Festival Event: Sophie Hannah - the Opposite of Murder/Work Experience

Sophie Hannah's two latest books, Work Experience and The Opposite of Murder, have puzzling murder mystery plots in common, and, between them, include her internationally bestselling series detectives, Simon Waterhouse and Charlie Zailer, her witty, satirical poems and the two librettos (complete with all lyrics) of her two murder mystery musicals. These books mark a new direction in Sophie's writing journey, which she will be discussing (as well as how her Poirot novels have influenced this development) at this event - so come along with all your questions!Sophie Hannah is a Sunday Times, New York Times and Amazon Kindle UK No. 1 bestselling writer of crime fiction, published in forty-nine languages and fifty-one territories. Her books have sold millions of copies worldwide. She writes contemporary psychological thrillers and, at the request of Agatha Christie's family and estate, the new series of Hercule Poirot novels. Sophie's murder mystery musical, The Mystery of Mr E, was released as a feature film in 2023, directed by Martyn Tott, and is available on Amazon Prime and Apple TV+ and soon to be on
Several other platforms too.In 2023, Sophie won the Crime Writers Association's Dagger in the Library Award for her body of work, and in 2013 her thriller The Carrier won the Crime Thriller of the Year Award at the Specsavers National Book Awards. Sophie is also a poet and has been
shortlisted for the TS Eliot Award. Her poetry is studied at GCSE, A Level and degree level across the UK.