I'm Staging Preston Crime Fiction Festival After City's 'Generosity Saved My Life' Says Best-Selling Author

Best-selling author coming home to sell-out crowd

Barry’s Bay – Long before Carley Fortune became a #1 New York Times and Globe and Mail bestselling author, she was a young reader in Barry’s Bay discovering the power of stories at her local library. This summer, she is…

I'm staging Preston Crime Fiction Festival after city's 'generosity saved my life' says best-selling author

‘Asking for help was one of the hardest things I have ever done, but the people of Preston, Lancashire and beyond rallied around me. That generosity saved my life.’ Christie J. Newport, award-winning local author of The Preston Murders Series and Co-Founder and Co-Director of Preston Crime Festival 2026.

Meet the Author: Kate Kaminski

Based in Maine, Kate Kaminski is an indie filmmaker and also an indie author of crime fiction. With her novel I Am Danvers released in May 2026, she reimagines Mrs Danvers – the creepy housekeeper who was the antagonist in Daphne Du Maurier’s Rebecca. The... The post Meet the Author: Kate Kaminski first appeared on Crime Fiction Lover.