What's On | Professor David Wilson & Marcel Theroux: Killer Books
Artwork for Killer Books: A man stands in a doorway at the top of a staircase, backlit and ominous he holds a sharp knife. The stairs are edited to look like novels, the text on their spines read: 'WHY DO SOME NOVELS INSPIRE PEOPLE TO COMMIT MURDER?', 'KILLER BOOKS', 'AN EVENING WITH PROFESSOR DAVID WILSON & MARCEL THEROUX'. To the right text reads: 'UK TOUR AUTUMN 2024 BOOK NOW at professordavidwilson.co.uk'

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Professor David Wilson & Marcel Theroux: Killer Books

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Why do some novels inspire people to commit murder?  Which fictional characters and plots arouse lethal violence in the real world?  How does fiction become crime fact? 

Novelist and presenter Marcel Theroux and one of the country’s leading criminologists Professor David Wilson combine their professional backgrounds to discuss books that have motivated murder and how fiction can sometimes become fact. 

Map Venue MarkerNorthcott Theatre
Sun 27 Oct 2024
07:30 PM
£32.50
Talk
Running time: 120 minutes, including interval
Adult Themes Age guidance 16+

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