Forthcoming Events
Sadly there are no US events currently scheduled, but if you fancy hopping across the pond…
August 2-4: Bute Noir.
https://butenoir.co.uk/
August 9-11: St Hilda’s Crime Fiction Weekend, Oxford.
https://www.st-hildas.ox.ac.uk/events/2024-crime-fiction-weekend
August 12: Edinburgh International Book Festival.
8.30 PM. With Abir Mukherjee.
https://www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival/whats-on/mark-billingham-abir-mukherjee-open-case
September 13-15: Bloody Scotland, Stirling.
Saturday, 14th. 22.00, Albert Halls. With Erin Kelly.
https://bloodyscotland.com/event/mark-and-erin/
September 20: Windsor Festival.
7.00 PM. The Old Court, St Leonards Rd. With Abir Mukherjee.
https://tickets.windsorfestival.com/sales/autumn-festival-2024/mark-billingham-and-abir-mukhe/mark-billingham-and-abir-mukhe
News
July 2024.
My brand new novel THE WRONG HANDS was published in the US on July 23rd. It’s the second in a new series featuring a new and very different detective. DS Declan Miller is most definitely NOT Tom Thorne. These are books that will be very different in tone and setting from the Thorne novels and may even contain…jokes. That said, I am still writing about grief, pain, loss and violence but I remain fierce in my belief that humour and seriousness are NOT mutually exclusive. I’m thrilled that readers have welcomed Miller as warmly as they did Thorne and, for all those concerned that they might not be seeing their favourite grumpy, north London-based, country-music-loving detective again, the 19th Tom Thorne novel – WHAT THE NIGHT BRINGS – is done and dusted and will be published in 2025.
Predictably, I am travelling hither and yon to shamelessly pimp THE WRONG HANDS, so come out to a bookshop or a festival or wherever else I’m rocking up and ask me awkward questions. If you’re really unlucky I may even dance. No, I promise I won’t.
The Fun Lovin’ Crime Writers – the rawking beat combo featuring myself, Val McDermid, Luca Veste, Doug Johnstone, Stuart Neville and Chris Brookmyre – have put away our guitars for the time being, but we’ve had a busy and hugely enjoyable summer of shows. The highlight was undoubtedly our return to the Acoustic Stage at this year’s Glastonbury Festival. Yes, they asked us back! We’ve already got some big shows pencilled in for 2025, so stay tuned and come along and see us the next time we’re murdering songs for fun.
Should you fancy a glimpse of us taking on an Elvis Costello classic, there is footage of us performing on a TV show on the SHOWING OFF page of this very website.
I hope to see some of you at a book event somewhere soon, but in the meantime social media remains the easiest way to make contact if you want to say hello or just shout at me about something.
So, whether it’s a Declan Miller mystery or a FLCW gig, get ready to dance…
TWITTER: @MarkBillingham
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/MarkBillinghamAuthor
As ever, you can email me through this website at: mail@markbillingham.com
Stay well and happy reading…