A DVD of CSI Portsmouth 2012, which was held on 3 November as part of Portsmouth Bookfest, featuring crime authors Stephen Booth, Ann Cleeves, Matt Hilton and Pauline Rowson has now been released and is on sale as a two disk set.

Over a hundred and sixty people attended the one day event held…

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 Make a note in your diary for this fantastic event on Saturday 3 November 2012 where you can meet and mingle with top selling crime authors and top forensic crime experts; hear how the authors write their popular crime novels, find out how much they draw on real life experiences and experts, learn about what really happens at a crime scene, and how an investigation is worked, discover what forensic experts do, see how the fingerprint bureau works,…

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I've enjoyed writing and undertaking many speaking engagements and media appearances throughout the year. I've met some fascinating people and made lots of new friends. As 2010 draws to a close I thought it appropriate to thank my many readers, my publishers, booksellers, agents, those who have supported me in the book trade and the media, and in the libraries across the UK, the Commonwealth and the USA. 

 

Here is a quick round up and some of the highlights of 2010 which…

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Over 200 people packed the hall in Portsmouth to hear best selling crime fiction authors pitch their wits against police and forensic experts in a unique event the first ever Crime and the City CSI Portsmouth held as part of Portsmouth Bookfest on 6 November.

Lovers of crime fiction and CSI television programmes came together at John Pounds Community Centre in Queens Street, Portsmouth, to hear crime authors and crime experts debate…

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It starts on Sunday 31 October with a talk about my crime novels at a charity lunch in Hampshire to raise money for the NSPCC. Next up is a talk on Tuesday 2 November on my local patch of Hayling Island followed by a press interview on the same day and a radio interview on Thursday 4 November when I'll be on the Sally Cronin Programme on Express FM between 1.30 pm and 4pm. On Friday 5 November between 5pm and 5.30pm I'll be on Portsmouth Live TV.…

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Myself and four of my fellow crime authors, Simon Brett, June Hampson, Graham Hurley, and Peter Lovesey will join experts from the Crime Scene Investigation team and Fingerprinting Bureau of Hampshire Constabulary and experts from the International Centre for Research in Forensic Psychology to discuss crime fiction and fact in a unique event, Crime and the City, Portsmouth CSI on 6 November at the John Pounds Community Centre, Portsmouth as part of Portsmouth…

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I am a promoter in training. One of these days I’m going to have a book of my own to promote. Until them, I’m practicing. In my darker moments, I think of these events as missed opportunities, as in “DAMN! If only I had a book out to sell!” But then my rational side reappears and I realize that the opportunities will continue to crop up. For now, I’m honing my skills.



One of these… Continue