Aspects of Crime

Saima Mir talks to Paul Burke about the Khan trilogy, DELIVERANCE, Jia Khan, bringing up boys, patriarchy and toxicity in modern society, writing gangsters, optimism for the future. DELIVERANCE: She makes the rules, and God help anyone who dares to break them… Jia Khan has seized a power most only dare to dream of. In a world dominated by self-posturing men, she gave women a voice, and built a cri...

GR HALLIDAY talks to Aspects of Crime about FROM THE SHADOWS, new ITV series THE DARK, the Highlands, psychological thrillers, ghosts and the supernatural. FROM THE SHADOWS: Seven days. Four deaths. One chance to catch a killer. Sixteen-year-old Robert arrives home late. Without a word to his dad, he goes up to his bedroom. Robert is never seen alive again. The discovery of a body on the coast of...

Aspects of Crime Summer Reads Special featuring Richard Foreman, Mark Ellis, Jane Thynne and Paul Burke. A selection of crime and spy reads, fact and fiction. Thomas Waugh Time to Kill Anthony Horowitz A Deadly Episode  Ragnar Jónasson  Simon Mason A Dangerous Stranger & The Finder series. John Nichol Blitz Richard Weston Daniel Defoe Marc Mierowsky A Traitor Amongst Us Daniel Defoe A Tour Through...

Jordan Harper talks to Aspects of Crime about his new Art-Pulp thriller A VIOLENT MASTERPIECE, LA, America, Hollywood, She Rides Shotgun... A VIOLENT MASTERPIECE Los Angeles, right now. America with its back up against the wall. This Frankenstein's monster of crimes and lurid dreams sewn together into something like a city.    A city ready to explode: A Hollywood pedophile is arrested, and is read...

CJ Merritt, Chris, talks to Paul Burke about his novel OCTAGON, right wing extremism, HOT, psychology in the novel. Octagon: A DYING RUSSIAN SCIENTISTconfesses to his children what he did as a young man. A MURDERED SPYshares vital intelligence before he’s ruthlessly assassinated in the English countryside. A RITUAL KILLINGhidden in a forest clearing in Sweden hints at something much worse. FORMER...

DAVID JARVIS talks to Paul Burke on Aspects of Crime, JAN THE DUTCHMAN, Mike, zeitgeist, comedy and globetrotting. JAN THE DUTCHMAN: When a deadly enemy from her past appears alive and well, can Michaela 'Mike' Kingdom finally face up to her demons? On holiday in The Gambia, Terry Bailey is enjoying his retirement from MI6 when he receives a shock. He spots a man in a car. It's a fleeting glimpse....

Anthony Aberford talks to Paul Burke about his new cost crime novel The Conservatory, Aunt Lily, ancient myth, homeopathy, Malta, Yorkshire and owning a brewery.  The Conservatory: Some secrets are best left buried; others are better never planted! In a restored Victorian conservatory, four grieving women from the local wellness centre discover that their friend's mysterious death, amongst her tox...

JULIE ANDERSON talks to Paul Burke about her new historical crime thriller FESTIVAL DAYS, Ellie and Faye, London crime, the Festival of Britain, cinema, Opera... FESTIVAL DAYS: May 1951. Celebration is in the air with the Festival of Britain and for the first time in years the mood is one of hope rather than hurt. For Detective Constable Faye Smith, London is not as safe as it seems. The criminal...

Publisher, author, translator Quentin Bates talks to Paul Burke about his Gunnhilder mysteries, Icelandic crime fiction, Stella Blómkvist, The Murder Pool, translating, publishing, and fantasy fiction. The Murder Pool : Sometimes murder runs in the family. Or does it? When a well-known artist is found in Snorri's Pool with an axe buried deep in his chest, Stella Blómkvist is immediately thrown in...

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Guy Hale talks to Matthew Parkhill about the new Amazon Prime Original series YOUNG SHERLOCK, Twist, Guy Ritchie, dysfunctional family dynamics, starting with Sherlock in prison, why Sherlock has a pipe, watching with your children, shooting in Seville. Matthew Parkhill, showrunner, is the creator and writer of Young Sherlock, directed by Guy Ritchie. His other work includes Deep State, Rogue and...

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ALAN BARDOS talks to Paul Burke about his new spy thriller HUNTER CLASS, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

James wolff talks to Aspects of Crime about his new spy thriller Spies and Other Gods, files that read like Finnegan's Wake, Martin Amis and cultivating obsessions, no beginning and no end.... Spies and Other Gods: The Head of British Intelligence is having a bad day. Only six months off retirement and Sir William Rentoul is wondering if he'll make it that far, what with the sudden descent of a br...

