5th to 8th February 2027 OSO Arts Centre Barnes London
Where dark minds gather with stories to die for.
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FESTIVAL NEWS
Mick Herron headlines
Bloody Barnes 2027
We are thrilled to announce that Mick Herron will headline the 2027 festival.
Herron is the creator of the Slough House series — the darkly comic spy novels following a band of disgraced MI5 agents banished to a crumbling office near the Barbican. Led by the magnificently repellent Jackson Lamb, the “slow horses” handle the drudge work nobody else wants, until real danger finds them. The books inspired the hit Apple TV+ series Slow Horses, starring Gary Oldman.
Don’t miss your chance to see one of crime fiction’s biggest names live at the OSO Arts Centre.
About the Festival
The Bloody Barnes Literary Festival brings together the sharpest voices in crime fiction for a weekend of panels, workshops, readings, and late-night conversations at the intimate OSO Arts Centre on the banks of the Thames.
Whether you write it, read it, or simply can't resist a good whodunit - this is your festival.