Celebrating the world of words

A spies and thriller trio event bringing together internationally renowned authors and their latest chilling reads. Tammy Cohen will be introducing her film-inspiring action-thriller Argylle to the Newark Stage alongside her thriller The Wedding Party.

Argylle is a globe-trotting spy thriller that inspired the upcoming action blockbuster Argylle, featuring a star-studded cast including Henry Cavill, Dua Lipa, Sam Rockwell, Bryce Dallas Howard, Samuel L. Jackson, and John Cena, directed by Matthew Vaughn.

“Argylle is an excellent action-thriller.” – Jake Kerridge, The Sunday Telegraph
“The action never lets up for a moment.” – Geoffrey Wansell, Daily Mail

While the outstanding husband and wife writing team, Nicci French, share snippets of their latest bestseller Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter?

When beautiful and vivacious Charlotte Salter fails to turn up to her husband Alec’s 50th birthday party, her kids are worried, but Alec is not. As the days pass and there’s still no word from Charlie, her daughter, Etty, and her sons, Niall, Paul and Ollie, all struggle to come to terms with her disappearance. How can anyone just vanish without a trace? She’s loved by all who meet her. But someone wants her gone . . .

‘I defy anyone to see the ending coming’ Cara Hunter, on The Unheard
‘Totally absorbing. Such great plotting and characters, but also so human and full of insights about ordinary life and relationships. That’s what always sets Nicci French’s work apart – it makes the narrative feel so real’ Sabine Durrant, on The Unheard

This event is brought together with a compelling interview by award-winning former journalist and author of All Of Us Are Broken, Fiona Cummins.

It’s been a long time since the Hardwicke family has been on holiday. But thirteen-year-old Galen has wanted to see the wild dolphins at Scotland’s Chanonry Point for as long as she can remember, and lone parent Christine is determined she gets her wish. No one deserves a break more than this family. But the much–needed trip is about to be interrupted…

‘An intelligent, different and moving novel about the causes and effects of brutality, with ravishingly described glimpses of the natural world.’ Literary Review