Capital Crime 2024 headliners announced!

 

I am so thrilled to share some exciting news about Capital Crime today. I have been fortunate to attend Capital Crime every year since it started and this year's festival which was held at the Leonardo Royal Hotel near St Paul's Cathedral was the best yet! The panels were excellent, with something for everyone and the location was superb but beyond that, it was such a well-run, welcoming and inclusive event. I had several conversations with people over the course of the weekend who noted how how friendly it was. 

I'm already excited for next year, especially as the first authors and speakers taking part have been announced today. It's already shaping up to be an unmissable festival – I hope to see lots of you there! 

Early bird weekend tickets for Capital Crime 2024 are on sale now at www.capitalcrime.org/shop. 

Press Release

Capital Crime, the celebrated crime and thriller festival led by Goldsboro Books’ co-founder and managing director David Headley, has announced that it will be returning in 2024 to its new home of the Leonardo Royal Hotel, from 30th May until 1st June 2024. 

Authors and speakers confirmed so far are:

  • Ian Rankin, creator of Inspector Rebus

 • Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh

 • Ann Cleeves, author of the Vera and Shetland series

 • Author and screenwriter Anthony Horowitz

 • Rising star of US crime fiction Kellye Garrett

 • Author and barrister Rob Rinder 

• Elly Griffiths, creator of the Ruth Galloway series

 • Silo creator Hugh Howey 

• Alex Michaelides, author of the global bestseller The Silent Patient 

• An unforgettable new voice in cosy crime Paula Sutton, otherwise known as the queen of cottage-core and the face behind Hill House Vintage 

The full line-up will be announced early next year. Also returning are the festival’s Fingerprint Awards, which this year saw authors including Erin Kelly and Adele Parks celebrated for the first time ever; and the social outreach initiative, which aims to demystify the industry for young state-school Londoners considering a career in publishing. 

In August 2023, Capital Crime returned triumphantly to London, in its brand-new home of the Leonardo Royal Hotel St Paul’s, with a star-studded three days of panels, events and launches with over 100 leading voices from crime fiction, including a sold-out event with Richard Osman and Miles Jupp.

Capital Crime co-founder and Goldsboro Books managing director, David Headley, said: ‘Next year’s line-up is already shaping up beautifully, with some of the most talented writers from all around the country signed up – and from the US, we’re delighted to welcome the enormously exciting Kellye Garrett and Silo creator Hugh Howey. I’m so delighted that Capital Crime champions authors not only on stage, but with our Fingerprint Awards where the readers vote for their winners in each category - every year our lineup reflects what fans are reading and this year’s lineup is very exciting.’ 

Capital Crime Festival Director, Lizzie Curle, said: ‘We loved our brilliant new venue in St Paul’s, and from the feedback we’ve received from authors and attendees, so did everyone else! I’m honoured that we’ll be welcoming some of the best crime writers from around the world to join us in London, to celebrate crime and thriller writing with the authors, readers and fans who make Capital Crime possible. Our 2024 festival promises to be bigger and better than ever before.’ 

About Goldsboro Books

Goldsboro Books is an independent bookshop, based in central London, specialising in signed first edition books. Providing an expert, knowledgeable team and a carefully curated range is at the heart of the business, delivering the best book-buying experience for every customer. Goldsboro Books aims to interest and inspire book lovers, readers and collectors and provide the finest quality signed books in the world. Goldsboro Books was founded in 1999 by two friends and book collectors, David Headley and Daniel Gedeon. Their reputation for spotting quality books early on, an expert eye on the future collectibles, along with enthusiasm and passion for bookselling excellence has grown with the business and Goldsboro Books has become a world-famous and much admired bookshop. Their global reputation grew in 2013 when they were the only bookshop in the world to have signed copies of The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith, who of course turned out to be none other than J.K. Rowling.