Crime at the Sharp End.

Join Professor Richard Handy FRSB, a pathologist and leading expert on chemical poisons, and an expert witness. He is author of a series of historical spy thrillers. He appears alongside

Tina Orr Munro who has worked as a police and crime journalist and as a civilian Scenes of Crime officer and is author of the Ally Dymond crime series.

They discuss with author Stephanie Austin, how their professional lives have informed their fiction writing and why we can’t always believe tv show forensics.

In association with the Crime on the Coast Festival. (Books will be on sale from all those involved).

Limited to 120 places. This is a free event, please do register for your free ticket using the buy ticket link.

More information at www.torbayliteraryfestival.co.uk

14:30-15:30 11th August 2026 (Stage Left)