Harrogate: 18-21 July 2013
Combine a stay in the former spa town of Harrogate with a sociable four-day crime-writing festival. Author discussion panels cost from £10 each, so you can attend as many or as few events as you like. Tickets are still available for a few special guest events this weekend: a James Bond-themed murder mystery dinner where a crime author sits on your table; and a quiz night hosted by Val McDermid and Mark Billingham. Most authors stay at the Old Swan Hotel, so don't be surprised to find yourself rubbing shoulders with Ian Rankin, Jeanette Winterson, Kate Atkinson, Ruth Rendell and many others in the bar.