It’s finally here – Bird Box by Josh Malerman is out today! This terrifying, Hichcock-esque psychological horror is completely engrossing; definitely one to be read in one sitting. If you’ve not got your hands on a copy yet, then check out the chilling extract below for a taste… Read More

When deciding on what weapons would suit Tuesday I had to think carefully. I wanted them to be cool, stylish and completely unavailable. The last thing I wanted was to get a phone call about some copycat murder. I pull the 1934 Russian PB 9mm silenced pistol from my thigh… Read More

Your name: Bonnie MacBird Tell us about yourself: Born in San Francisco at a time when women wore gloves and hats to the city, and the world was giddily optimistic with peacetime and television and space travel.  I fell in love with Sherlock Holmes at age ten and read the… Read More

We are thrilled that S.J. Parris has been shortlisted for the CWA Ellis Peters' Historical Award for her debut crime novel Heresy. The judges describe it as 'An astonishingly accomplished first outing for Giordano Bruno, monk, poet and sleuth, investigating skulduggery in Elizabethan Oxford.  Parris has resurrected an undeservedly forgotten figure and her depiction of a society riven by religious intolerance is timely.' And we couldn't agree more. Read More

Your name: Jilliane Hoffman Tell us about yourself: I was born and raised on Long Island, just outside New York City. I left NY after law school to take a position with the Miami Dade State Attorney’s Office in Miami as an assistant state attorney. I was a felony criminal prosecutor for… Read More

Bloody Scotland is Scotland’s International Crime Writing Festival and takes place each September in the historic Old Town of Stirling. Scottish crime writing is regarded as some of the best in… Read More

Your name: Jane Casey Tell us about yourself: I was born and brought up in Dublin, then read English at Oxford. I worked in publishing for nine years, specialising in children’s books. I’ve now written ten crime novels: seven for adults and three for teens. I live in London. I’m married to… Read More

Time of Death, the terrifying new page-turner from Beverly Barton hit the shelves this week. Killer Reads caught up with Beverly Barton to pick her brains about her inspirations, her characters and life as a New York Times bestselling author. Read More

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

Desperate to get your mitts on a MacBride tartan edition of IN THE COLD DARK GROUND, signed and doodled by Stuart himself? Then this is the competition for you! To celebrate the fact that the 10th Logan McRae novel releases today, we’re going full on tartan… Read More

As you may know, to celebrate the paperback release of the final instalment in the fantastic SANCTUS trilogy we built a towering tower, using numerous copies of The Tower. Five days and sixty-five guesses later, we can reveal that the number of books used to construct our… Read More

‘If you’ve got a pulse, you’ll love Scott Mariani. If you haven’t then maybe you crossed Ben Hope!’ – SIMON TOYNE We at HarperCollins are very proud to publish the top ten Sunday Times bestselling author SCOTT MARIANI and I’m delighted to reveal the… Read More