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Q&A with author Alexandra Burt #killerfest15
Your name: Alexandra Burt Tell us about yourself: I was born in Germany but moved to Texas over twenty years ago. While pursuing literary translations, I decided to tell my own stories. I live in Texas with my husband, my daughter, and my two Labradors. Tell us about your latest book: Remember… Read More
Q&A with author Paul Finch @paulfinchauthor #killerfest15
Your name: Paul Finch Tell us about yourself: I’m a former police officer and journalist, who turned to writing in the early 1990s, initially script-writing; my professional credits include THE BILL and DR WHO. But I moved into novel-writing in the mid-2000s, initially with a couple of horror novels, but finally returning… Read More
Mother’s Day Book Gift Ideas!
With Mother’s Day coming up this Sunday, we’ve rounded up the KillerReads crew to share some bookish gift ideas. Lucy My mum loves a bit of medieval crime, so I would recommend Bruce Holsinger’s latest novel, The Invention of Fire. There’s buckets… Read More
Q&A with author Neil Broadfoot @NlBro #killerfest15
Your name: Neil Broadfoot Tell us about yourself: I’m a journalist and spent 15 years working in the Scottish media industry, with stints on local and national newspapers. I’ve since moved to the other side of the fence, and work on communications with a variety of public and private clients, including the… Read More
Q&A with author Jax Miller @jaxmillerauthor #killerfest15
Your name: Jax Miller Tell us about yourself: I have a love-hate relationship with writing. I usually do it in binges. Tell us about your latest book: Freedom’s Child is about Freedom Oliver, a woman in the Witness Protection Program who gets into too much trouble. She watches the children she put… Read More
The Road to Freedom #killerfest15
I started dabbling in writing in my early twenties in some counsellor’s office in the States as per his suggestion. I suspect he thought it would be an outlet for me, an alternative to having to hear me rant and rave with a million F-bombs. He was my only audience… Read More
Blog profile: @CrimeBookClub #KillerFest15
Your name – Lou Your blog’s name – Crime Book Club Blog’s URL – http://www.crimebookclub.co.uk Which types of books do you review? – I review all kinds of crime novels, thrillers, mystery, psychological, a classic ‘who done it’ and all in between. What do you like about crime fiction?… Read More
Q&A with author Isabelle Grey @IsabelleGrey #killerfest15
Your name: Isabelle Grey Tell us about yourself: I started out as a journalist writing about the art world –perfect background for a crime writer! – and went on to be a non-fiction author, TV screenwriter and novelist. Tell us about your latest book: ‘Good Girls Don’t Die’ follows the race between… Read More
Q&A with author James Craig #killerfest15
Your name: James Craig Tell us about yourself: I’m an ex journalist living in London. Tell us about your latest book: I write a series about a London cop, Inspector John Carlyle. Sins of the Fathers is #8 in the series. It looks at 5 different father-daughter relationships and… Read More
Q&A with author J.J. Durham #killerfest15
Your name: J.J Durham Tell us about yourself: I was born in a colliery village in the NE of England and grew up in a caravan stuffed full of books, cutting my literary teeth on the great storytellers of the 60’s and 70’s – Wilbur Smith, Frank Yerby, Mary Renault, and Sergeanne… Read More
Q&A with author Chris Nickson @ChrisNickson2 #killerfest15
Your name: Chris Nickson Tell us about yourself: Born and raised in Leeds, lived in the US for 30 years, worked as a freelance writer since 1994, largely music journalism and writing quickie unauthorised biographies. Moved back to the UK in 2005, published first novel in 2010. The Richard Nottingham… Read More