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Emma Salisbury

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Contact: [email protected]
Local authority: East Lothian
Languages: English
Author type: Writer
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Emma Salisbury is the author of 13 crime fiction novels spanning police procedurals, hard-boiled Edinburgh gangs and even a psychic detective!

The books in her DS Kevin Coupland series, set in Manchester, have all become Amazon bestsellers, likened by readers to the BBC’s compelling drama series Happy Valley for its gritty realism and pace. Her work has been compared to Lynda La Plante, Gillian Flynn and Michael Connelly.

Featured in the Sunday Mail and on BBC Radio Scotland and Talk Radio Europe, her novels have regularly been in the Amazon Hardboiled chart top ten and she is a recipient of the Amazon All-Star bonus for being one of their most read authors in the UK. Emma is also a 2024 Joffe Books Prize Finalist.

A confident public speaker, Emma is able to deliver readings, talks, run workshops and participate in panel events covering topics including crime writing, writing a series, self-publishing and marketing.

She has a wealth of experience speaking at author events, festivals and running crime writing workshops.

Websites featuring the author

Local authorities will visit

East Lothian; Edinburgh City

Events will deliver

Mentoring; Panel event; Reading; Talk; Workshop

Audience will work with

Adult learners; Care-experienced people; Carers; English as an additional language (EAL); People experiencing mental health problems; People living with dementia; Prisoners & young offenders; Vulnerable adults

Topics of work

Characters of colour & BAME characters; Contemporary fiction; Crime fiction; Friendship; Mystery & thriller; Self-publishing & independent publishing

Age groups published for

Adults

Age groups will work with

18+

Audience size

0-10; 11-30; 31-100