An Evening with Terry Deary

​The perfect mystery for fans of Anthony Horowitz, Richard Osman and Janice Hallett.

Four strangers on a train. One unlikely introduction.

​"Actually, I'm a murderer."

Get ready for a wickedly fun night as the one and only Terry Deary—yes, the genius behind Horrible Histories and 38 million books sold—takes the stage to discuss his brand-new mystery, Actually, I'm A Murderer.

With BBC’s Kay Crewdson keeping things (somewhat) under control, expect plenty of laughs, behind-the-scenes stories and why the 1970s was the best time to be a serial killer. 

​About The Book

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Four strangers on a train. An unlikely introduction:

'Actually, I'm a murderer.'

Set in the north-east of England in the seventies, the lives of four people are thrown into turmoil when sharing a carriage with an unremarkable little man with round glasses, on the night train back to Newcastle.

By the end of the following day, one of them will be dead, one will turn blackmailer and another forced to commit a crime. And all of them will be under the astute and watchful observation of Aline, the local police officer with her own agenda to fulfil...

And then the body count begins to rise which begs the question - just how many actual murderers are out there... and who will be the next victim?

​About Terry Deary

​In 48 years as an author, Terry's writing has included fiction and popular non-fiction for children and adults. He has published 354 books in 45 languages and sold over 38 million copies.

​In 2009 CBBC Television launched a major television series of his Horrible Histories which has gone on to win several Children's BAFTA awards. In February 2011 the TV series won a British Comedy Award for best sketch show - the first children's show ever to win a Comedy Award. The same month Terry Deary became the 10th most-borrowed author in British libraries.

​Terry's adult non-fiction title 'A History of Britain in Ten Enemies' (Penguin-Transworld) appeared in 2024 and his first adult murder mystery 'Actually I'm a murderer' (Constable & Robinson) in 2025.