Matthew Carr

Biography

Matthew Carr is a writer, journalist and the author of several critically-acclaimed works of fiction and non-fiction, which cover a variety of different genres from memoir, history and reportage. He is the author of three historical crime novels: The Devils of Cardona (2016); Black Sun Rising (2023) and The Emperor of Seville (2025). A lifelong Hispanophile, his books are often concerned with Spanish or Latin American history. He co-hosts the podcast ‘Grim Up North’: a podcast from the North, about the North. He lives in Sheffield with his wife and two cats. He is a Royal Literary Fund fellow at the University of Sheffield.

Books

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Articles

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The Noble Folly of Roberto Saviano

I’m a huge admirer of the Italian writer Roberto Saviano’s remorseless denunciation of the Neapolitan Camorra Gomorrah. When I read it some years ago, I was blown away by its incendiary prose, its moral fury and the almost reckless courage of its author. Literary reviewers often refer to ...

Law and Disorder in Sixteenth Century Seville

For much of the sixteenth century, Seville was Spain’s emblematic imperial city. It was the main port of entry for silver, gold and other treasures from Spain’s overseas empire, and the port of embarkation for ships supplying the Spanish colonies. Twice a year, the treasure fleets from the ...

Author Interviews

What made you decide to write historical crime fiction?

I’ve written fiction on and off for many years. As a writer who has written a lot of non-fiction – both books and journalism – I often find myself asking the questions that fiction writers seek to ask about the people and events I’ve written ...