About

Join us for our fabulous closing event to this year’s Festival. Our final panel event will be followed by a fun and traitorous murder game all against the backdrop of the beautiful Bay at sunset.

Our panel sees crime writers Ragnar Jónasson and Kelly Mullen discussing their work and inspiration. Ragnar’s latest novel, The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer, is a Golden Age inspired mystery about a bestselling author who vanishes. It is due to be published in August. This is Not a Game is Kelly’s much-anticipated debut novel and is a locked-room mystery featuring a grandmother and granddaughter sleuthing duo. It was published in April.

Following the panel discussion, there will be a fun Traitors-inspired* game to enjoy. Take part as a team or individually but make sure you are ready for secrets, skullduggery, banishment and betrayal!

Pier Point restaurant is located overlooking the Bay, at the start of the pier where Agatha Christie used to go roller skating. Their fish and chips are award winning so we are delighted to be able to include a light bite cod and chips (or veggie/vegan alternative) and a welcome glass of prosecco in the ticket price.

It will be a wonderful, fun and friendly end to our 2025 Festival and we look forward to welcoming you.

About the authors

Ragnar Jónasson is the award-winning Icelandic author of the international bestselling Hulda series, the Dark Iceland series, and standalone crime fiction, with five million copies sold across 36 territories. Ragnar was also an executive producer of the CBS Studios TV series The Darkness, based on the first novel in his Hulda series, starring Lena Olin and directed by Lasse Hallström. His novel Outside is being developed for the screen by Ridley Scott.

Kelly Mullen is an author, producer and marketing executive. Her creative work for brands has won over fifty awards, including Cannes Lions and Clios. As an executive producer, her credits include the Academy Award-nominated film Trumbo, starring Bryan Cranston and Helen Mirren, and the Apple TV+ documentary Dads, produced with Ron Howard. Born and raised in Iowa, Kelly is now a dual citizen of the UK and US. She lives in London with her husband and their rescue cats.

Ticket price: £25 (includes a light bite cod and chips and welcome glass of prosecco).
Pier Point Restaurant, Torquay

If you have any dietary or accessibility requirements please email admin@iacf-uk.org

• Traitor-style cloaks optional!