Join Griffin Books and a panel of crime authors to welcome in the festive season! Local author and Griffin Books favourite Kath Stansfield will chair a panel of Alis Hawkins, Chris Lloyd and Tim Weaver, as they discuss their latest books and crimewriting.

Alis Hawkins grew up on a dairy farm in Cardiganshire and now lives on the Welsh/English border. She writes (amongst many other things) historical crime novels set in 19th Century West Wales. Her most recent novel, Not One of Us, was published in September 2021.

Chris Lloyd was born in the UK, moved to Spain for 20 years and now lives in Cardiff. He writes historical crime novels set in Spain and France. His most recent novel, The Unwanted Dead, was published during lockdown in 2020, and the first time Chris saw his book in a bookshop was in Griffin Books!

Tim Weaver lives in Bath and is a full time author. He has written 11 novels, including the hugely successful David Raker series. His latest novel, Missing Pieces, is a standalone novel set on an abandoned island, and he has another novel set to be published in November. He has twice been selected for the Richard and Judy book club, and shortlisted for a National Book Award.

Kath Stansfield is a multi-genre novelist and poet. She grew up on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall and now lives in Cardiff. She is the author of three novels and several collections of poetry. Alongside her independent writing projects, Kath co-writes with her partner David Towsey under the partnership name D. K. Fields. Head of Zeus publish D. K. Fields' political fantasy trilogy The Tales of Fenest. Kath will be chairing this exciting event.

Kath, Alis & Chris are all members of Crime Cymru, a Welsh Crime Writers Collective which aims to:

– support crime writers with a real and present relationship with Wales

– help in the development of new writing talent

– promote Wales, Welsh culture and Welsh crime writing in particular, to the wider world All the authors' books will be available to buy at special prices on the night, including new titles and some backlist titles.