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Ever since Philip Marlowe walked those mean streets of Los Angeles, crime writers have been among the best chroniclers of American life. There’s hardly a place you can go in the USA, from Washington DC to the deserts of Arizona, where a detective… Read More

Blue Door are very busy indeed with the release of Jon Stock’s spy-thriller Dead Spy Running fast approaching. Here’s a sneaky peek at the paperback cover being prepared for release on January 21st. With the eighth series of hit TV series Spooks due to finish over the Christmas… Read More

It's hard to sit still when your client is scheduled to die in 15 hours! As he makes an 11th hour plea for mercy, lawyer Alex Sedaka is resigned to the fact that Clayton Burrows will be executed. Read More

The author of our current 'Featured Title' David Kessler gives us an insight into his world KillerReads: When did you start writing? David Kessler: When I was 15 and on the verge of dropping out of school in the early seventies.  I wrote a screenplay with a singing role for myself because I had dreams of being the next Donny Osmond.  I sent it to my mother's cousin - the film director Clive Donner.  He gave me some useful advice, but of course it was an early juvenile effort and nothing came of the project. However, having written it I discovered that I had a talent for creative writing - as distinct from singing or songwriting! And so I carried on writing from then on - and haven't stopped since. I should also acknowledge the earlier influence of my older sister Simone, who was an avid reader and writer.  There was a certain amount of sibling rivalry between us and I had already made some preliminary efforts at writing even when I was still in school to compete with her.  Also I should acknowledge the encouragement and positive influence of two of my English teachers: Mr McLaughlin and Mr Marx. Read More

An international best seller and co-author of 5 James Patterson books, a native New Yorker he has combined sales of over 10 million worldwide Read More

One for fans of Martina Cole, Lynda La Plante et al. Jessie Keane writes bold, engrossing tales of London's gritty East End Read More

A New York Times bestselling author, Dean Koontz is known for vast back catalogue of titles that cover a plethora of genres including horror, thrillers, sci-fi and mystery Read More

A former advertising man, J.A. or Jack Kerley gave it all up on the advice of his wife to become a full time thriller writer Read More

The first author picked up by HarperCollins via Authonomy... Read More

Find out all about the man who coined the term for one of the hair world's greatest do's...the mullet Read More

Greg Iles was born in Germany in 1960, where his father ran the US Embassy Medical Clinic during the height of the Cold War. He spent his youth in Natchez, Mississippi, and graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1983. Read More