It's the most wonderful time of the year... and Virtual Noir at the Bar is coming back for one night of festive noir!
They can't promise mulled wine or mistletoe, but maybe a little murder, all neatly wrapped up in the sort of evening you've come to expect from the VNatB team - Vic 'Ho-Ho-Woo' Watson as your host, and Simon 'Helper Elf' Bewick pushing the buttons.
If you don't know what VNatB is, it was an online event run by Vic Watson and Simon Bewick, where crime and mystery authors read something they've written via live video. This was originally a physical event in Newcastle, in a bar, and these virtual events recreated a slice of what that experience was like. Soon, Wednesday became the new Friday (including hangovers all round). Much like all good things, it had to come to an end, but after a brilliant Halloween special, they're back on Wednesday 16th December with a Christmas edition and we're so ready for it.
So what can you expect? Like all the other VNatB events, this promises to be an evening full of fantastic author readings, great chat, and lots of laughs. The line up is, as always, phenomenal, so brace yourself for some of the very best writers in crime... with a festive twist.
The Line-Up
Catherine Cooper
Author of The Chalet, one of the most talked-about debuts of 2020.
Gytha Lodge
Author of Watching from the Dark and She Lies in Wait (Richard and Judy Book Club, Sunday Times and New York Times crime pick).
Hayley Webster
Author of One Christmas Night – described as ‘a heart-warming story mixing mystery with humour’ (I Newspaper).
Emma Christie
Whose debut The Silent Daughter, a tale of deceit and secrets, is getting rave reviews.
Danny Marshall
VNatB favourite whose debut thriller Anthrax Island has been announced for early 2021!
Nell Pattison
Creator of the sign language interpreter Paige Northwood series.
Derek Farrell
The Danny Bird Mysteries author and VNatB top contributor.
Trevor Wood
Author of CWA’s debut of the year novel The Man on the Street and sequel One Way Street.
Allie Reynolds
Author of Shiver, coming January 2021, described as 'a truly gripping chiller of a thriller' by Peter James.
Andrew Cotto
Award-winning author of three novels, and New York Times and Rolling Stone writer.
Gregg Hurwitz
International bestselling author of I See You, We Know, Or She Dies and the Orphan X series.
Plus the winner of the first Bay Tales Christmas Crime story competition, reading their winning entry!
It's going to be a great night, so register now. And did I mention, it's totally free?
Merry Christmas!
Roxie
@RoxieAdelleKey
PS. Vic, Simon and a whole host of
VNatB readers released
Noir From The Bar at the beginning of lockdown, an anthology of crime fiction that's raising a tonne of money for the NHS. Available in paperback and on Kindle, you'd be mad not to.