Coming soon: my new crime novel, Still You Sleep

I’m pleased to announce that my new crime novel, Still You Sleep, will be published on 18 February in paperback … More

My books of the year 2019 — crime and literary fiction

When I chose my favourite books of 2018, I wrote separate posts for crime and literary fiction. I’m combining them … More

When I first began listening to audiobooks, one of my fears was that the narrator’s voice would be an unwelcome … More

Writers often lament the fact that they are beset by distractions. Some will go to great lengths to isolate themselves, … More

Death of a Doll was first published in 1947 and has been reissued by Agora Books. Like the British Library … More

Ann Cleeves’ Shetland novels are my new favourite comfort read. I like the way she focuses on deep characterisation and … More

If you’ve read my review of Conviction, you’ll know how much I loved it, so I’m honoured to be hosting … More

How the Dead Speak follows directly from the dramatic events at the end of Insidious Intent, the last book in … More

I take some trouble to avoid major plot spoilers in my reviews, but in this one I’m having to avoid … More

A Single Source is the second in the series featuring William Carver, a veteran BBC foreign correspondent, and his tenacious young … More