Three more weeks until we welcome our wonderful audience to see FOUR fantastic authors live on stage at Manchester Central Library 🎉 Make sure you have a ticket and join us! 🎟️

📢On September 16th, Adam Farrer (JUST BOOK POSTS NOW) will be chatting about Broken Biscuits & Other Male Failures with the brilliant Steven Kedie at Chorlton Library. Pay what you can tickets here... eventbrite.co.uk/e/adam-farrer-…

Don't forget our tickets are "pay what you can" - all ticket prices get you the exact same access to our event 🎟️ If you've never been before now is the perfect time to get a ticket for Wednesday 24th September and see four crime authors live in conversation!

TWO WEEKS UNTIL WE'RE BACK! 🥳 Guaranteed to be the best evening in Manchester on Wednesday 24th September, we will be joined by Jo Furniss Louisa Scarr / Sam Holland #KJWhittle Michael Wood with host Rob Parker 📚 Get a ticket now at the link in our profile! 🎟

This event is going to be fantastic. Adam Farrer (JUST BOOK POSTS NOW) is a funny, honest, and really open speaker. I will also be there. Come join us. Tickets details in the tweet 👇

KJ Whittle worked as a journalist writing for national newspapers and magazines, before attending Curtis Brown Creative's novel writing course. Kerry's debut novel, Seven Reasons to Murder Your Dinner Guests, was published last week 🎉 Join us NEXT WEEK to see Kerry on stage!

Following on from yesterday's conversation we wanted to share the podcast discussing the issues that Jo Furniss highlighted in an article for The Bookseller around fake reviews on Goodreads - a very important subject and well worth a listen! bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0m…

🗓️ SAVE THE DATE 🗓️ Get this in your diary and watch this space to find out which authors will be joining us on Wednesday 5th November 👀

Help! Amazon have taken almost all copies of my new indie book GIRLS TO THE FRONT as stock & it’s a fortune to re-print so I need to sell them! So if you fancy a 90’s found footage feminist revenge thriller w/cover designed by Chris Bigg (4AD) pls stick a pre order in. Link 👇🏻

Missing your Crime Central fix this month? Manchester has so much to offer in book events, we're unbelievably lucky. Head to BforButterflyBooks next Wednesday and see our very own Rob Parker in conversation with Crime Central alumnus Steven Kedie 📚

Giveaway! The Christmas Tree Killer is published by HarperNorth on 6th November. If you’d like to get your hands on a signed copy early, all you have to do is RT! I’ll pick three winners on Friday 24th October. Good luck! #Giveaway

📢 HUGE NEWS! 📢 We are delighted to announce that on Wednesday 5th November we will be joined by Lisa Hall Lisa Nicholas Caimh McDonnell 🎉 Tickets are available at the link in our profile so make sure you've got yours! 🎟️

Just one more week until we're back! Have you got a ticket? If not, why?! We are going to be joined by three fantastic authors for an evening of book chat, giveaways and a Q&A! 📚

🔦 AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT 🔦 Lisa Hall Lisa Hall is the author of psychological thrillers and the Hotel Hollywood time-slip murder mystery series 📚 Her debut novel Between You and Me was a Kindle UK number one bestseller ✨ Join us on Wednesday to see Lisa at Crime Central!

🔦 AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT 🔦 Lisa Nicholas (Lisa Nicholas) worked in advertising for twenty years before becoming a full time writer ✒️ Lisa is the author of the Mila Kiss series, a cosy crime series with a dark edge. Join us on Wednesday to see Lisa at Crime Central!

🎉 WE'RE BACK TOMORROW! 🎉 The big day is almost upon us. Crime Central returns tomorrow! Make sure you've got a ticket and come see Lisa Hall Lisa Nicholas Caimh McDonnell in conversation with Rob Parker at Manchester Libraries 🎟️ Books will be available from BlackwellsManchester 📚

Thank you to everyone who came to Crime Central last night! We are so lucky to have the best community ❤️ Watch this space for details on our final event of 2025 and our plans for next year 👀

📢 HUGE NEWS 📢 Next Wednesday is the final Crime Central event of 2025 and we are delighted to announce that we will be joined by Caroline England **The Return of Frankie Whittle** and Kate Gray alongside host Rob Parker 🎉 Make sure you grab a ticket and we can't wait to see you there! 🎟️

A huge thank you to everyone who came to Crime Central last week! A fantastic end to our 2025 events ❤️ Watch this space for info on our 2026 lineup and other exciting news 👀

🗓️ GET YOUR DIARY READY 🗓️ We are absolutely thrilled to be back for 2026 with another year of events 🎉 Get the dates in your diary now - more details to be announced soon!