LedBuried With Charlotte Philby & Joanna Wallace

Ledburied, the crime writing festival of Ledbury Books and Maps hosts an evening with Charlotte Philby & Joanna Wallace.

Ledburied is masterminded by Ledbury Books and Sarah Hilary – an award-winning crime writer who made Ledbury her home in 2021.

In the early evening sun I enjoyed a 25 minute drive through beautiful countryside, scattered with picturesque villages, to spend a delightful couple of hours at Ledbury Books & Maps. The store is a fabulous place to lose yourself in and provided a welcoming and cosy venue for this very conversational, entertaining and enjoyable event. There was plenty of opportunity to ask questions, chat sociably with both Charlotte and Joanna afterwards and get your books signed if you would like.

The modest ticket cost (£6 for this event) includes a glass of wine, or a selection of soft drinks, and if you haven’t already got them, the opportunity to purchase books on site for a modest discount. With a bonus at this event being able to but Joanna Wallace’s next book, prior to its actual publication date of 11th July.

Charlotte Philby worked as a columnist, editor and reporter, and was shortlisted for the Cudlipp Prize for her investigative journalism at the 2013 Press Awards. She is the author of five novels, including Waterstones thriller of the month, Part of the Family, Times thriller of the year, A Double Life, and Edith and Kim, which explored the untold story of the woman who recruited her grandfather, the double agent Kim Philby, to the Soviet cause. The End of Summer, her new literary thriller, is out now.

Joanna Wallace studied Law at Birmingham University before working as a commercial litigation solicitor in London. She now runs a family business and lives in Buckinghamshire with her husband, four children and two dogs. Her first novel, You’d Look Better as a Ghost, was published by Viper in 2023 and won the Crime Fiction Lover Debut Novel Award. It was published by Penguin in the US in April 2024 where it was Barnes & Noble’s thriller of the month. Her second novel, The Dead Friend Project, will be published in July.