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La Plante, Lippman and Goddard to headline 2020 CrimeFest
Lynda La Plante, Laura Lippman and Robert Goddard are among the authors headlining crime fiction convention 2020 CrimeFest this summer.
La Plante will discuss her career in her début appearance at CrimeFest alongside Buried—the first novel in her eagerly awaited new series featuring DC Jack Warr.
Along with her fiction, American crime writer Lippman will be discussing her latest book of essays, My Life As A Villainess while Goddard, off the back of his Crime Writers’ Association lifetime achievement award win in 2019, will look back on his career.
Up to 150 authors will descend on Bristol appearing in over 50 panels delving into diverse topics from politics to historical crime, the golden age of crime fiction to police procedurals, serial killers to cosy crime. There will also be a panel on crime fiction reviewers, honouring the late Marcel Berlins, and a "Ghost of Honour" remembering Dick Francis.
Other authors on the bill for CrimeFest's 11th year include Dreda Say Mitchell, Sarah Pinborough, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, Lynne Truss and Zoë Sharp.
Director and co-founder of CrimeFest Adrian Muller said: "CrimeFest is the most democratic of crime conventions as it’s open to all authors to take part. As such, it’s not just established names but offers an exciting and fertile ground for aspiring and new talent. There’s a friendly energy for readers and attendees, fitting the independent, vibrant spirit of our host town, Bristol."
Sponsored by Specsavers, CrimeFest will take place from 4th to 7th June at the Mercure Bristol Grand Hotel.
