Crime Central Book Club July 2026

Brand new for 2026 - if you're a fan of Manchester's Crime Central events you can now join our book club.

We will be meeting in the Chief Librarian's Office (3RD FLOOR) at 6pm on Tuesday 14th July.

We're pleased to announce that the next book chosen is:

Let the Bad Times Roll by Alice Slater

Everyone knows Daniel. But no one knows where he is ...

THEN

Alone in New Orleans, Selina is struggling to fit in until a charismatic stranger invites her for a drink. It feels like fate, but who is Daniel, and what does he want from her? Just as the humidity and the hangovers start to take their toll, Daniel vanishes

NOW

Daniel is missing. No one has seen or heard from him in weeks. Beside herself with worry, his sister Caroline hosts an intimate gathering in her London home so those closest to Daniel can come together and compare notes. But what should have been five courses of a Cajun-style feast has now become an interrogation. Those left behind must piece together their shared understanding of the man they thought they knew.

And all isn't quite as it seems: Caroline has invited a stranger to the table, an accomplished psychic who claims to have met Daniel four thousand miles away in New Orleans. As evening turns to night, the dark truth of what really happened begins to emerge...

Copies of the book are available to buy from Blackwell's Manchester!