THE FUN LOVIN' CRIME WRITERS

It started, like all good rock ‘n’ roll stories, at The House of Blues in New Orleans. It was Bouchercon 2016 and Stuart Neville, Mark Billingham and Doug Johnstone had downed a few beers. An open mic night was too tempting so, recruiting local writer Bill Loehfelm on drums, they bum rushed the show and played a few shambolic tunes. The seed of an idea was planted.

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Fast forward a year and Stuart, Mark and Doug teamed up with crime-writing pals Val McDermid, Luca Veste and Chris Brookmyre to form the Fun Lovin’ Crime Writers, a full-on rawk experience, murdering songs for fun in front of anyone who will listen. They’ve since wowed and rocked crowds at book and music festivals up and down the country, culminating in a triumphant performance on the Acoustic Stage at the 2019 Glastonbury Festival.

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Due to the current global health crisis, the band are currently on hiatus, but hope to be rocking a stage near you in 2021. In the meantime, you can find out more at http://funlovincrimewriters.com/.