One body. A room full of clues. Can you solve the mystery?
Step into a simulated murder scene and discover how the experts investigate a crime in this fascinating, CSI-style event with forensics expert Helen Pepper and acclaimed crime fiction author Margaret Murphy.
Get Inside the Crime Scene
Join Helen as she guides you through a simulated crime scene, complete with a “dead body” in Liverpool’s iconic Athenaeum Library Reading Room! Discover what investigators look for, how they gather and record evidence, and the crucial mistakes they must avoid.
Saturday 14th November 2026
The Athenaeum, 12-18 Church Alley
Liverpool L1 3DD
1.00pm – 2.30pm
With more than 3,000 crime scenes examined during her career, Helen brings a wealth of experience. Her career has taken her through roles as an analyst, forensic scientist, Scene of Crime Officer, Crime Scene Investigator and Crime Scene Manager. She is a Senior Lecturer in Policing at Teesside University and has worked as a forensic consultant on the TV series Vera and Shetland.
When Fact Meets Fiction
Crime writer Margaret Murphy will share the extraordinary lengths she has gone to for research, including spending time with US police officers, CSIs, cold case detectives and a forensic anthropologist. Her adventures have even involved being threatened with arrest, attracting the attention of a drugs gang and being thrown out of a psychotherapy open day as a suspected spy!
A winner of the Crime Writers’ Association Short Story Dagger, Margaret offers a fascinating insight into the real-life experiences behind compelling crime fiction.
Whether you’re fascinated by forensic science or love a gripping murder mystery, this is an afternoon not to be missed!
Book your place and see if you can crack the case.