Can You Solve the Murder with Antony Johnston?

Antony Johnston is coming to Lincoln Central Library on Saturday 28 November for Can You Solve the Murder?, an interactive evening that puts you in the detective's chair. It's based on his interactive crime novel of the same name, and the whole point is that you don't just sit and listen — you're part of the investigation, interrogating suspects to piece together what happened. The book itself is set at Elysium, a wellness retreat in an English country manor, and it was named a Waterstones Paperback of the Year 2025.

Johnston is a writer who works across a fair few genres, so there's a bit of range to his back catalogue. He's written the Dog Sitter Detective mysteries, which follow retired actress Guinevere 'Gwinny' Tuffel, and the spy thrillers featuring MI6 cyber-analyst Brigitte Sharp. If you're more into graphic novels, his Atomic Blonde — originally titled The Coldest City — became a $100 million box-office film starring Charlize Theron. He's also written The Organised Writer, a productivity guide for writers, so he knows his way around a plot as well as a deadline.

If you've never done an interactive mystery like this before, it's pretty straightforward: you're not just watching a story unfold, you're the one asking the questions. You'll be interrogating suspects and trying to spot the holes in their stories, so it's a night for anyone who likes a good puzzle and doesn't mind getting stuck in. It's taking place at Lincoln Central Library on Saturday 28 November.