Who killed Helen Fields?

Author of Perfect Remains, Helen Fields, has gone missing. Each haunting episode was revealed day by day during the Perfect Remains blog tour on the Avon Channel. Over ten days her video diary documented the moment before she went missing. Watch for clues. Can you tell who’s behind this?… Read More

Author Interview | Claire Kendal on I Spy

I Spy cleverly mixes elements of the psychological thriller with elements of the spy novel. What made you want to join those two genres together, and how difficult was it? The novel’s shout line is You don’t see me, but I see you. I think this really plays… Read More

Jessie Keane

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

An Interview With Charles Cumming

You’ve gone on the Colder War ‘Mole Hunt’ (possibly) You’ve bought the book (surely – and if not, you should, it’s BRILLIANT!) Now you can watch the interview with Charles Cumming, in full!… Read More

Behind the scenes with Stuart MacBride at HC Towers

Yesterday, Stuart MacBride, author extraordinaire of the Logan McRae stories, popped into HarperCollins HQ to shoot some very special videos for all you fans, including some exclusive sneak peaks! He read a little of his new book ‘The Missing and the Dead’ and let me tell you, we were terrified!… Read More

November’s Killer Reads Book Club title is…

We’re very excited that the next book in the Killer Reads book club is the very first Agatha Christie Poirot novel: The Mysterious Affair at Styles. This is an absolute classic, and we can’t wait for everyone to get stuck in. Want to win a copy?… Read More

Enter the mind of Stuart MacBride

  Our No.1 bestselling author Stuart MacBride talks ‘Tartan Noir’ on BBC Radio 4’s Open Book Channel – a term being used to  describe the abundance of exceptional crime fiction coming out of mighty Scotland. MacBride also explains how music  really helps  to influence his characterisations and thrilling storylines. Read More

A Christmas list of top rated thriller reads…

I’m always keen to expand my personal ‘Killer Reads’ library with new titles – especially titles I’ve been highly recommended. So, with the Christmas holidays approaching, I thought I’d add some new books to my ‘must-read’ list – and who better to ask for inspiration than one of our Killer crime & thriller writers. This week we’re treating you to the first of two instalments from crime and thriller duo, Voss & Edwards, authors of the unputdownable novels Catch your Death and Killing Cupid. This week Mark Edwards is sharing his five all-time favourite crime novels, so hold off sending your lists to Santa until next week as there will be plenty of brilliant reads for you to boost your Christmas lists with. 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

Pole dancer… #killerfest15

Every character starts out with a few short sharp details. In the opening sequence of a Bond movie in that one small circle, you get: man suit gun bang. When I first created my heroine I got: bipolar FBI agent bang. Because with that one adjective “bipolar”, everything kicked off. Read More