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the fourth ANNUAL HAMPTONS WHODUNIT

April 16-19, 2026

Tickets go on sale November 7!

 
 

2025 mystery & true crime authors…

 
 
 

Where mystery & true crime meet the sea!

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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. Mingle with bestselling authors and discuss true crimes with investigators, legal and forensic experts. The Kick-Off Cocktail Party will be on Thursday, April 16, 2026.

JOIN US – Tickets go on sale November 7!

Introducing our 2026 line-up…

 

Guests of Honor

Jack Carr is a former Navy SEAL who led special operations teams as a team leader, platoon commander, troop commander, and task unit commander...

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Attica Locke is a New York Times best-selling author whose sixth novel GUIDE ME HOME, the finale of her Edgar-Award winning trilogy…

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true crime experts

 

Barbara Butcher

TV personality, author & former Death Investigator, Medical Examiner’s Office, New York City

Barbara Butcher, MPH, is one of the nation’s leading experts in medicolegal death investigation, and author of WHAT THE DEAD KNOW…

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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…

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featured AUTHORS

 

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

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

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Charlie Donlea is a #1 international bestselling author of propulsive thrillers including TWENTY YEARS LATER, THE GIRL WHO WAS TAKEN…

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A few of our authors from years 1 & 2…

All featured guests 2023-2025
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Hamptons Whodunit is a 501(c)(3) organization registered in the State of New York. All donations are tax-deductible.
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