Crime writing authors set for Mold Library 'murder' event

Guests of The Mold Bookshop, local author Simon McCleave and Liverpool-born author David Jackson will be talking about their bestselling crime novels in an event at Mold Library next week.

David Jackson is the critically acclaimed author of the DS Nathan Cody series and the Callum Doyle crime series, which includes the bestselling Cry Baby.

His standalone novels have earned him a reputation as a master of the chiller-thriller and won him many fans throughout the crime fiction world.

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After an award-winning career in academia, David now writes fulltime. He lives on the Wirral with his wife and two daughters.

Simon McCleave was originally born in South London. After leaving university, he became a script writer for television and film, writing for series such as Silent Witness, The Bill, EastEnders and many more.

Simon's first book, The Snowdonia Killings, was released in January 2020 and has sold more than 200,000 copies. His latest book in the DI Ruth Hunter series, The Portmeirion Murders, has just been published.

Simon lives in North Wales with his wife and two children.

Caroline Johnson, from The Mold Bookshop, said: "We are thrilled that Simon and David are joining us for this event. We are looking forward to an evening of crime with a double twist."

Dr Alice Vernon and her latest book, Night Terrors.

Later in the month, another local author will be signing copies of their new book.

Dr Alice Vernon will be at in the The Mold Bookshop on Saturday, October 22, at 10.30am, to sign copies of her latest release, Night Terrors: Troubled Sleep and the Stories We Tell About It.

Ever woken up to find a stranger in your bedroom? Alice Vernon often does… Ever since she was a child, her nights have been haunted by nightmares of a figure from her adolescence, sinister hallucinations and episodes of sleepwalking. These are known as 'parasomnias' - and they're surprisingly common.

Night Terrors, examines the history of our relationship with bad dreams. Along the way Alice explores the Salem Witch Trials and sleep paralysis, Victorian ghost stories, and soldiers' experiences of PTSD. By directly confronting her own strange and frightening nights for the first time, Alice encourages us to think about the way troubled sleep has impacted our imaginations.

Alice was brought up in Mold and is now a lecturer in Creative Writing at Aberystwyth University, where she teaches students the fundamentals of storytelling. Her research focuses on representations of sleep in science and culture.

• Murder In The Library takes place at Mold Library on Wednesday, October 19, at 7pm. Tickets at £5 are available online from www.mold-bookshop.co.uk, from The Bookshop on 01352 759879 or Mold Library.