Bad Apples: crime fiction’s enemies and anti-heroes. Bad Apples: crime fiction’s enemies and anti-heroes

From con artists to killers, crime fiction has served up some of the very best bad apples in all of literature. Ripley, Moriarty, Lecter and many more are responsible for prompting our heroes to action, presenting puzzles, peril and confrontations aplenty.

The 33rd Crime Fiction Weekend explores the dark core of these characters, and discusses why we love them – or love to hate them – so much.

Guest of Honour: Andrew Taylor

It is great pleasure to welcome back Andrew Taylor, who for years was at the heart of St Hilda’s Crime Fiction Weekend as a guiding light of our Committee and a superlative chair. Andrew is the winner of the CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger (for lifelong excellence in the genre), the HWA Gold Crown for best historical novel of the year, and the triple winner of the CWA Historical Dagger. He has published over 45 books, including The American Boy, the Roth Trilogy (filmed for TV as Fallen Angel), and the Lydmouth detective series set in the 1950s.

Our Speakers:
Jo Callaghan
Ajay Chowdhury
Abigail Dean
Vaseem Khan
Remi Kone
Simon Mason
Ayo Onatade
Hallie Rubenhold
Laura Shepherd-Robinson
Sarah Vaughan
Martyn Waites

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Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/3758769-0?pid=10037

Date and Time: On Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:00 – Sun, 06 Sep 2026 15:00

Venue details: St Hilda’s College, Cowley Place, Oxford, England, OX4 1DY, United Kingdom

Category: Festivals

Prices:
All Inclusive (Single): GBP 630.00,
All Inclusive (Twin): GBP 1180.00,
Weekend – With meals. No accommodation.: GBP 420.00,
Weekend – No meals. No accommodation.: GBP 269.00,
Friday Special: GBP 85.00,
Sunday Lunch: GBP 29.00,
Online: GBP 55.00

Artists / Speakers: Andrew Taylor, Jo Callaghan, Ajay Chowdhury, Abigail Dean, Vaseem Khan, Remi Kone, Simon Mason, Ayo Onatade, Hallie Rubenhold, Laura Shepherd-Robinson, Sarah Vaughan, Martyn Waites

£29 – £1180