A Fitting Literary Tribute

Britain’s time-honored crime-fiction convention, CrimeFest, may be ending its run this May, but it isn’t going out quietly. In addition to an expected lineup of prominent guest authors, and the selection of John le Carré as its “Ghost of Honor,” the 2025 event will be followed by the release of a new anthology of stories from authors “who have had a close relationship with CrimeFest over the years.”

According to a press statement, CrimeFest: Leaving the Scene will be widely distributed by No Exit Press beginning in late August, but “an early copy [will be] exclusively gifted to each of the first 450 registered Full Pass Holders at the final CrimeFest.” In addition to a foreword penned by thriller writer Lee Child, the book’s contents will include short yarns by Jeffery Deaver, Lindsey Davis, Martin Edwards, Cathy Ace, Vaseem Khan, Maxim Jakubowski, and CrimeFest co-host Donna Moore. Adrian Muller, this convention’s other co-host, is contributing an Afterword to the book.

Proceeds from the sale of this anthology will go to the Royal National Institute of Blind People’s free library.