Join us for this free event to celebrate the Book Bingo Reading Challenge

In Conversation with M.R.G. Davies at Southam Library

Aimee Hawkins (Reader Development Librarian) will be interviewing M.R.G. Davies about his writing and novel, Murder By The Book, the first in 'The Cosy Crime Club' series, which continues with A Game of Murder and From Murder With Love. There will be an opportunity for the audience to ask questions at the end.

This event is great for:

Hearing directly from the author about their influences, writing process, and behind-the-scenes stories

Gaining creative inspiration and writing tips from an experienced author.

Meeting like-minded book enthusiasts

Discovering what our libraries offer

Why not take a book home after the event? You'll enjoy a great read, and it's a simple way to support your library. Every loan counts.

This event is part of our series for the 2027 Book Bingo reading challenge (https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/bookbingo).

Murder By The Book

Nothing is deadlier than angry readers… especially when you murder one of their own.

When the manager of The Quaint Bookshop is found slumped between the shelves, the four members of the shop's reading group decide to put into action all the skills they’ve picked up from their favourite fictional detectives.

If anyone knows how to solve a killer of a crime, it’s a team of murder-mystery superfans. The police might be investigating but the reading group are on the case…

Book two and three in the series, A Game of Murder and From Murder With Love, are also out now, published by Harper Collins.

About the author

Michael used to be a successful newspaper editor; now he writes fiction. Some might say that's not a huge leap but that might be a bit rude.

The first three novels in his cosy crime series – Murder by the Book, A Game of Murder and From Murder With Love – are published by HarperCollins division One More Chapter. Before that, he completed Desmond Bagley’s thriller Domino Island for posthumous publication and wrote two sequels, Outback and Thin Ice.

But he's not just a novelist. Oh no. His debut play Rasputin’s Mother won the Ronald Duncan playwriting prize and he's since written The Seagull Has Landed (Power Plays festival winner), MacHamLear (UK tour), Reality (Royal & Derngate) and the book and lyrics for Tess – The Musical (workshopped at the RSC). And as if that wasn't showy-offy enough, he’s written narrative non-fiction for worldwide television, had short stories and poetry commissioned and published, and contributes regular essays for theatre programmes.

Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Date: Thursday 15th April 2027

Age: Adults 16+

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Refreshments: Free refreshments available

Book Sales: Books will be available to purchase at the event

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