Roger Morris talks to Tim Stretton about his new novel Cover Story, Col Newton, writer's voice, Amazon ratings, Hitchcock, non-erotic fiction. Cover Story: Things aren’t going well for writer Col Newton. It’s ten years since he published his only novel, a critically acclaimed commercial flop. Then out of the blue, he hears from his old university friend, Chris Lazenby. There had always been rumour...

Lesley Kara talks to Paul Burke about her new psychological thriller Troublemaker, inspirations, domestic noir, The Rumour on tv and getting a bit part in it. Troublemaker : Storm used to be just like her name. Wild and strong. A force to be reckoned with. But ever since her younger brother was killed in a violent mugging, she has led a very different life: quiet and cautious, seeing danger everyw...

The Aspects of Crime - Crime Novels of the Year with Julie Anderson (DEATH IN THE AFTERNOON), Tony Fisher (GOOD GONE BAD) & Paul Burke. BOOKS: Chris Lloyd Banquet of Beggars Mark Ellis Death of an Officer Jim Kelly The Cambridge Siren Scott Turow Presumed Guilty Mark Billingham What the Night Brings Liam McIlvanney The Good Father Simon Mason The Woman Who Laughed SA Cosby King of Ashes Roger Morr...

THE SPYMASTERS - ASPECTS OF CRIME Best Thriller Books of the Year - 2025. Antonia Senior, Mark Ellis, Thomas Waugh & Paul Burke chat about about their favourite spy novels, non-fiction and thrillers of the year. Featuring books by Mick Herron. Jason Burke, Jane Thynne + nine others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Simon Dinsdale talks to Paul Burke and Aspects of Crime about Christian Dane, Justice Served, police service and cruise talks with Martin Edwards. Justice Served Detective Superintendent Christian Dane is a veteran Senior Investigating Officer who specialises in solving murders. He is approached by Sue Wright, an archaeologist, to re-investigate the case of her cousin. Ned Harrison was locked up f...

Peter Tonkin talks to Paul Burke about his new historical spy thriller SHADOW OF A QUEEN, can syphilis cure the plague? Mary Queen of Scots, the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre, the household brewery, Robert Poley and Hornblower. SHADOW OF A QUEEN: Saint Bartholomew's Day. Sunday, August 24 1572. Paris. Robert Poley, fresh from graduating from Cambridge, rescues Sir Francis Walsingham and his house...

Caroline England talks to Guy Hale and Aspects of Crime about her psychological thriller Behind Her Smile, a quiver full of arrows (stories) people spotting, no hard and fast rules, diplodocus and Shakespeare. Who should Ben the other next crime fiction Dame/Sir. BEHIND HER SMILE Laurie Dunn has returned to her childhood attic bedroom and her old nightmares have come rushing back. Terrorised by a...

Ambrose Parry (Chris Brookmyre & Marisa Hearzman) talk to Paul Burke about The Death of Shame, Edinburgh, the Scottish enlightenment, partnership writing and the myth of Burke & Hare. THE DEATH OF SHAME 1854, Edinburgh. Respectable faces hide private sins. Apprentice Sarah Fisher is helping fund Dr Will Raven's emerging medical practice in exchange for being secretly trained as a doctor. Sarah nee...

Vaseem Khan talks to Paul burke about Quantum of Menace, The Girl in Cell A, Major Boothroyd 'Q', Quantum Mechanics, headhunters and out for a duck. Quantum of Menace: Q is out of MI6 . . . and in over his head After Major Boothroyd (aka Q) is unexpectedly ousted from his role with British Intelligence developing technologies for MI6's 00 agents, he finds himself back in his sleepy hometown of Wic...

LOUISE PENNY talks to Paul Burke about the latest Armand Gamache Three Pines novel, THE BLACK WOLF, the scary leap into publishing your work, Canada/US, Quebec, big picture/small picture, emotional safety, Virginia Wolff, Emily Carr, bringing history to life, setting up a cafe, Brussel sprouts. THE BLACK WOLF Several weeks ago, Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec and his team un...

ANN CLEEVES chats to Paul Burke and Aspects of Crime about her new Jimmy Perez novel, THE KILLING STONES, Orkney, island communities, Vera, TV, birdwatching and a Spanish Galleon THE KILLING STONES When a ferocious storm rages across the islands, it leaves behind more than just damage: it uncovers the body of Archie Stout, a popular, larger-than-life member of the community. The murder weapon? A N...