Heide and Iain – who also write as Millie Ravensworth and co-write with Rachel McLean will be speaking at the Town Hall (within the Corn Exchange) on Saturday 14th November 2026 from 6pm – 7pm.
‘From Rural Whodunnits to Jurassic Coast Murder – in Conversation with Heide Goody and Iain Grant aka Millie Ravensworth about their life in (writing) crime and co-writing’
Discover how Heide and Iain came to write together, how they manage different genres, and how they came to start writing murder mysteries set in Dorset with Rachel McLean. Could Blandford be next on their list?
On Sunday 15th at the Town Museum, as part of the Inspiration and Creative Event, they will be running an interactive storytelling session for anyone who wishes to join.
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About the authors
We’re Heide Goody & Iain Grant—a co-writing duo from the Midlands who met in a local writers’ group, discovered our mutual love for comedy and decided make writing careers out of it.
Since 2011, we’ve penned over fifty books and also write as Millie Ravensworth under which name, we have co-written with Rachel McLean on the Jurassic Coast mystery series. We have been writing entertaining and humorous novels together for more than ten years. The Millie Ravensworth books focus on our shared passion for crime stories. We love sitting down together to create charming characters that readers will want to spend time with.
Some of Millie Ravenscroft’s Books:
THE SWIMMING CLUB (Jurassic Coast Mystery 1)
Previously published as The Lyme Regis Women’s Swimming Club
DC Tina Abbott from Dorset Police’s Major Crime Investigations Team is on maternity leave, and spending some time with her mum Annie in Lyme Regis. But then after a morning swim, two members of Annie’s swimming club discover a dead body in another member’s car. A body that later vanishes into thin air.
When the body later turns up in another location, Tina gets involved, despite her bosses telling her she’s not supposed to be working. But Tina only knows one side of the story.
Will the swimming club members come forward and tell the police what they know? Is one of their members involved in the murder? And can they prevent Kevin, the angry seagull, from attacking the beachfront caravan where the club’s youngest member lives?
The Swimming Club is a gripping seaside mystery, set on Dorset’s iconic Jurassic coast and featuring characters from the bestselling Dorset Crime series.
THE WONDERLAND MURDERS
A quirky and funny series for fans of a good mystery and compelling characters. Can you solve the crime before our dressmaking duo?
After losing her job at an exclusive London hotel, Penny Slipper is only too happy to help when her grandma asks her to take charge at the Cozy Craft sewing shop in charming rural Suffolk.
With cousin Izzy on hand as the expert dressmaker and Penny’s head for business, what can possibly go wrong?
But Penny’s in town for less than a day when the local librarian is poisoned and Penny fears she might even be accidentally responsible. Penny and Izzy are forced to turn detectives to uncover the true cause of death, while finishing a costume commission for their first customer.
Matters take a further deadly turn when a second body is discovered.
Can Penny and Izzy unpick the mysteries of the past and sew the pieces of this puzzle together before it’s too late?
If you enjoy fast-paced mysteries, charming country towns and characters who you want to spend hours with then you’re going to love the Cozy Craft Mystery series.
Start your next murder mystery adventure today!
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