Market Drayton Library is hosting the brilliant A.J. Griffiths-Jones as she talks and signs books about her study of Dr Thomas Neil Cream, one of the men believed to be Jack the Ripper. 'Prisoner 4374' is an award winning novel that will have you reading through the night. Is this man London's darkest shadow? For more than a century, Dr. Thomas Neill Cream has been listed as a potential 'Jack the Ripper' suspect. Indeed, he was a sinister character, preying on the unfortunate souls who were forced to make a living as streetwalkers in Victorian London, and ultimately led those poor women to an untimely and torturous death. These crimes eventually branded him the 'Lambeth Poisoner'. However, during the time of the heinous Ripper murders, Dr. Cream was incarcerated in Joliet Prison, Illinois. Over the decades, this fact alone has caused debate as to whether or not he deserves to be under suspicion of being the Whitechapel fiend. Was it possible that Dr. Cream bribed his way out of jail? Perhaps he used a doppelganger to take his place whilst secretly finding a passage to England with murder in mind? This fascinating book, told from the standpoint of Cream himself, explains the twisted logic behind his actions. The author has done considerable and meticulous research, tracing Cream's life from his adolescent years in Canada to his last moment on the gallows at Newgate.

Make sure to skirt the shadows on your way down to Barnton Library in late April as you will get the chance to meet the author behind the new horror book 'Godless'. Have the opportunity to meet the man himself, Oliver Mell. A nightclub, a priest, a soldier returning from Iraq, a young girl and a pervert. In this shady brew, murders are starting and for Peter, just back from Iraq, a job as a bouncer in the nightclub puts him front and centre to the crimes. But what's wrong with his brother, John, the priest? Peter has never seen him look so ill ... maybe he should go out for a beer more often. Maybe ... but then the pervert and the girl wind up in a bad way and Peter gets caught up and when John dies all kinds of guilt crowds in. Oliver Mell's Godless is a rare vampire novel where the reader wades through the limbo of insanity as Peter strives to sort out what is real and what is PTSD in overdrive. When his brother is found hanging in the church, Peter can only follow the steps of the weird young guy who went home with the girl - straight into the world of the vampire.

Simon Adepetun is at the Penketh Library to talk about his beautifully illustrated children's book, 'The Bee Hive'. Come along for the chance to meet the author!

Westbrook Library is hosting an author event with the marvellous Simon Adepetun as he talks about, and signs copies of, his children's book: 'The Bee Hive'. Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity!

Author, A. B. Crowe, will be on the Joe Finnegan Radio Show speaking about her new fantasy novel 'The Protectors of Dromgoon, The Crossing'. Tune in to Shannonside radio on 24th April 2017 at 10am to hear more about the author and her fantastic title!

Join G. B. Gurland as she talks and signs copies of her remarkable children's book, 'The Secret Files of Phineas Foster', at BookHampton on April 22nd. Meet the mind behind this exciting read!

Head along to Heatons’ Library on Saturday 22nd April at 3pm to meet author of 'The Einstein Code' and 'The Darwin Code', J. D. Welch. Get your copies signed!

Make sure to head down to the Cheltenham Children's Library on this Friday morning in late April. Make most of the last few days of the Easter holidays with a reading and signing of books with the author of both 'My Teacher's a Robot!' and 'My Teacher's a Spy!'. Are your teachers mysterious? Are your teachers definitely up to something? Do you really know who your teacher is? It always creates a bit of a stir when a new teacher starts school, especially when that teacher is young and handsome, like Mr Gunning. But why does he have an expensive car? And is he really who he seems? Chloe, Jessica, Kelly and Andrew think not and when Andrew claims he is sure Mr Gunning is a spy the gang just have to find out if that is the case. In a crime thriller for young readers Phil Barnes creates in My Teacher's a Spy! four children who start out simply trying to find out if their suspicions are true but who rapidly discover that the murky waters of intrigue are deeper than they thought. And when Andrew goes missing the girls must pull together, fight their tears and continue their detective course as one by one they, too, succumb to the criminal ... whoever he or she is.