Dead Ink are one of the most exciting independent publishers around and we’re thrilled to be hosting the Greater Manchester launch of their new anthology MOTIVES UNKNOWN: NEW NORTHERN CRIME at our Stockport shop.

Edited by Nathan Connolly and Harriet Hirshman, Motives Unknown is an anthology of crime writing from the North of England featuring work from 12 brilliant new writers. Reading on the night will be contributors Lauren Archer, Beth Barker, Pete Hardy, Dan Howarth and Abby Walker and there’ll be an opportunity afterwards to meet the authors and get your book signed.

Event starts at 6:30pm (doors at 6pm)

About the book:

Welcome to the North.

Sprawling cities. Lawless rural landscapes. A long and unforgiving history. Here is where the winds blow cold and the nights are long. An actor takes his preparation a little too seriously. An elderly victim avenges a crime from decades past. Two children play a dangerous game with their classmates. A retired detective struggles with his recollections of an old case.

From the Mersey to the Tyne, join us as we showcase twelve crime writers who have staked out the North of England for their criminal endeavours.

From corrupt lawmen to desperate academics and police procedurals to cosy capers, this anthology shows that there is no shortage of talent and no lack of imagination in the northern wilds.

Edited by Nathan Connolly & Harriet Hirshman and featurins stories from Lauren Archer, Beth Barker, Ewan A. Dougall, Stan Fenton, Inés G. Labarta, Pete Hardy, Dan Howarth, Andrew Hudson, David Lawrie, Joey McGarvey, Dawn Nicholson, and Abby Walker.