the fourth ANNUAL HAMPTONS WHODUNIT

April 16-19, 2026

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The Sunday schedule is posted!

Friday, Saturday + Sunday schedule

PURCHASE PASSES + TICKETS

2026 mystery & true crime AUTHORS, PODCASTERS AND TV PERSONALITIES

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Check THE SCHEDULE FOR Daily Mail US Crime Desk Editor Rachel Sharp’s panel at 4:30pm on Saturday, April 18!

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FRIDAY, SATURDAY + SUNDAY SCHEDULE

In just three years, Hamptons Whodunit has become the premier boutique mystery and true crime festival in New York State. We host panels, book signings, publisher teas and interactive mystery-themed dinner events, all within walking distance in historic East Hampton Village. Four days of mingling with bestselling authors and discussing true crime with investigators, legal and forensic experts.

Don’t miss the Kick-Off Cocktail Party!

Mingle with our featured guests on Thursday, April 16

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Introducing our amazing 2026 talent!

Honorary guests

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featured true crime experts

Richard M. Aborn

President, Citizens Crime Commission (CCC) of New York City

The CCC is a non-partisan non-profit organization with multidisciplinary expertise that advances strategies to improve the justice system…

Brad Beeler

Retired Secret Service Special Agent, Polygraph Examiner & Author

Brad Beeler is a retired Special Agent with the U.S. Secret Service, where he served for 25 years in both protective and investigative roles…

Robert Genna

Forensic Analyst and Consultant

Robert Genna is a forensic analyst who served for 25 years at the Suffolk County Crime Laboratory before becoming director…

Joseph Giacalone

Former Commanding Officer of the NYPD’s Bronx Cold Case Squad and recipient of the NYPD Medal for Valor

Host of our Coffee & Crime mornings, Joe also hosts the podcast True Crime with The Sarge…

Chuck Hogan

New York Times bestselling novelist, screenwriter, and television producer

His first work of non-fiction, THE CARPOOL DETECTIVES, was published in 2025…

Laura Ingle

INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER AND ANCHOR

She is widely recognized for her in-depth reporting on major true-crime cases and investigative storytelling from crime scenes, courtrooms, and law-enforcement…

Hugh King

Town Crier & Historian, East Hampton Town

A student of local history since the 1980’s, Hugh’s goal is to make people aware of the history beyond the moniker “the Hamptons.”

Sheryl “Mac” McCollum

CSI, podcast host, author, forensics expert & cold case investigator

Back by popular demand, Sheryl McCollum, renowned crime scene analyst and host of the wildly popular podcast Zone 7…

Neil Moran

Retired Supervisory FBI Special Agent, Recipient of the FBI Shield of Bravery, Consultant and Author

Neil Moran spent 29 years working in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s New York field office…

Joseph Scott Morgan

Podcast Host, Death Investigator & Author

Joseph Scott Morgan holds a Board-Certified Fellow of the American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators…

Joe Mullins

Forensic Artist & Adjunct Professor

Since 1999, Joe Mullins has been a forensic artist with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children…

featured AUTHORS

Julie Clark is the New York Times bestselling author of THE GHOSTWRITER, THE LIES I TELL…

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May Cobb is the bestselling author of THE HUNTING WIVES, now a hit Netflix series, as well as ALL THE LITTLE HOUSES...

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Charlie Donlea is a #1 international bestselling author of propulsive thrillers including TWENTY YEARS LATER…

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David Ellis is a judge and a #1 New York Times bestselling, Edgar Award-winning author of eleven novels of crime fiction…

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Sulari Gentill is a USA Today bestselling author of THE WOMAN IN THE LIBRARY and THE MYSTERY WRITER…

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Madeleine Henry is the author of five novels, including most recently NAME NOT TAKEN and MY FAVORITE TERRIBLE THING…

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Gregg Hurwitz is the New York Times #1 internationally bestselling author of 26 thrillers including the Orphan X series…

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LJ Ross is an internationally bestselling author whose mystery and thriller novels have sold over 12 million copies…

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Alex Segura is the bestselling and award-winning author of SECRET IDENTITY, winner of the LA Times Book Prize…

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Brendan Slocumb was raised in Fayetteville, NC, and holds a degree in music education (with concentrations in violin and viola)…

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Kate White is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of eleven standalone psychological thrillers…

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2026 DEBUT AUTHORS

Karen Dukess has been a newspaper reporter in Florida, a magazine publisher in Russia, and a speechwriter on gender equality for the UN...

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Yosha Gunasekera is a Sri Lankan-American attorney who represents people who have spent decades behind bars for crimes they did not commit…

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Pat Kelly was born in Galveston, Texas, and raised in Denver, CO. He has worked as a writer in New York City and a screenwriter in Los Angeles…

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A few of our authors from years 1 & 2…

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All featured guests 2023-2025

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