Literary Lunch with Steph McGovern
Join us for an intimate lunch with award-winning broadcaster Steph McGovern, who will be in conversation about her brand-new thriller, Deadline.
Hosted by award-winning novelist and broadcaster, Louise Minchin, you can expect an afternoon of mystery and conversation.
What's more, we'll have snacks and light bites to share as well as a hot or soft drink included with each ticket- along with a copy of the book, which Steph will sign and dedicate on the day.
About DEADLINE
Your child has been kidnapped.
You're live on television.
Going live in 10, 9, 8 . . .
Today is a huge day for TV reporter Rose’s career. A live interview with one of the most powerful men in the country, on one of the nation’s biggest TV shows.
7, 6, 5 . . .
But, when she hears an unfamiliar voice in her ear, she knows something is very wrong.
4, 3, 2 . . .
Her earpiece has been hacked. She’s live on air in the middle of the interview. They tell her they have kidnapped her family.
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And, in order to protect them, Rose must do exactly what the hijacker says. They are in control now.
'A pacy, witty, engaging thriller, entertaining and delightfully authentic, but hard-hitting and thought-provoking too. I can't wait for you all to read it' – Ann Cleeves, author of the Shetland and Vera Stanhope series
About Steph McGovern
Steph McGovern is an award-winning broadcaster who currently presents The Rest Is Money podcast with Robert Peston. Steph has worked in journalism for over twenty years, eight of them as part of the BBC Breakfast family.
She went on to present her own BAFTA-nominated live daily show, Steph’s Packed Lunch, on Channel 4 and is a regular Have I Got News for You panellist and host.
Steph is an avid crime reader and has interviewed countless authors including Val McDermid, Ann Cleeves, Hillary Clinton, Harlan Coben, Lee Child and Don Winslow, as well as judging the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year award at the Harrogate Crime Festival since 2019. Deadline is her first novel.
About Louise Minchin
LOUISE MINCHIN is an author, journalist, broadcaster and podcaster. Louise presented the UK's most watched morning programme, BBC Breakfast for 20 years. Before that was a news anchor on the BBC News Channel and the BBC’s One O’clock News. She has also presented The One Show, Five Live Drive, Real Rescues and Missing Live.