Cheltenham Literature Festival Appearance

UK fans! Come see me at the Cheltenham Literature Festival on Saturday, October 13, 2012 in Gloucestershire, England!

12pm — Kathy Reichs & Val McDermid – Two bestselling crime writers from opposite sides of the Atlantic discuss how their novels have bred successful TV series. Kathy Reichs from the US, whose Temperance Brennan novels were the inspiration for TV series, Bones.  And from the UK, Val McDermid, whose Tony Hill & Carol Jordan novels inspired Wire in the Blood.

6.30pm —- Kathy Reichs, Ian Rankin, & Dr. Stuart Holmes – Science and the art of murder come together in this fascinating discussion. Bestselling exponent of taut and compelling Scottish noir, Ian Rankin, forensic anthropologist and author, Kathy Reichs, and Dr. Stuart Holmes of the Royal College of Pathologists join us to discuss the true relationship between writing about murder and getting the science right.