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St Hilda's Crime Fiction Weekend: Abir Mukherjee, Jane Casey & Sarah Hilary
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- Jul 8, 2026
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Summary
Philippa is joined by three brilliant crime writers — Abir Mukherjee , Jane Casey , and Sarah Hilary — to talk all about St Hilda's Crime Fiction Weekend , the unique Oxford crime fiction event running 4th–6th September . Each guest is allotted a school role (head girl, school council rep, and chair stacker) which determines the questions they're asked — and the chaos that follows is exactly as fun as it sounds. 🎓 St Hilda's Crime Fiction Weekend 🔗 Book tickets for St Hilda's Crime Fiction Weekend What makes St Hilda's different from every other crime festival — long-form talks on themes rather than authors plugging their own books This year's theme: Bad Apples: Crime Fiction's Enemies and Antiheroes The legendary annual Whodunit, costumes, accents, and Abir's reputation for staying in character (and wig) all weekend The Friday Night Special ticket — drinks on the lawn, a talk on Bond villains, a three-course chef-prepared dinner, and an after-dinner speaker Guest of honour Andrew Taylor, and returning speaker Natasha Cooper The online option for people joining from Australia, Japan, and beyond Punting mishaps, Jimi Hendrix-via-laptop disasters, and other backstage panic stories The on-site Blackwell's bookshop and the chance to win a rare first edition at the Whodunit 📚 The Books The Pinnacle – Abir Mukherjee A failing Hollywood actor moves to Mumbai with his Bollywood star wife, wakes up after a bender to find her murdered, and becomes suspect number one to 1.4 billion people. Described by Abir as "exotic satire crime fiction." Everything She Didn't Say – Jane Casey Set on the windswept west coast of Ireland — a woman wakes covered in blood with no memory of what happened to her missing best friend. A twisty, modern gothic thriller. The Drowning Place – Sarah Hilary…