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Nicci French is the pseudonym for the writing partnership of journalists Nicci Gerrard and Sean French. The couple are married and live in London and Suffolk.

Please see the separate listings for Nicci Gerrard and Sean French in the lineup to find out more about the sessions they will be part of individually.

Sean French is one half of writing duo Nicci French. Outside this writing partnership, he has written other novels, biographies of Patrick Hamilton and Brigitte Bardot, and a study for the British Film Institute on James Cameron’s The Terminator. 

Nicci Gerrard is a novelist, a journalist and a campaigner who has co-written many books under the pseudonym Nicci French. In her own name, she has written five novels and a groundbreaking book which explores the many meanings of dementia, What Dementia Teaches Us About Love about the rights of those who live with dementia. She co-founded John’s Campaign, which has changed the culture of care in hospitals and residential homes across the UK.

Chris Hammer was a journalist for more than 30 years. His first novel, Scrublands, was an instant bestseller in 2018, winning the prestigious UK Crime Writers Association John Creasy Award for a debut crime novel and shortlisted for various awards in Australia and the United States. He has continued to write one book a year, and is now on his fifth novel, The Tilt. 

Dervla McTiernan’s debut novel, The Rúin, is a critically acclaimed international bestseller published around the world, winning the Ned Kelly Award for Best First Fiction and the Davitt Award for Best Adult novel. The Murder Rule is her fourth book.

Sue Turnbull is a lifetime member of Sisters in Crime and Chair of the BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival. Her books include Media Audiences: Is Anybody Watching. 

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