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Q&A with author Anya Lipska @AnyaLipska #killerfest15

Your (author) name: ANYA LIPSKA Books: WHERE THE DEVIL CAN’T GO and DEATH CAN’T TAKE A JOKE Tell us about yourself: I write detective thrillers set in the East End of London, about the adventures of Polish private eye and honourable tough guy… Read More

Q&A with author S K Tremayne @thomasknox #killerfest15

Your name: S K Tremayne Tell us about yourself: I am a travel writer and thriller writer. I have two daughters. I live in London. I love taking taxis. Tell us about your latest book: The Ice Twins. It is about a family with young twin daughters, who lose one of the daughters… Read More

Plot, plot, plot #killerfest15

There’s a great little story (probably apocryphal) about an American screenwriter, who told his family that when he died, he wanted this epitaph chiselled into his gravestone: At Last, A Plot. Why does the anecdote resonate, especially with anyone who has tried to write fiction, especially thrillers? Because, after a… Read More

Interview with THE LAKE author Sheena Lambert.

What drew you to the world of crime? The echoes of tragedy and loss that surround the lake in my book meant a crime was almost a requisite.  When I set out to tell the story of how the lake impacted on the Casey family, the characters themselves took… Read More

The beginnings of TUESDAY FALLING.

Happy Publication Day to Tuesday Falling! Author S. Williams takes us through the underground origins of his new book. When I was six I got into trouble for smashing a hole in the back of my cupboard with my dad’s hammer, trying to find Narnia. It wasn’t a lot of trouble,… Read More

From the archive

Images from the archive featuring:  Spinsters in Jeopardy | Dreadful Hollow | The Final Deduction | Death of John Tait | Forty Criminous Years – article from The Bookseller | The Rynox Mystery | Death comes as the end | The Murder at the vicarage | Evil under the sun… Read More

Q&A with author Sheena Lambert @shewithonee #killerfest15

Your (author) name: Sheena Lambert Tell us about yourself: I’m from Dublin, Ireland.  I used to be an engineer, now I write full-time. Tell us about your latest book: The Lake is a crime mystery novel set in Ireland in 1975. It is the story of Peggy Casey, the… Read More

Writing about Britain #killerfest15

The fact that we’re Americans writing about Britain isn’t unusual. Elizabeth George and Martha Grimes and Deborah Crombie—just to name a few—have trod the ground before us.  Just as English writers like Rhys Bowen, Dick Francis, Lee Child have often chosen the States for their setting.  Getting about Britain today… Read More

Blog profile: The Gymkhana Club @roshETC #KillerFest15

Your name: Roshni Radia Your blog’s name: The Gymkhana Club Blog’s URL: Gymkhanaclub.me Which types of books do you review?: I review and read all genres of books. Crime books are a passion of mine and I tweet about them all the time too What do you like about… Read More

From the archive: Poirot’s last case #killerfest15

1975 – This quirky pamphlet showcases Agatha Christie’s last Poirot case – ‘Curtain: Poirot’s Last Case’. In the style of a play’s programme, it gives details of the cast and crew (prominent members of the Collins business) and a synopsis of scenes. Read More