2025 Festival Event

Bernard O’Keeffe
Bernard O’Keeffe

Every Trick in the Book

Crime writer Bernard O’Keeffe talks about the DI Garibaldi series and, in particular, Every Trick in the Book, in which a murder victim is discovered in the very heart of leafy Barnes. When the victim turns out to be a local crime writer, O’Keeffe’s country-music-loving detective needs all his skill to unravel the eerie similarities between the writer’s murder and the murder depicted in his novel. Why are both the writer and the victim found dead in Barnes Pond only hours after giving a talk at the Barnes Book Festival?

Bernard O'Keeffe - every trick in the book
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2025 Festival Schedule

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11.30am

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6pm

8pm

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2pm

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6pm

8pm

A printed festival programme is available at the Barnes Bookshop, 98 Church Road.