The Incident Room

Sean is joined by two exceptional authors for this, the last episode of season two. Following on from last week’s episode, I’m so excited to be joined by two more amazing women. Bonnie Burke-Patel is a compelling voice in the crime fiction world. She is the author of “I Died at Fallow Hall” and her most recent release, “Dead As Gold”. Bonnie is known for her atmospheric storytelling and complex ch...

Sean is joined by two really exciting female voices in the crime genre: Caroline Corcoran and Elly Vine. Caroline Corcoran is a former journalist for some of the biggest newspapers and women’s magazines in the UK. She’s now an internationally-published  Sunday Times  bestselling author of six novels, including her most recent “The Next Woman”, which was released in March this year. She has another...

Sean is joined by independently published authors Donna Morfett and Ian M Williamson. Donna is a crime fiction scene sweetheart, Donna Morfett, author of the  DI Cora Snitten Series , which includes “The Disappearance of Peter Markham” and “Masquerade of Murder”. Donna has a degree in Forensic Science, which I’m slightly envious of, and began writing during the dark days of Covid-19. Ian is a is f...

Sean is joined by Greg Mosse and Jamie West for a chat about cosy crime and theatre. Greg Mosse is the author of three series: The Maisie Cooper Mysteries, The French Village Mysteries, and The Coming Darkness. Greg is also an accomplished actor, director, and writer with an extensive theatre background. Jamie West has spent the last twenty years working across theatres in London's West End. H...

Sean is joined by Jackie Kabler, TM Payne, and Kev from Bookstagram account, The First Eleven Minutes. Jackie Kabler is an award-winning author of psychological thrillers, with Amazon number one hits in both the UK and Canada. Jackie's next novel, "Run For Your Life", is out in June 2026. TM Payne is an Amazon #1 bestselling author of the Sheridan Holler Series including "Count...

Sean is joined by John Marrs and CJ Grayson. John Marrs is the author of 14 books so far, including he worldwide bestseller which was adapted into a major Netflix series, "The One". His most recent psychological thriller, "Dead in the Water" is available now. CJ Grayson is the author of "The Tees Valley Killings", the crime thriller that marks the start of the DI Max...

Sean is joined by author Hannah Brennan and debut author, EA Jackson. Hannah is the author of "No Safe Place", the first in the Detective Liz Field series. The second novel in the series, "Nothing Left Behind" is out in April 2026. Emily is the debut author of "Missing", the first in the DI Martha Allen series. "Missing" is available now on Audible and will...

In this second episode of season two, Sean is joined by debut authors JD Pennington and Yemi Dipeolu. John Pennington is the author of "The Othello Club", a gripping psychological thriller which has been adapted into "The Revenge Club", and is available to stream now on Paramount+. Yemi Dipeolu is the author of "Kiss Marry Kill", a thriller about love, marriage, and o...

In this second episode of season two, Sean is joined by a true titan of crime fiction: Louise Welsh. She launched her career with an outstanding debut in 2002, has published eleven books, three plays, an opera, edited three volumes of prose and poetry, and contributes to journals and anthologies. She has been nominated for the Orange Prize for Fiction award and has won the Crime Writers’ Associati...

In this first episode of season two, Sean is joined by two icons of the crime fiction world: Caroline England and Guy Hale. Caroline is the CWA Short Story Dagger shortlisted author of psychological suspense thrillers "Beneath Her Skin", the best-selling "My Husband's Lies", "Betray Her", "Truth Games", "The Sinner", "The Stranger Beside M...

Sean introduces the 2025 Christmas Special episode with Chris McDonald (Erika Piper series, the Stonebridge Mysteries, and Little Ghost), Chris also writes as Chris Frost (The Killer's Christmas List and The Christmas Tree Killer). Sean is also joined by Mark Edwards (The Magpie, Follow You Home, The Wasp Trap, and The Christmas Magpie) whose novels have sold over four million copies and have...

With an introduction from Bloody Scotland Festival Director Bob McDevitt, Sean Watkin is joined by David Goodman (author of A Reluctant Spy and winner of Bloody Scotland's 2025 Debut Prize), Tariq Ashkanani (author of The Midnight King and winner of Bloody Scotland's 2025 McIlvanney Prize), and Marco Rinaldi (author of Dark Waters and the winner of Bloody Scotland's 2025 Pitch Perfect)...

Sean Watkin is joined by multi-million selling author, Simon McCleave (DI Ruth Hunter Series), and instant New York Times bestselling author Cara Hunter (Murder in the Family), where they talk about how tiny details bring writing to life - and maybe Sean should be on a lifestyle programme instead of writing crime. You can find out more about Simon McCleave below: Simon McCleave's VIP Club . If you...

Sean Watkin is joined by Anna Britton (Left in the Ashes), Danielle Devlin (Burnt Offerings), and Sarah Maclennan, programme leader of Creative Writing at Liverpool John Moores University. In the second part of this double-episode, the four discuss crafting that first novel, struggles in writing, building tension, and more! You can find out more about Anna Britton below: Anna Britton's ⁠websit...

Sean Watkin is joined by Anna Britton (Left in the Ashes), Danielle Devlin (Burnt Offerings), and Sarah Maclennan, programme leader of Creative Writing at Liverpool John Moores University. In this first part of this double-episode, the four discuss crafting that first novel, struggles in writing, building tension, and more! You can find out more about Anna Britton below: Anna Britton's website...

Join Sean Watkin as he chats with Daniel Aubrey (Dark Island, The Dying Light), R.S. Burnett (Whiteout) for a chat about their journey to publication, and somehow a conversation about the merits of Alien vs. Aliens. Catherine Yaffe (The Shadow Killer, Catch Me Twice) joins Sean to discuss nature vs. nurture and the importance of that in crime fiction. You can find out more about Daniel Aubrey belo...

This week, Sean Watkin is joined by 2025 debut authors Christ Bridges (Sick to Death) and Kingsley Pearson (Flat 401) as they discuss their experiences as new authors on the crime scene from getting an agent to publication day and everything in between.

The Incident Room post cast host, Sean Watkin, is joined by authors Daniel Sellers (Murder in Gallowgate, The Lollipop Man), Linda Mather (Forecast Murder, A Future Murder), and Francesca Riccardi, literary agent from Kate Nash for a conversation including trigger warnings, journeys to publication, and much more! You can find out more about Linda Mather below: Zodiac Murder Mysteries Amazon page L...

The Incident Room post cast host, Sean Watkin, is joined by Michael Wood (The Matilda Darke series), Trevor Wood (The Jack Parker series), and Instagram book blogger, Nick_picksbooks. This week's conversation includes celebrity authors, ghostwriting, and more! You can learn more about Trevor Wood here: Trevor Wood website "The Inside Man" Amazon page

The Incident Room post cast host, Sean Watkin, is joined by authors Joanna Dodd (The Summer Dare, She Wants You Gone) and Sam Holland (The Echo Man, The Twenty, The Countdown Killer), and who also writes as Louisa Scarr. Louise Cullen, Executive Publisher of Canelo, joins Sean for a chat about her career so far, her thoughts on the future of crime fiction, and more! You can learn more about Joanna...

The Incident Room post cast host, Sean Watkin, is joined by authors Heather Critchlow (The Cal Lovett Files) and Sarah Mellor (The Departed), and freelance editor, Rebecca Millar as they discuss crime writing. The conversation includes their work to date, their journey to publication, the importance of finding the right agent, thoughts on trigger warnings in fiction, and much more! You can learn m...