversation.	Author Signings
5:00pm – 5:50pm	Torn From History  Simon Mayo, Kate Mosse and Antonia Hodgson talk historical crime with Anna Mazzola	Is Crime Fiction a Problem for Feminists?  Killer Women members Julia Crouch, Sarah Hilary, Amanda Jennings, Colette McBeth and Kate Rhodes in conversation.
6:00pm – 6:50pm	Peter James & Lynda La Plante  In conversation with Barry Forshaw	Whose Crime Is It Anyway? Grand Final  Capital Crime’s unique debut quiz pits teams of debut crime and thriller authors against each other. Hosted by Paul Clayton.
7:00pm – 7:50pm	Mystery Panel  To be announced autumn 2019.	Author Signings

8:00pm – 8:50pm	Robert Harris interviewed by Steph McGovern
9:00pm – 9:50pm		Author Signings
10:00pm - 12:00am	Exclusive Film Screening Open to weekend and Friday pass holders

SATURDAY 28th SEPTEMBER 2019

Registration for Capital Crime 2019 8:30am – 6:30pm in the upper lobby

Goldsboro Bookshop open from 9:00am – 9:30pm in the Balmoral Room Drawing Room Bar open from 9.00am - Midnight

	TIME	GRAND HALL	EDINBURGH SUITE
	09:30am – 10:20am	Mystery Panel  To be announced autumn 2019	When Women Make Murderers  Fiona Cummins, Laura Sheppard-Robinson, CJ Tudor and Olivia Kiernan discuss the success of female crime and thriller authors with Amy McLellan
	10:30am – 11:20	Chilled to the Bone  Ragnar Jónasson, Will Dean, Antti Tuomainen and Yrsa Sigurðardóttir discuss the enduring and global appeal of Scandi Noir with Karen Sullivan.	Is True Crime Better than Fiction?  Jack Flynn, William Clegg QC, Colin Sutton and Robert Bridgestock discuss true crime as an inspiration for fiction with Emma Kavanagh.
	11:30am – 12:20pm	Beneath the Surface  Elly Griffiths, Ali Land, Louise Candlish and Fiona Barton discuss how the truth is never what it seems with Erin Kelly.	Author Signings
	12:30pm – 1:20pm	Building Drama Page by Page  Robert Glenister and special guests discuss the art of bringing an audiobook to life with Catherine Steadman.	Britain’s Toughest Streets  Dreda Say Mitchell, Steph Marland, Amer Anwar and MW Craven talk about how the gritty streets of Britain inspire crime fiction with David Mark.
	1:30pm – 2:00pm	LUNCH
	2:00pm – 2:50pm	Kate Atkinson In conversation with Jake Kerridge		The Wrong Side of the Law  Tony Kent, Imran Mahmood, Harriet Tyce, and Steve Cavanagh talk about the shift from practising law to crime writing with Ayo Onatade.
	3:00pm – 3:50pm	The Forensic Mind  Denise Mina and Ann Cleeves discuss what makes a great detective with Chris Ewan		In The Mind of A Criminal  Rachel Abbott, Mel Sherratt, Simon Kernick and Winnie M Li discuss what makes a great fictional criminal with Jenny Blackhurst.
	4:00pm – 4:50pm	High Octane Thrillers  James Swallow, Chris Ryan, Kimberley Howe and special guest discuss the popularity of the action thriller with Adam Hamdy.		Author Signings
	5:00pm – 5:50pm	John Connolly  A career retrospective from the man himself.		Changing Times  How political and social change has been reflected in crime fiction with Mari Hannah, Joseph Knox, Stav Sherez, AA Dhand and Paul Burston.
	6:00pm – 6:50pm	Fantastic Crime  When crime crosses genres Stuart Turton, Ben Aaronovitch and Sarah Pinborough in conversation with JD Fennell.		Author Signings
	7:00pm – 7:50pm	David Baldacci interviewed by Kimberley Howe
8:00pm – 8:50pm		Author Signings		Author Signings
9:00pm – 12:00am		Capital Crime Gala Cocktails and Readers Awards

Please note, author signings will be taking place in the Bamoral Room throughout the festival. Consult the Capital Crime programme (available at the festival) for details of when your favourite author will be signing.

David Headley's London Live interview about Capital Crime can be found here.