Deansgate welcomes The Reverend Richard Coles for a special signing event.

We are delighted to welcome the Reverend Richard Coles to Deansgate for a special signing event, celebrating the release of his festive Canon Clement novella, A Carol and a Killing.

The sixth instalment of Coles' beloved series sees Champton's Christmas carol concert derailed by a highly suspicious death. Can Daniel, Neil - and Daniel's delighted mother, Audrey - solve the mystery and catch the Christmas killer?

The Reverend will also be signing copies of A Heist Before Bedtime, a hilarious collection for kids of jaw-dropping true stories of some of the most peculiar crimes of all time.

This is a ticketed event. Each booked ticket includes a copy of either A Carol and a Killing (RRP. £14.99) or A Heist Before Bedtime (RRP. £14.99) to be collected at the event - please select your chosen title from the ticket options below.

Please be prepared to queue, and if you need to, make sure you bring plenty of water and snacks in case you are queuing for a long time. We advise those with accessibility requirements to get in touch with us in advance by emailing events.manchester@waterstones.com, to let us know how we can support your visit.

About the author

THE REVEREND RICHARD COLES is a writer, broadcaster and an Anglican priest. He co-presented Saturday Live on BBC Radio 4 for a number of years and appears, from time to time, on QI, Have I Got News For You and Would I Lie To You? He has won Christmas MasterChef, Celebrity Mastermind twice, and captained Leeds to victory in Christmas University Challenge in 2019. A contestant on Strictly Come Dancing (2017) and a third place finalist on I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! (2024) he exhibits huge bravery.

He writes regularly for the Sunday Times, and is the author of half a dozen books, including a bestselling autobiography, Fathomless Riches, and the bereavement bestseller The Madness of Grief, written after the death of his partner, David Coles. The first three books in the Canon Clement series have all been No.1 Sunday Times bestsellers. The first in the series, Murder Before Evensong, was adapted for Channel 5 in October 2025.

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