Cosy Crime with Mel Pennant, Paula Sutton & Hannah Hendy

A delve into the cosiest of crimes. What’s going on in the village? Can the aunties solve the crime?

Our favourite genre is opened up over tea and scones, but do check where the knives have been! 

Join Brighton Book Festival as we take a deep dive into one of Britains favourite genres. What seperates cosy crime from other crime and thriller books and are the authors always watching their neighbours. 

Saturday June 21st | 10am

Jubilee Library, Jubilee St, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 1GE.

Mel Pennant is an award-winning playwright whose work has appeared in the National Archives, as well as on stage. Born in London, she was raised by an extraordinary village, which included her Jamaican grandparents who moved to England in the 1950s as part of the Windrush generation. Mel is drawn to stories that explore what’s hidden below the surface and celebrate the richness and strength of tight-knit communities. She lives in London with her family and their dog, Bleu. A Murder for Miss Hortense is Mel’s first novel and she is currently writing another mystery starring Miss Hortense.

Paula Sutton is the face behind Hill House Vintage, with over half-a-million
Instagram followers. Named by Vogue as the 'happiest influencer on Instagram',
Paula is a vintage-hunting interiors stylist, author, columnist and television
personality showcasing her wonderful cottage-core and cosy Norfolk life through a
lens. Paula upped and left her glamorous London life - where she worked in fashion
publishing - over ten years ago to move to Hill House in Norfolk with her family. Since
then, Paula has curated a beautiful country home, mixing new with vintage, to find
her perfect aesthetic, and is the creator of the popular blog, Hill House Vintage.

Hannah Hendy lives in a small town in South Wales with her wife, their daughter, and two spoilt cats. A professional chef by trade, she started writing to fill the ime between shifts. She now writes cosy crime fulltime, a dream job! She is the author of the bestselling cosy crime series, The Dinner Lady Detectives, published by Canelo Crime and Canelo US. Hannah is represented by Francesca Riccardi at Kate Nash Literary Agency.

Carolynn Bain is the multi award winning bookseller and founder of Afrori Books. She is a passionate reader and cannot resist a crime novel. Ever!