The screenwriter and novelist, William Goldman , famously said: “Nobody knows anything.” I think that’s a useful place to begin when we’re talking about what crime fiction heroes will look...

If podcasts had existed in the 19th century, I have no doubt that Fyodor Dostoevsky would have been a fan. Especially of the true crime variety. He might even have...

Following the success of our first sold-out evening at Number 8 Arts Centre, Pershore, we are back. In partnership with No. 8 and the Bullington Press, Aspects of crime is...

Ballistic is the fifth novel in Frank Gardner's Luke Carlton series, following the former SBS trooper turned MI6 operative on another high-stakes mission. If you like your thrillers to actually...

I want to be upfront about something: I have killed countless people. On paper. Mostly in Los Angeles, which will surprise no one who has driven in Los Angeles. I...

Col-umn 4 I’d like to begin by apologising for some of the remarks I made in my last column. For example, the suggestion that the British crime writing establishment is...

Barry Appleton served as a police officer with the Metropolitan Police for 20 years, working on many high-profile cases and earning multiple commendations for ability, courage and determination. In 1984,...

You find yourself thinking about families as you wait to catch your flight to Lagos from Heathrow Terminal Five. Watching people milling around proves more interesting than the book in...

Sir Anthony Blunt is as famous today for having a walk on part in The Crown as anything else. The traditional story about him goes something like this: gay art...

Skeletons emerging from the closet is something that I explored in my previous book, INTO THE FIRE , and something that I’ve dived in on again in my latest offering,...