28–30 MAY 2027 · THE BREWERY LONDON

THE 2027 LINE-UP SO FAR

MEET THE AUTHORS

THE FIRST NAMES REVEALED

Multimillion-copy bestselling creator of John Rebus and one of the world’s most celebrated crime writers.

Sir Ian Rankin is the multimillion-copy worldwide bestseller of over thirty novels and creator of John Rebus. His books have been translated into thirty-six languages and have been adapted for radio, the stage and the screen. In 2024, a new Rebus six-part TV series was broadcast on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
Sir Ian Rankin is the recipient of four Crime Writers’ Association Dagger Awards, including the Diamond Dagger, the UK’s most prestigious award for crime fiction. In the United States, he has won the celebrated Edgar Award and been shortlisted for the Anthony Award. In Europe, he has won Denmark’s Palle Rosenkrantz Prize, the French Grand Prix du Roman Noir and the German Deutscher Krimipreis.
In 2022, he received a knighthood for his services to literature and charities.

Award-winning actor, narrator and author of the thrillers Geneva and The Cut.

Richard Armitage is a multi-award-winning stage, screen and voice actor, best known for his roles in Peter Jackson’s trilogy of The Hobbit, Captain America, Alice Through the Looking Glass and Ocean’s 8. He is the author of Geneva (2023) and The Cut (2025).

Internationally acclaimed creator of Vera Stanhope, Jimmy Perez and Matthew Venn.

Ann Cleeves OBE is the author of forty critically acclaimed novels, and in 2017 was awarded the highest accolade in crime writing, the CWA Diamond Dagger.
Ann is the creator of popular detectives Vera Stanhope, Jimmy Perez and Matthew Venn, who can be found on television in ITV’s Vera, BBC One’s Shetland and ITV’s The Long Call respectively. The TV series and the books they are based on have become international sensations, capturing the minds of millions worldwide.
Ann worked as a probation officer, bird observatory cook and auxiliary coastguard before she started writing. She also spends her time advocating for reading to improve health and wellbeing and supporting access to books.
In 2021, her Reading for Wellbeing project launched with local authorities across the North East. In 2022, she was awarded an OBE for her services to reading and libraries.
She lives in Northumberland. You can find Ann on X and Facebook @anncleeves.

MORE NAMES COMING SOON

The full Capital Crime 2027 line-up, programme and individual appearance dates will be announced later this year.