Best-selling crime author and former lawyer latest guest at Lanarkshire reading group event

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A best-selling crime author and former lawyer will make an arresting special guest for the latest meeting of the Lanarkshire Bookface group.Helen Fields has the expertise and experience to make the characters and plots scorch with authenticity, so it’s little wonder her books have been translated across the globe.Helen will discuss her cracking career at the Bookface Book Sip & Swap brunch at Glasgow's August House on June 24, where guests will get the chance to participate in a swap featuring 400 books of every genre and listen to a 30-minute Q&A with Helen, hosted by journalist Maggie Barry.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android Open to all, the monthly Sip & Swap events are an opportunity for "budding authors and avid readers to pick the brains of successful authors and enjoy an uplifting afternoon with people who love great books".Helen said: “I’m thrilled to be in Glasgow for this event.

Scotland plays a huge part in my life, both personally and, of course, in my books."With a background as both a prosecutor and defence counsel, Helen has a depth of knowledge about crime, which lends a fierceness to her writing.From court martials to care proceedings, and coroner courts to the Crown Court, she draws on her professional years for the extraordinary colour and texture that makes her writing jump off