This is the only event in the series that requires at ticket for every attendee for the free Talk Only, or for the Talk and Gala Fundraiser.
Ann Cleeves (in conversation with Roberta Isleib/Lucy Burdette) is the multi-million copy and New York Times bestselling author behind two hit television series—the BBC’s Shetland, starring Douglas Henshall and Ashley Jensen, and ITV’s Vera, starring Academy Award Nominee Brenda Blethyn. The first Shetland novel, Raven Black, won the CWA Gold Dagger for best crime novel, and Ann was awarded the CWA Diamond Dagger in 2017. The Long Call, the first in the Two Rivers series introducing Detective Matthew Venn, was an instant New York Times bestseller. She lives in the UK.
Important Note: This Speaker Series Talk will precede the Friend’s Annual Gala Fundraiser.