CATHY MOORE , DIRECTOR OF CAMBRIDGE LITERARY FESTIVAL ,ON THE MATHEMATICAL BRIDGE The Mathematical Bridge is the second in the new series by acclaimed and much-loved local crime writer, Jim Kelly. Set in Cambridge in 1940 it is atmospheric, haunting and deftly plotted. Charismatic Detective Inspector Eden Brooke attempts to save an evacuee boy from drowning in the River Cam and the following night an explosion damages a factory which seems to involve the IRA, fighting for freedom in Ulster as Britain is at war. Is there a connection? Lovers of Cambridge, its history, and first-class crime novels will delight in this intelligent and gripping thriller.
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FICTION PRIZE At the end of May we’ll find out which book has scooped the Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize 2019: over 600 authors entered this year’s competition, making it the biggest in the award’s history. Awarded by the Cambridge college of the same name, the prize is designed to reflect the “variety and wealth of literary talent” amongst unpublished female writers over 21.
UNIVERSITY INTRIGUE Local author Mark Wells has just published his debut novel College of Shadows , the first in his new YA fantasy series based in Cambridge. This instalment follows freshers Annabel and Nick who “discover there are not just secretive professors stalking their college’s ancient courts, but a deadly threat from beyond.”
MINI BOOK FEST A date for your diary: 8 June will see 15 crime, thriller and mystery authors descend upon Heffers for “Murder Will Out!”, a day-long festival including panel discussions, book signings and author Q&As. Authors appearing include Fiona Barton, Elly Griffiths and Gytha Lodge – for more information and to snap up a ticket, head to Heffers or visit their website.
UP NEXT MONTH SPRING BY ALI SMITH
From Ali Smith, author of How to be Both , comes Spring, the third instalment in a ‘seasonal quartet’. Described by The Observer as “a dazzling hymn to hope, uniting the past and the present with a chorus of voices”, it shows the Baileys Prize-winning Smith in fine form. What links Katherine Mansfield, Charlie Chaplin, Shakespeare, Beethoven, Brexit, the present, the past, the north, the south, the east and the west? Spring: the great connective. Smith’s quartet is set in present-day Britain: an incisive and insightful response to the issues we find ourselves grappling in 2019, the novels contain many truths about the way we live now and how storytelling can connect us to our past and help us move forward into an unknown future.
SPRING CAN BE PURCHASED FOR £16.99 IN HARDBACK. READ ALONG AND TWEET US YOUR THOUGHTS @CAMBSEDITION, WITH THE HASHTAG #EDITIONBOOKCLUB FOR A CHANCE TO FEATURE IN THE NEXT ISSUE.
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