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FELIX FRANCIS chats to Paul Burke about his new psychological crime novel ICED , taking on his father's thriller legacy, the home fiction factory, tea with Agatha Christie and marbling. ICED : Miles Pussett is a former steeplechase jockey. Now he gets his adrenaline rush from riding down the Cresta Run, a three-quarter-mile Swiss ice chute, head first, reaching speeds of up to eighty miles pe...

JANE JESMOND chats to Paul Burke about her debut thriller ON THE EDGE , Cornwall, Daphne du Maurier, free climbing a fear of heights. ON THE EDGE : Jen Shaw has climbed all her life: daring ascents of sheer rock faces, crumbling buildings, cranes - the riskier the better. Both her work and personal life revolved around climbing, and the adrenaline high it gave her. Until she went too far and hurt...

Episode 10: IMPERFECT LIVES- Cara Hunter (THE WHOLE TRUTH) & Phoebe Morgan (THE WILD GIRLS) discuss why readers can’t get enough of psychological suspense, the proliferation of ‘Girl’ titles and why a good murder makes for the perfect comfort read. VICTORIA SELMAN Amazon Author Page: https://amzn.to/3xmvMeS Website for news and giveaways: http://www.victoriaselmanauthor.com/ Twitter: @Victoria...

LINWOOD BARCLAY chats with Paul Burke about his new thriller FIND YOU FIRST , out in paperback now, character and humour, moral dilemmas in the crime novel and fresh out of college sending a manuscript to Ross Macdonald that sparked a long friendship. FIND YOU FIRST : It’s a deadly race against time… Tech billionaire Miles has more money than he can ever spend, but he can’t buy more time. Diagnose...

PAUL BURKE REVIEWS: Paul sorted for Crime Time, NB Magazine, Crime Fiction Lover and the European Literature Network and presents Crime Time FM. He shares his thoughts on some of the new Crime, mystery and thriller releases. Books reviewed: RICCARDINO - ANDREA CAMILLERI Mantle THE MAN ON HACKPEN HILL - JS MONROE* Head of Zeus LEMON - KWON YEO-SUN Other Press (US) Head of Zeus (UK) THE ANTARCTICA O...

In the latest Barry's Blu-rays, Barry Forshaw gives his usual rundown of new discs from Eureka, Severin, Indicator, Kino Lorber & Imprint, plus an interview with Arrow's Francesco Simeoni. FRANCESCO SIMEONI is Director of Content and Distribution at Arrow Films Arrow Films.  BARRY FORSHAW is fiction critic for the Financial Times and provides extras for Blu-rays. Books include Crime...

DAVID HESKA WANBLI WEIDEN chats with Craig Sisterson about WINTER COUNTS, his character Virgil Wounded Horse, the Rosebud Native American Reservation, and why he receives the grand total of $1.29/quarter in rent for his land from cattle farmers. Winter Counts : If you have a problem, if no one else can help, there’s one person you can turn to.   Virgil Wounded Horse is the local enforcer on the Ro...

KIA ABDULLAH chats with Paul Burke about her new thriller NEXT OF KIN , Atlas & Boots, growing up in Tower Hamlets, diversity in publishing, libraries, thrilling but keeping it real. NEXT OF KIN : ON AN ORDINARY WORKING DAY… Leila Syed receives a call that cleaves her life in two. Her brother-in-law’s voice is filled with panic. His son’s nursery has called to ask where little Max is. YOUR WOR...

HEADS TOGETHER is the monthly magazine show on CRIME TIME FM . PAUL, VICTORIA and BARRY discuss the Crime Time FM WATCHLIST, NDAs, Bloody Scotland, and the latest podcasts all in the company of special guest presenter CRAIG SISTERSON. PAUL BURKE writes about crime fiction for Crime Fiction Lover, NB Magazine, Crime Time and the European Literature Network. VICTORIA SELMAN is the bestselling author...

LAUREN NORTH chats to Paul Burke about her latest psychological thriller SAFE AT HOME , motherhood, village life and why: 'Don't worry.' Isn't very helpful advice. SAFE AT HOME Anna James is an anxious mother. So when she has to leave eleven-year-old Harrie home alone one evening, she can't stop worrying about her daughter. But nothing bad ever happens in the sleepy villag...

STRETCHING THE BOUNDARIES: Speculative fiction. CASS GREEN (The Killer Inside) & STU TURTON (The Devil and the Dark Water) VICTORIA SELMAN Amazon Author Page: https://amzn.to/3xmvMeS Website for news and giveaways: http://www.victoriaselmanauthor.com/ Twitter: @VictoriaSelman We love to hear from our listeners! Find me on Twitter @VictoriaSelman and join in the chat using #OnTheSofaWithVictori...

STRANGER AFTER STRANGER – Fiona Cummins (WHEN I WAS TEN) & David Fennell (THE ART OF DEATH) discuss why we’re so intrigued by serial killers, what makes a good thriller and which fictional murderer they’d be most afraid to be stranded on a desert island with. Victoria concedes whichever they choose, it won’t be a party. VICTORIA SELMAN Amazon Author Page: https://amzn.to/3xmvMeS Website for ne...

