{"id":25970,"date":"2026-04-07T09:32:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T08:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fippennynews.co.uk\/?post_type=event&p=25970"},"modified":"2026-04-07T09:35:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T08:35:56","slug":"snlf-silence-in-court-a-murder-mystery-event-with-mark-bridgeman","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/fippennynews.co.uk\/?event=snlf-silence-in-court-a-murder-mystery-event-with-mark-bridgeman","title":{"rendered":"SNLF: Silence in Court! A Murder Mystery Event with Mark Bridgeman"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When:<\/td>Fri 19-Jun-2026 @ 19:00<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\t\r\n\t
Where:<\/td>The Exchange, Sturminster Newton<\/a>
1 Old Market Hill
Sturminster Newton
Dorset
DT10 1QU<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\t
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Event Website:<\/td>https:\/\/sturlitfest.com\/<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\t
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Calendar:<\/td>Beyond Okeford Fitzpaine<\/td><\/tr>\r\n<\/table>\r\n

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A day ticket is available for all three crime events on Friday 19 June. For more information visit the SturLitFest website<\/a>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Best-selling true crime author Mark Bridgeman will be returning to the festival this year with another infamous real-life Dorset murder trial \u2013\u00a0in which YOU the audience will become the jury.
\nListen to the evidence from the prosecution and defence before deciding on your verdict. Guilty or innocent? But be careful, there\u2019s a lot at stake! You decide\u2026
\nFeaturing exclusively revealed new evidence, a prize for the winner, and a Q&A with the author, this promises to be an event to remember. Silence in Court!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Wiltshire born writer Mark followed in his father\u2019s footsteps and became a published author in 2019, with 16 bestselling titles now under his belt. Mark has appeared on ITV, Channel 5, Discovery+, the History Channel, and BBC TV & Radio. His stories have been dramatised on Canadian radio; and featured in newspaper serial form. Mark\u2019s collection of Yorkshire mysteries,\u00a0The Dark Side of the Dales, recently featured on Channel 5\u2019s documentary series Manhunt. In 2023 Mark\u2019s title\u00a0Erased\u00a0became the first hybrid paperback with the trademark \u2018eback\u2019 logo.
\nHe has written peer reviewed articles for the Daily Telegraph, the Thomas Hardy Society Journal, and the West Highland Museum. A member of the Society of Authors, the Federation of Scottish Writers, and the ALCS, Mark also maintains a strong social media presence.
\nNominated for the John Bryne Award and the James Tait Black Award in 2022, for his adventure biography\u00a0The Nearly Man, the book is currently in development in the US for TV\/Film, in collaboration with leading Hollywood scriptwriter and producer Alan Roth.
\nMark\u2019s titles\u00a0Perthshire\u2019s Pound of Flesh and Blood Across The Water\u00a0have been among Waterstones Scotland\u2019s non-fiction best sellers of 2022 and 2023.\u00a0Perthshire\u2019s Pound of Flesh\u00a0was also Perth Waterstones bestselling title of 2022, selling more than twice as many copies as any other book.\u00a0The Scottish Murder Book\u00a0was released in October 2024 and\u00a0Nothing For Something: The Violet Charlesworth Story\u00a0in April 2025 (as featured on the BBC) was shortlisted for The Guardian\u2019s Top 20 non-fiction books of 2025.<\/p>\n

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Event Code:<\/span><\/span><\/strong> [SNLF]<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

19\/06\/2026 @ 19:00 – <\/p>\n

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