What happens when survival comes at the cost of those you love? Join bestselling thriller queen Hannah Mary McKinnon and former First Lady of Iceland and dazzling author, Eliza Reid as they pull back the curtain on two gripping tales of betrayal, ambition and murder. From a snowbound cabin with a doomed rock band in McKinnon’s Only One Survives to a deadly diplomatic dinner party on an isolated Icelandic island in Reid’s debut fiction Death on the Island, both authors explore the razor-thin line between loyalty and self-preservation when no one can leave and everyone has a secret worth killing for. All served with tea, coffee and a slice of cake! Murder has never been so moreish.
Moderated by Lisa de Nikolits.
Generously supported by Harriet Lewis and Eldon Bennett.
“Fans of
Daisy Jones & the Six are in for a treat with this jaw-dropping and completely cinematic thriller!"
—Hank Phillippi Ryan,
USA Today bestselling author of
One Wrong Word
Becoming the star is easier when the rest of your band is dead…
All drummer Vienna Taylor ever wanted was to make music. If that came with fame, she'd take it—as long as her best friend, guitarist Madison Pierce, was sharing the spotlight and singing lead.
Agatha Christie meets Nordic noir in this “brilliant debut” (Louise Penny, #1 New York Times bestselling author) about diplomats stranded on a windswept Icelandic island with a murderer in their midst.
A remote Icelandic island. A diplomatic dinner party.
Internationally bestselling author
Hannah Mary McKinnon was born in the UK, grew up in Switzerland and moved to Canada in 2010. Her seven suspense novels include
Never Coming Home,
The Revenge List and
Only One Survives, and her work has been optioned for the screen.
Eliza Reid is a bestselling writer, public speaker, gender equality advocate, and cofounder of the acclaimed Iceland Writers Retreat. She was born and raised in Canada but has lived in Iceland for over twenty years.
Sat, June 28, 2025
A book signing will follow this event
