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Donna Morfett chats to Paul Burke about THE MASQUERADE OF MURDER, Luton & Dunstable, revenge on the page, misogyny and self publishing.

THE MASQUERADE OF MURDER DI Cora Snitton is barely catching her …

Jane Thynne chats to Paul Burke about new Clara Vine spy novel THE JUDGEMENT OF STARS, Nazi Astrology, the German Film industry, Hedy Lamarr, humour in the darkest moments.

The Judgement of Stars Berl…

ALEX GERLIS chats to Paul Burke about his WWII spy thriller THE SECOND TRAITOR, Operation Sea Lion, Hitler as military commander, German spies in England and Alan Furst.

THE SECOND TRAITOR The countdo…

Fiona Forsyth chats to Paul Burke about her new historical thriller DEATH and the POET, Ghastly misogynists, Ovid, small town life in the ancient world, studying the classics.

Death and the Poet 14 AD…

The latest reviews - July 2025.

Strange Houses Uketsu trans. Jim Rion

Blood Caste Shylashri Shankar

The Red Shore William Shaw

The Inside Man by Trevor Wood

The Verifiers by Jane Pek

The Case of the Mad Do…

MARK ELLIS chats to Paul Burke about his new historical crime thriller Death of an Officer and Boom Time an account of crime in WWII London.

DEATH OF AN OFFICER: London. Spring 1943. While Europe cont…

DAN FESPERMAN chats to Paul Burke about his new spy novel PARIAH, Eastern Europe, fiction as the second draft of history, facades of democracy, comedy and Hollywood, The Baltimore Banner.

Pariah: an a…

GJ WILLIAMS chats to Paul Burke about her new historical crime thriller THE CYGNET PRINCE, third in the Tudor Rose Murders series, Tudor scandals, pretenders to the throne, the Kardashians of the Tud…

SIMON  MCCLEAVE chats to Paul Burke about his new novels - THE ABERSOCH KILLINGS and FIVE DAYS IN PROVENCE, Anglesey and Snowdonia and writing TV.

The Abersoch Killings Keep your enemies close and you…

The Crime Writers Association Awards Evening hosted by Victoria Selman and Imran Mahmood.

Vaseem Khan outgoing Chair

Nadine Matheson new Chair

Mick Herron Diamond Dagger winner

Maxim Jakubowski introduci…

Season 8, Episode 5: Serial Killers. Asia Mackay (Killing it & A SERIAL KILLER'S GUIDE TO MARRIAGE) and Sam Holland (The Echo Man & THE COUNTDOWN KILLER) chat with Victoria Selman about the worst kin…

Season 8 Episode 4, Cosy Crime 

Rev. Richard Coles, TE 'Tim' Kinsey. Marnie Riches 

Desert island books: Tiger Margery Allingham. Daughter Laura Shepherd Robinson. A Big Boy Chris Brookmyre

VICTORIA SEL…

The Review Show June 2025

Into the Fire GD Wright 

The White Crow by Michael Robotham

Actually I'm a Murderer by Terry Deary

A Schooling in Murder by Andrew Taylor 

Broken Jon Atli Jonasson

Fortress of Evi…

Mark Billingham chats to Paul Burke about his new thriller What the Night Brings, donuts, longevity, opening scenes and please don't do spoilers!

Bonus:

Mark Billingham chats to Philip Gwynne Jones at …

The Crime Writers Association Whodunnit Dagger 

A CWA Specials Part 1

The Whodunnit Dagger celebrates books where the sex, swearing, and bloodletting take place offstage–books that focus on the intelle…

Season 8 Episode 3: Debut crime novelists with a screenplay/film background Remi Kone Innocent Guilt & SM 'Sarah' Govett Believe.

Recommends: The Death of Grass John Christopher, The Art of Fielding C…

FIONA CUMMINS chats to Paul Burke about SOME OF US ARE LIARS, Saul Anguish, Essex inspiration, Sisters, celebrity and being the best writer you can be. 

SOME OF US ARE LIARS When Jen Miller entrusts h…

OnTheSofaWithVictoria Season 8 Episode 2: Writing for adults and children JANICE HALLETT The Examiner, The Appeal & MAZ EVANS That'll Teach Her.

Recommends: East of Eden John Steinbeck, Don Quixote Mi…