CL Taylor and Mark Billingham - in conversation
Our two wonderful thriller writers have sold nearly 9 million books and had a multitude of Sunday Times Bestsellers.
They'll be discussing their lives, writing careers and their latest thrillers.
| Date | Thursday 19th June 2025 | |
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| Time | 7:30 PM | |
| Doors Open | 7:00 PM | |
| Venue | The Coach House | |
The brand new nail-shredding psychological thriller for 2025 from the million copy and Sunday Times bestselling author CL Taylor.
The school gates have never been so dangerous…
When newly divorced Jude arrives in the small town of Lowbridge, she is soon drawn to the enigmatic Will, father to her young daughter's bestfriend.
But Will's devastating past holds questions that nobody knows the answer to – and after two tragedies tore his life apart in just a few short years, gossip and rumours abound about what really happened to the women he loved. Because whilst one dead wife is tragic, two starts to look like murder…
ABOUT C.L. TAYLOR
C.L. Taylor is an award winning Sunday Times bestselling author of tengripping psychological thrillers including EVERY MOVE YOU MAKE, a Richard and Judy Book Club pick for autumn 2024, THE GUILTY COUPLE, (Richard and Judy Book Club 2023) and SLEEP (Richard and Judy Book Club2019).
IT’S ALWAYS THE HUSBAND is her eleventh book.
Her books have sold over two million copies in the UK alone, and have been translated into over 30 languages and optioned for TV.
The lies are deadly, the truth unthinkable…
Tom Thorne returns in Mark Billingham’s 25th novel, with his most shocking case ever.
"Three dead coppers, Tom, maybe four by lunchtime."
The targeted murder of four officers is only the first in a series of attacks that leaves police scared, angry and, most disturbingly of all, vengeful. As Tom Thorne and Nicola Tanner dig into the reasons for the violence, a deeper darkness begins to emerge: the possibility that these murders are payback. The price paid for an unspeakable betrayal.
To uncover the truth, Thorne will be forced to question everything he stands for. He can trust nobody, and the shocking secrets revealed by one terrible night will fracture his entire world.
ABOUT MARK BILLINGHAM
Mark Billingham started his career, 25 years ago, as the new young voice in crime fiction. He brought a fresh, edgy and terrifying twist to the genre and his lead character, Tom Thorne, was every bit as quirky and different as his creator. The intervening two decades have seen Billingham grow from a young maverick, pushing the boundaries and challenging the assumptions of crime writing by both the trade and the readers themselves, into the role of statesman of the genre, supporting new writers and confronting his own social conscience through his work. We all acknowledge that the crime novel can (in the words of Billingham himself) ‘shine a light into some of the darker corners of society’ and the commentary writers like him give to contemporary political and social issues has an important role to play in today’s tumultuous world.
Billingham’s novels have now sold over 6.5 million copies. He has had 24 Sunday Times bestsellers (every one of his titles) and has spent over 150 weeks in the top ten. Rabbit Hole, his 2020 novel, was named as Crime Book of the Year by The Times.
Two TV series have been made of Mark’s books – Thorne by Sky starring David Morrissey, and In the Dark by the BBC. A third series is currently in development.