Michael Amos Cody chats to Paul Burke about Avalon Moon, cultural mythology, education and young people, Walnut, North Carolina, the Appalachian mountains, saw mills and repurposing town, outsider/insider. In Avalon Moon, a local man has gone missing and then is soon found dead in a highland meadow, side-by-side with an unknown woman. When another man and woman go missing and a female deputy is found murdered, Gabriel Tanner, editor of Runion’s weekly newspaper, and Plumer Reeves, a rec...
Aug 6
1 hr 22 min
In a Crime Time FM/Verve Special Editor Jenna Gordon chats to author Laura Sims about her new novel, The Man, Vivian Maier, Diane Argus, Hitchcock and Highsmith, Rear Window, obsession, perspective and the male gaze. The Man: From the highly acclaimed author of How Can I Help You comes a masterful domestic suspense novel that follows a 1960s housewife turned amateur photographer who begins to fear for her life when she notices the dark silhouette of a man in the background of her self-p...
Jul 29
40 min
The Crime Writers' Association Dagger Awards Night coverage, including guests speakers and the awarding of the Daggers. The most respected crime awards in Britain. Introduction by hosts Victoria Selman and Gregg Mosse Address of the Chair Nadine Matheson Key Note Speech Denise Mina The Daggers: The Red Herring - Fiona Veitch Smith (awarded by Nadine Matheson) The Emerging Dagger - Michael Nikitin (awarded by Dea Parkin & Jane Harper) The Dagger in the Library - Tim Sullivan (a...
Jul 25
1 hr 17 min
Paul Burke takes a look at the new releases for the Summer. All Murderers Aboard by David Fennell The End of Vodka by Oscar de Muriel The Venetian Redemption by Philip Gwynne Jones The Tailor by Tim Sullivan Blood Enemy by Douglas Jackson The Pinnacle by Abir Mukherjee Atomic Coffin by Benedict Anning Liar Liar by Luca Veste The Night Stairs by Erin Kelly The Hotel Manager's Guide to Murder by Erlandur Arason Can You Solve the Murder: The Forest of Death by Antony Johnston Watching the Detect...
Jul 12
22 min
CWA DAGGER SPECIALS - Paul Burke chats to Crime Writers Association Diamond Dagger Winner MARK BILLINGHAM, Bread & Circuses - agitprop, Maid Marian and Her Merry Men, Stand Up, TV writing, Tom Thorne, Declan Miller, taking control with fiction. Diamond Dagger sponsored by Karen Baugh Menuhin The most prestigious Dagger of all, awarded for a lifetime contribution to English-language crime writing. The Shadow Step: It's Detective Miller's deadliest dance... The Shadow Step: One taken simult...
Jun 23
1 hr 1 min
CWA Daggers Special: Episode One The Shortlists -Interviews with five Dagger Shortlisted authors in the run up to Awards Night announcements on 2nd July. Nicci Cloke Her Many Faces - Twisted Dagger Victoria Goldman Little Secrets - Whodunnit Dagger Rob McInroy Barvick Falls - Historical Dagger sponsored by Morgen Witzel in honour of Dr. Marilyn Livingstone. Michael Wood Waiting Short Story Dagger Noelle W Ihli Such Quiet Girls - The Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Crime Time FM is the official...
Jun 16
1 hr 17 min
Season 10. Episode 6. #OnTheSofaWithVictoria AMANDA PROWSE (15 Minutes) Amanda has published 45 books in a decade and discusses her unique way of writing complete stories in her head before committing a word to paper. While ELEANOR RAY [Elizabeth Mundy] (Everything is Beautiful) shares her more methodical approach to writing, particularly how having young children influences your writing style. Recommended: The Lemony Snicket series. The Great Gatsby F Scott Fitzgerald. Mentions: See th...
Jun 9
29 min
Season 10. Episode 5. #OnTheSofaWithVictoria Ruth Mancini (The Stranger on the Stairs) & Susan Barrett (All Cats are Grey) discuss how they use real crimes as inspiration for thier writing. Recommended - Crime and Punishment Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Crossing to Safety Wallace Stegner Victoria Selman is a Sunday Times and Amazon Charts #1 bestselling thriller author. She has written a number of critically acclaimed novels including the hit Ziba MacKenzie series and Truly Darkly Deeply whi...
Jun 2
27 min
Season 10. Episode 4. #OnTheSofaWithVictoria Maz Evans (Who Let the Dogs Out) & Luke Bateman (award-winning composer) discuss turning a novel into a musical. Recommended - Luke: Simply the Quest by Maz Evans. Maz: East of Eden by John Steinbeck. Victoria Selman is a Sunday Times and Amazon Charts #1 bestselling thriller author. She has written a number of critically acclaimed novels including the hit Ziba MacKenzie series and Truly Darkly Deeply which was a Spring 2023 Richard &...
May 26
36 min
Season 10. Episode 3. #OnTheSofaWithVictoria Garry Disher (The Paul Hirsch series) and Dom Nolan (White City) discuss location as character. Recommended: WILLIAM TREVOR, ALICE MONRO, ROBERT PENN WARREN, JOHN LE CARRÉ TINKER TAILOR, CORMAC MCCARTHY, ELMORE LEONARD. Victoria Selman is a Sunday Times and Amazon Charts #1 bestselling thriller author. She has written a number of critically acclaimed novels including the hit Ziba MacKenzie series and Truly Darkly Deeply which was a Spri...
May 19
33 min
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