Guest Post: William Shaw On Writing

06 June 2014

In this tiny part of the internet we like to get between the ears of novelists. We absolutely love doing The Intel Interviews because it gives us a…

Movie Crime Log: Thrills, Jump, Pluto

02 June 2014

We’re approaching that time of year when Daisy and Timothy, who work in television, take their brood glamping, and so the small screen crime…

The Intel: Mark Allen Smith

30 May 2014

Mark Allen Smith is the creator of one of the most eye-catching protagonists in crime fiction - the torturer known simply as Geiger. So far…

The Confessor - Mark Allen Smith

28 May 2014

So we’re always told that our crime genre protagonist must be someone for whom the reader can root. I mean, that’s Writing 101, right? Anyone…

Crime Book Log: Bones, Fortress, Darkness, Club

23 May 2014

I’m in no mood to repeat myself today, so pay attention. There’ll be no opportunity to ask questions afterwards because I’ve got to shoot…

Guest Post: Anders Roslund on Writing Together

16 May 2014

It seems like only the day before yesterday that we reviewed Two Soldiers, the latest blockbuster from the writing partnership of Anders Roslund…

The Intel: Rosie Claverton

12 May 2014

We love computers around here - which is just as well, otherwise me and you wouldn’t be friends - but the heroine of Rosie Claverton’s new…

The Intel: Elly Griffiths

09 May 2014

We love a bit of synchronicity around here. No sooner had Crime Thriller Fella interviewed Elly Griffiths than the news broke that she’s been…

The Outcast Dead - Elly Griffiths

07 May 2014

So I’m a little late to the party where the Ruth Galloway series is concerned. The Outcast Dead is the sixth book by Elly Griffiths to feature…

The Intel: Mason Cross

30 April 2014

We love it when there’s a buzz about a new author. Thriller writer Mason Cross is picking up all sorts of great reviews for his gripping story of…

Film Crime Log: Calvary, Raid

11 April 2014

With Easter approaching you may well be looking for some films to go to see. If it’s whimsical romance you’re after - Easter bunnies, trilling…

TV Crime Log: Undeniable, Thrones

07 April 2014

Those two-part Monday night dramas that ITV churn out are a guilty pleasure of mine. They usually involve nice middle-class ladies discovering that…