Praised as “a rip-roaring adventure” by the Daily Mail and “unputdownable” in The Sun’s 5-star review, A.E. Goldin’s debut novel is an immersive historical mystery.

Ben Canaan’s father expects him to work in the family business on Whitechapel Road, but an enigmatic letter draws him to the jewel of the Ottoman Empire on the eve of the Crimean War.

Screenwriter and musician A.E. Goldin joins us to discuss his captivating debut novel, weaving together intrigue, history and suspense in a tale set at the crossroads of empires. In conversation with thriller critic of the Financial Times Adam LebBor.

This event will last approximately 1 hour, without an interval.

About the speakers:

A. E. Goldin is a British writer and musician. He read English at Trinity College, Cambridge and studied classical piano at the Royal Academy of Music. He works as a screenwriter for television companies in London and Los Angeles. Murder in Constantinople is his debut novel. He lives in London.

Adam LeBor is the thriller critic of the Financial Times and a veteran former foreign correspondent who lived in Budapest for many years. He is the author of seven novels and nine non-fiction books, including Hitler’s Secret Bankers, which was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize and City of Oranges which was shortlisted for the Jewish Quarterly Wingate Prize. He is an editorial trainer and writing coach for numerous publications and organisations and also writes for the Critic and The Times. He divides his time between London and Budapest.