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Back in May we announced that Martta Kaukonen, international bestseller of FOLLOW THE BUTTERFLY (Pushkin Press), joined the superstar lineup invited to the big Harrogate Festival in the UK this July…and that day has finally arrived!
It was an amazing weekend, and we were able to get some great photos – among them other bestselling authors, a former FBI director, and Scotland’s former prime minister, and more.
She also attended the New Blood panel, officially described: “This perennial Festival favourite provides a showcase for outstanding first-time authors and this year it comes with a twist. Some of the UK’s top crime fiction critics have selected four terrific debuts and the authors will discuss them with 2024 Festival Programming Chair, Ruth Ware.”
Now for the festival photos! Clockwise, from left to right:
1. Martta with Scotland’s former prime minister Nicola Sturgeon, 2. Martta with the former director of FBI James Comey, 3. The New Blood panel attendees: From left to right: Jonny Sweet, panel chair Ruth Ware, Claire Coughlan, Colin Walsh, 4. Martta with bestselling crime writer Harriet Tyce, 5. Martta with CBE Lynda La Plante, 6. Martta with bestselling crime writer Erin Kelly, 7. Martta with bestselling crime writer Peter James
