Sunday 15th June: 2.00pm Tim Sullivan. Lunch not included but can be book separately.

Tim Sullivan is a crime writer, screenwriter and director whose film creditsinclude A Handful of Dust, Jack and Sarah, and Cold Feet. Early in his careerhe directed Jeremy Bretts iconic portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in ITVs TheCasebook of Sherlock Holmes, cementing his lifelong passion for crimefiction. Tim lives in North London with his wife Rachel, the Emmy Award-winningproducer of The Barefoot Contessa and Pioneer Woman.Tims critically acclaimed crime series features the brilliantly persistent DSGeorge Cross who has Autistic Spectrum Condition. The clever, twisty,touching and funny series has won an army of fans now sold more than half amillion copies. The Bookseller is the seventh in the series.

When the body of a bookseller is discovered, collapsed in a pool of blood in his Bristolian bookshop, it is immediately clear that he has been murdered. What is unclear is how someone could have met such a violent end in this quiet, peaceful place. DS Cross is adept at dismissing red-herrings but a worrying development in his personal life has left him hopelessly distracted, leaving his usual means of deciphering evidence challenged. The world of bookselling is a quiet one, but it is full of passionate and ambitious characters. They know a rare book equals a big payout and their extensive reading means they also know the best ways to get away with murder...