Beautiful Whitley Bay #baytales24

Home! Thanks to everyone I hung out with this weekend at #baytales24 . I was not quite on form for reasons I have yet to pin down but it was lovely to see so many crime reading and writing friends and see the sea, even if a little turbulent 🌊🌊🌊

Siri, show me the dress code for a writer off to fangirl at a book festival. #baytales24

So much fun at Noir at the Bar in Whitley Bay last night - complete with red lipstick as my prop💄
Thanks to Bay Tales for having me, Forum Books + the bound + The Accidental Bookshop for selling books, and the fantastic readers and audience #BayTales24

⁦Trevor Wood⁩ at fun event ‘who’s crime is it anyway’ #baytales24 . Lots of fun!

Looking forward to the Red Hot Chilli Writters live Podcast. #baytales24 Bay Tales Shamiela Ahmed

THE FRIENDLIEST FESTIVAL

Home after #baytales24

What an amazing weekend! From Friday night’s Noir at the Bar to Sunday morning’s Red Hot Chilli Writers, I could not have enjoyed this celebration of the best crime fiction more.

My personal highlights included the chance to…

What an amazing few days. I loved all the events and meeting fellow book lovers. #baytales24 Bay Tales Goodbye Whitley Bay, until next time. Shamiela Ahmed

Books I brought back from Forum Books + the bound + The Accidental Bookshop Bay Tales Claire McGowan Orla Owen Chris Ewan L J Ross Trevor Wood Fiona Cummins 😊😍📚

#WhitleyBay #baytales24

Absolutely brilliant event Bay Tales #baytales24 Chris McDonald / Chris Frost 🎄 Chris Ewan Val McDermid

'When you're starting to write, you need to have the voice of the book in your head.'

Val McDermid tells Steph McGovern that she could not ignore the insistent voice of Karen Pirie, tapping at her head. #baytales24

CL Miller talking about her debut book Cara Miller / C. L. Miller #baytales24 Bay Tales xx

Northern Crime Syndicate at Crab and Waltzer Bay Tales #baytales24 xx

Loved the Simon & Schuster UK panel with Nicci French Hannah Richell Kate Bradley and Vaseem Khan #baytales24

And we’re off! #baytales24 Bay Tales 🎉🎉

Bay Tales 2024 First panel Bay Tales #baytales24 xx

Fantastic evening! Thanks #BayTales24 Northern Crime Writing Syndicate Heather Fitt #TheBoatTrip Heather Critchlow Emma Styles author 🦎🌊🪸☀️🦘 EmmaChristieAuthor is #InHerShadow Eve Smith

The views from my hotel! 🌊🌧

#baytales24

Side of stage view at #baytales24 - the Simon & Schuster UK panel Bay Tales

Morning from beautiful Whitley Bay #baytales24 - play this video with the sound up and all will be well.