JOHN L WILLIAMS talks to Paul Burke about his account of the Lynette White murder in 1988 and the 'Cardiff Three' miscarriage of justice: BLOODY VALENTINE The tragic story of Britain's worst miscarriage of justice as seen on TV in the BBC Wales documentary series A Killing in Tiger Bay, in which John took part. Bloody Valentine is the story of the murder of a young woman called Lyne...

SIMON SCARROW chats to Paul Burke about his new to paperback thriller BLACKOUT , the importance of teaching and understanding history, challenging views of the past, writing historical fiction, Cato and Macro and how telling a joke could get you executed in Nazi Germany. BLACKOUT : Berlin, December 1939 As Germany goes to war, the Nazis tighten their terrifying grip. Paranoia in the capital is int...

NIKKI SMITH chats to Paul Burke about her new psychological thriller LOOK WHAT YOU MADE ME DO. LOOK WHAT YOU MADE ME DO : Two people can keep a secret . . . if one of them is dead. Sisters Jo and Caroline are used to hiding things from each other. They've never been close - taking it in turns to feel on the outside of their family unit, playing an endless game of favourites. Jo envies Carolin...

Bonus Episode: THE CORKSCREW EFFECT- Sunday Times bestseller, Samantha Downing (MY LOVELY WIFE) discusses what makes a great twist, pantsing and trying to out twist yourself. Victoria doesn’t see any of it coming. VICTORIA SELMAN Amazon Author Page: https://amzn.to/3xmvMeS Website for news and giveaways: http://www.victoriaselmanauthor.com/ Twitter: @VictoriaSelman We love to hear from our listene...

HE’S BEHIND YOU- C.J. (CAZ) Tudor, (THE CHALK MAN) & Catriona Ward (THE LAST HOUSE ON NEEDLESS STREET) discuss the difference between crime and horror, giving monsters a human face and tapping into childhood fears. Victoria excuses herself to switch on the lights. VICTORIA SELMAN Amazon Author Page: https://amzn.to/3xmvMeS Website for news and giveaways: http://www.victoriaselmanauthor.com/ Tw...

AMBER MARKS chats with Paul Burke about BECOMING MR NICE: THE  HOWARD MARKS ARCHIVE . The man, the myth, the drugs smuggler, the campaigner, and an extraordinary collection of documents that shed light on his life. BECOMING MR NICE : Welcome to the personal archives of Britain's biggest dope smuggler. For 40 years Howard Marks traversed the globe: an international businessman who became an in...

ALAN JOHNSON chats to Paul Burke about his debut thriller THE LATE TRAIN TO GIPSY HILL . Inspirational teachers, the library education. Character and plot and why Hull isn't the money laundering capital of Europe. THE LATE TRAIN TO GIPSY HILL : A woman hiding a deadly secret. And the man who went in search of adventure, but found himself in danger ... Gary Nelson has a routine for the commute...

HOLLY WATT chats with Paul Burke about THE HUNT AND THE KILL. Casey Benedict, don't give up the day job, darkness in fiction, the Arab Spring, #MeToo, prizes and why covid means Salman Rushdie won't be at your book launch. THE HUNT AND THE KILL When acclaimed undercover journalist Casey Benedict is asked to interview a young woman with cystic fibrosis, the patient's doctor alerts he...

Women in Translation Month Special SIMONE BUCHHOLZ chats to Paul Burke about HOTEL CARTAGENA , Chastity Riley, HOTEL CARTAGENA : Twenty floors above the shimmering lights of the Hamburg docks, Public Prosecutor Chastity Riley is celebrating a birthday with friends in a hotel bar when twelve heavily armed men pull out guns, and take everyone hostage. Among the hostages is Konrad Hoogsmart, the hote...

HEADS TOGETHER is the monthly magazine show on CRIME TIME FM . PAUL, VICTORIA and BARRY discuss the Crime Time FM WATCHLIST, The film version of The Dry, Victoria and Barry's upcoming books, Bloody Scotland, the latest podcasts, Sherlock on film, the Da Vinci Code and why we all deserve a Blue Peter Badge for services to... PAUL BURKE writes about crime fiction for Crime Fiction Lover, NB Mag...

The latest Blu-ray and DVD releases from BARRY FORSHAW, including Murder By Decree , the silent version of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, Hatchet For The Honeymoon and Private Hell 36. Also an interview with JONATHAN RIGBY, actor, writer, and film and DVD commentator. They discuss Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Hammer Horror, Richard Pascoe (horror by day, Shakespeare by night), and how to comment...

THE DOCTOR WILL SEE YOU NOW- S.J. Watson (BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP) & Alex Michaelides (THE SILENT PATIENT) discuss the role of psychiatrists in crime fiction and why there is nothing more frightening than the human mind. Victoria ties herself in knots with the right terms. VICTORIA SELMAN Amazon Author Page: https://amzn.to/3xmvMeS Website for news and giveaways: http://www.victoriaselmanauthor.c...

DANIEL COLE chats to Paul Burke about his new thriller MIMIC and the coming TV series of his debut novel RAGDOLL. MIMIC 1989 - DS Benjamin Chambers and DC Adam Winter are on the trail of a twisted serial killer with a passion for recreating the world's greatest works of art through the bodies of his victims. But after Chambers almost loses his life, the case goes cold - their killer lying dor...