Less than four weeks until Capital Crime returns on Thursday 30th May! There are lots of panels to choose from and amazing authors to see at the Leonardo Royal Hotel in St. Paul’s, 10 Godliman Street, London, EC4V 5AJ. You can buy day or weekend tickets or, if you don’t have the time or budget for that, you can book individual events. You can book tickets here.
Kicking off the whole programmes at 12pm on Thursday 30th May is an event that I’m really looking forward to. As a police procedural author, I know how important it is to create authentic scenes. We’re blessed in the crime writing industry with having police and justice professionals writing their own books, demonstrating their expertise. Here’s the blurb from the schedule.
The Anatomy of a Crime: From Crime to Conviction
A factual, entertainment driven, account of the timeline from crime to conviction presented to you by specialists in their field live on stage. Experience crime scene briefings to bitesize trial and have your say in whether the accused is guilty or should walk free!
Perfect for: Those writing crime novels looking for a factual representation of the events from crime to conviction; those who want to see some of their favourite authors execute their day jobs including: Senior Investigating Officer, Detective, Crime Scene Investigator, Judge and Barristers.
So, who are the authors making up the team?
Nicola Williams – Judge
Nicola Williams started her career as a barrister in private practice, specialising in Criminal Law. She was a member of the first Independent Advisory Group to the Metropolitan Police Service (following recommendations arising from the Stephen Lawrence Report [1999]). She has been a part-time Crown Court Judge since 2010. She is an active volunteer for the Speakers for Schools programme, a charity which encourages young people from disadvantaged and under-represented communities to achieve their full career potential. Williams writes the barrister Lee Mitchell series.
Helen Fields – Barrister
A Sunday Times and million copy best-selling author, Helen is a former criminal and family law barrister. Every book in the Callanach series has claimed an Amazon #1 bestseller flag. ‘Perfect Kill’ was longlisted for the Crime Writers Association Ian Fleming Steel Dagger in 2020, and others have been longlisted for the McIlvanney Prize, Scottish crime novel of the year. Helen also writes as HS Chandler, and has released legal thriller ‘Degrees of Guilt’. In 2020 Perfect Remains was shortlisted for the Bronze Bat, Dutch debut crime novel of the year. In 2022, Helen was nominated for Best Crime Novel and Best Author in the Netherlands. Now translated into more than 20 languages, and also selling in the USA, Canada & Australasia, Helen’s books have won global recognition. She has written standalone novels, The Institution, The Last Girl To Die, These Lost & Broken Things and The Shadow Man. She regularly commutes between West Sussex, USA and Scotland.
Nadine Matheson – Barrister
Nadine Matheson was born and raised in Deptford and now practises as a criminal defence lawyer. She won the City University Crime Writing competition, and she has an MA in Creative Writing. The Jigsaw Man was her first crime novel and was loved by readers around the world. It was shortlisted for the Dead Good Reader and the Adult Diverse Book Awards in 2022 and it has been translated into fifteen languages. Her new DI Anjelica Henry book – The Kill List – is out on Thursday 9th May.
Graham Bartlett – Senior Investigating Officer
Graham Bartlett was the chief superintendent of Brighton and Hove police. His first non-fiction book Death Comes Knocking was a Sunday Times bestseller, co-written with the bestselling author Peter James. He has since published Bad for Good and Force of Hate starring Chief Superintendent Jo Howe. Bartlett is also a police procedural and crime advisor helping scores of authors and TV writers inject authenticity into their work.
Kate Bendelow – Crime Scene Manager
Kate Bendelow is the author of The Real CSI: A Forensic Handbook for Crime Writers. Kate is also a crime advisor and has helped many authors and TV producers as well as appearing in various podcasts, writing festivals and events.
Kate is also the author of the SOCO Maya Barton trilogy. The titles include Definitely Dead, Shattered Bones and Flesh and Blood. They are a recommended read for anyone interested in forensics or crime scene investigation.
Kate London – Detective Inspector
Kate London was a detective in the Metropolitan Police Service before resigning to write full time. Her first novel, Post Mortem, was published in 2014 to strong reviews.
In 2021Post Mortem was adapted for television by Patrick Harbinson as The Tower, and broadcast by ITV.
So, there you go! What a team! Want to go? The lovely people at Capital Crime are allowing me to give away one ticket to The Anatomy of a Crime event. NB. this ticket is only for this event and doesn’t cover the rest of the festival. Transport costs not included either so make sure you can get to London. So, how do you enter? Go to my Twitter (X) page here and like and RT the pinned tweet showing this blog post. All details will be in the tweet. Look forward to seeing you there!
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