Author Events
Put a bookshop together with a great cafe and you have something rather special.
We are, therefore, delighted to be hosting our
author event series in partnership with our good friends and upstairs neighbours at the Community Waffle House. Working with our favourite publishers means that we can now bring you special authors in an atmosphere you will love.
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Ann Cleeves - October 2026
The Minster Church - Axminster, Silver Street, EX13 5AQ
Friday 2nd October 2026
Ann Cleeves is coming back to Axminster this October for a conversation about her new Book- The Dying Light. Ann is celebrating 40 years as a published author with the release of her 40th novel, The Dying Light – a dark new mystery marking the return of Detective Matthew Venn.
Join us at The Minster Church for a special afternoon celebrating four decades of unforgettable crime fiction with Ann Cleeves.
The Dying Light:
Detective Matthew Venn is called in to investigate a puzzling death. The body of a young woman has been found in the swimming pool of a luxurious holiday home in North Devon, and her best friend is missing. The property, Tide House, belongs to Paul Armstrong – a rising political star; a fact that quickly draws intense media scrutiny. As a scorching heat wave rages and further tragedy strikes, Venn and his team begin questioning a community brimming with secrets. The dead woman and her friend had been spotted at a nearby music festival the day before, an event which brought locals and outsiders together. Some of whom may have been more connected with the Armstrongs than first thought. Caught between a powerful family's secrets and a powder keg of local tensions, Venn must navigate a treacherous path. Knowing that the real answers lie not in what people say, but in the silence that they keep . . .
