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Luke Delaney answers your questions, part 2

Last week, Luke answered some fan questions all about his background and history with the Met and CID. Today, he’s on the blog answering some of your questions about his writing. Read on to find out how he writes, what triggers his imagination, how his plots take shape and more…… Read More

Lauren Beukes' The Shining Girls is shortlisted!

Congratulations to Lauren Beukes, whose fantastically original thriller, The Shining Girls, has been shortlisted by the Crime Writers’ Association for their Goldsboro Gold Dagger Award for best crime book of the year. The Judges said: “The quirky fusion of the sci-fi and crime genres features a time-travelling surreal serial-killer,… Read More

Killer Reads exclusive cover reveal!

In December this year, a brilliant and unique new thriller series will launch in the UK. Already a huge bestseller in Scandinavia, The Game Trilogy is seriously addictive reading. It follows Henrik, ‘HP’ Petterson and his sister, Rebecca, as they get sucked in to the sinister world of the Game. Read More

Ex-detective Luke Delaney answers your questions

We asked if you had any questions for our ex-Met detective author Luke Delaney. Unsurprisingly, a lot of the questions focused on his experience in the police. We hope you enjoy this insight into the life of a detective-turned-author. More answers… Read More

Win a copy of The Fire Witness!

We JUST had the most fantastic quote in for The Fire Witness. The Evening Standard reviewed it last night and called it ‘Scandi noir at its best’! Thank you ES! We have three copies sitting right here to giveaway. To win a copy, just answer… Read More

Rachel Abbott and Paul Finch – in conversation

From Rachel Abbott: I’m enjoying my journey as a self-published author very much and that’s partly because one of the great things about the self-publishing community is how supportive indie authors are of each other. We often compare notes, and offer each other advice. But I don't really know many traditionally published authors, so I was delighted to be introduced recently to Paul Finch, whose novel Stalkers has been in the Kindle top 100 for over a hundred days. We had a chat about the similarities and differences in our experiences. Read More

Redemption of the Dead

Out today: A chilling short story taking us back to DI Sean Corrigan’s days as a newly minted detective from Luke Delaney, ex-Met Detective and author of Cold Killing. 1993. The Parkside Rapist has been terrorizing the women of South London, and Detective Chief Superintendent Charlie… Read More

The Strain is coming to a screen near you!

Earlier this year we were really thrilled to find out that The Strain, the vampire horror trilogy written by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan, is being made into a TV series, which we cannot wait to start watching. Del Toro and Hogan are writing the screenplay… Read More

Guest post from Anya Lipska: Notes from a Harrogate panel novice

Earlier this week we shared Kate’s trip to Harrogate last weekend, but what is the festival like from an author perspective? Anya Lipska shares her experience… Theakstons Crime Festival in Harrogate is Europe’s biggest crime fiction event and an annual highlight for writers and hardcore fans of the genre, so… Read More

Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival 2013

Kate taking tea at Betty’s From Thursday 18th July to Sunday 21st July the delightful spa town of Harrogate was swarmed by crime authors, fans, and publishing people. As if in celebration of the festival’s 10th anniversary, the sun was shining, and naturally everyone was bemoaning the heat and the… Read More

Andrew Taylor answers your questions!

Happy publication date to Andrew Taylor, award-winning author of The Scent of Death, which is out today in paperback. Earlier this year, we asked you to send in your questions for Andrew to answer and we’re pleased to feature your questions (and his answers!)… Read More