The event is part of Portsmouth Bookfest and there is a great line up of top UK crime authors for 2011, including Pauline Rowson, author of the popular DI Andy Horton Marine Mystery crime novels.

 

 

 

 

On 6 November 2010 crime writers came face to face with the police and forensic experts to debate fact meets fiction in a lively, entertaining event.  The day was expertly chaired by experienced broadcaster and station director of Express FM, Cheryl Buggy. The event was organised by the Hayling Island Bookshop who also provided a mobile bookshop on the day and the Portsmouth Library Service. Our thanks to all who gave up their time to take part in this unique and highly enjoyable event.

 

We thought we'd  let the photographs from the day speak for themselves.

 

Below the morning panel gather before the event at the John Pounds Community Centre, Portsmouth.

 

From left to right are:  Detective Sergeant Martin Chudley CSI Hampshire Constabulary; Dr Claire Nee, Director of the International Centre for Research in Forensic Psychology at Portsmouth University, an expert in forensic psychology; Dr Paul Smith, CSI Portsmouth Univerity; Cheryl Buggy Station Director of Express FM; next to her is crime author Pauline Rowson, while behind Pauline is crime author, Simon Brett and next to Pauline is crime gangster author, June Hampson.

 

 

Cheryl Buggy introducing the morning panel to the audience

 

 

Morning panel having a laugh, June Hampson, Simon Brett, Paul Smith, Martin Chudley and Claire Nee

 

 

Crime author Pauline Rowson answering a question from the audience

 

 

Pauline Rowson, June Hampson and Simon Brett signing books

 

 

Pauline Rowson talking to a reader and signing books

 

 

Crime authors gather for the afternoon session: Graham Hurley, Pauline Rowson and Peter Lovesey

 

 

Afternoon panel ready for action

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The panel answering questions

 

 

Pauline Rowson talking to  readers and signing books, behind her is Peter Lovesey.

 

Crime writer Pauline Rowson with Detective Sergeant Martin Chudley, CSI Hampshire Constabulary

 

 

 

Pauline Rowson with the team from the Fingerprinting Bureau, Lisa and Heather.

 

Pauline says, 'Thanks for the keyring momento of my thumb print.'

 

 

 

 

Pauline Rowson’s marine mystery police procedural crime novels featuring Inspector Andy Horton and her thrillers are set in the Portsmouth and Solent area as is Graham Hurley’s Joe Faraday series. June Hampson’s Daisy Lane novels are set in Gosport, Hampshire. Peter Lovesey, is a prolific writer with a string of awards including the Cartier Diamond Dagger for his career in crime writing and whose novels have been dramatised on television and Simon Brett is responsible for the Charles Paris, Mrs Pargeter and Fethering series of crime novels, as well as radio and television series such as No Commitments and After Henry.

 

On the expert side there was DS Martin Chudley, in charge of the Crime Scene Investigation team for Hampshire Constabulary and Jane Aston and her team from the Fingerprinting Bureau. With them was Dr Claire Nee, Director of the International Centre for Research in Forensic Psychology at Portsmouth University, an expert in forensic psychology and Dr Paul Smith, an expert in Crime Scenes. To keep them all in check was panel moderator Cheryl Buggy, Station Director at Express FM.

 

Many delegates stayed on to talk to the crime authors and experts afterwards.

 

The mobile bookshop was provided by the Hayling Island Bookshop who also helped to organise the event.

 

Portsmouth BookFest, a new Festival of popular literature is organised by The Hayling Island Bookshop and Portsmouth City Council. Also sponsored by The News, and supported by Express FM.