Suspense After Dark: Dinner with Adele Parks and Louise Candlish
Saturday 10 October 2026
7-10pm
£27
Village Hotel Maidstone
As darkness falls, prepare for an evening of twists, secrets and psychological suspense with two of the UK's most celebrated crime writers.
Enjoy a delicious two-course dinner at the Village Hotel before settling in for an unforgettable literary evening. Between courses, bestselling authors Adele Parks and Louise Candlish will join author Gianna Pollero on stage to discuss the art of crafting gripping thrillers, unforgettable characters and the shocking twists that keep millions of readers turning the pages late into the night.
Discover the inspiration behind their latest novels, explore the enduring appeal of domestic suspense, and hear how ordinary lives can become the most extraordinary settings for crime fiction.
Combining delicious food with fascinating conversation, Suspense After Dark promises an evening of great company, bestselling books and edge-of-your-seat storytelling.
The bar will be open throughout the evening
Book sales and signing available
Make a night of it! Book a room at The Village Hotel and enjoy 20% off with the code LITFS
Spaces are limited – book early to secure your seat for this thrilling night of food and fiction.
ADELE PARKS MBE was born in North Yorkshire. She is the author of 25 bestselling novels, including the recent Sunday Times bestsellers, Just Between Us and One Last Secret. Over six million copies of her work have been sold in English, and her books have been translated into 31 languages.
Adele’s Sunday Times Number One bestsellers, Lies Lies Lies and Just My Luck, were shortlisted for the British Book Awards, she won two Nielsen Bestseller Awards, the RNA Outstanding Achievement Award, a Capital Crime Fingerprint Award and the Quick Read Learners’ Favourite Award.
Adele has written for a variety of newspapers and magazines. She is a proud, long-term ambassador for the National Literary Trust and the Reading Agency, and appears regularly on TV and radio to discuss literacy and the publishing
industry.
In 2022 Adele was award an MBE for services to literature.
LOUISE CANDLISH is the internationally bestselling author of 18 novels, including The Only Suspect, winner in 2024 of a Ned Kelly Award and a Capital Crime Fingerprint Award, and Our House, winner of a British Book Award for Crime & Thriller Book of the Year and now a major ITV drama. Louise lives in a South London neighbourhood not unlike the ones in her books, with her husband, daughter, and a fox-red Labrador called Bertie.