crime fiction

National Crime Reading Month: Ross Armstrong

For National Crime Reading Month, we asked some of our authors to recommend some of their favourite crime fiction novels. This week we are joined by Ross Armstrong, author of The Getaway. Whatever your typical idea of a crime novel is, All Involved isn’t it. That’s not to say… Read More

National Crime Reading Month: Nadine Matheson

For National Crime Reading Month, we asked some of our authors to recommend some of their favourite crime fiction novels. This week we are joined by Nadine Matheson, author of The Jigsaw Man and The Binding Room, who also discusses her love for independent bookshops! Nothing beats reading in the… Read More

National Crime Reading Month: Kia Abdullah

For National Crime Reading Month, we asked some of our authors to recommend some of their favourite crime fiction novels. This week we are joined by Kia Abdullah, author of contemporary and gripping thrillers including Next of Kin and Take it Back. I was at a literary… Read More

National Crime Reading Month: Neil Lancaster

For National Crime Reading Month, we asked some of our authors to recommend some of their favourite crime fiction novels. First up is Neil Lancaster, author of the highly addictive DS Max Craigie Scottish crime series… Aged about twelve years old, my dear old Mum threw me a copy… Read More

Why do tales of tricky mother/daughter relationships continue to fascinate us?

We love a good story about a complicated mother/daughter relationship. But why is that? Louise Mumford, author of the new gripping psychological thriller The Safe House explores. Overbearing, controlling, unhinged and selfish – the Bad Mother still dominates our books and films. Examples are Mrs… Read More

Read an exclusive extract from Last Seen Alive

Last Seen Alive, the third novel in Jane Bettany’s page-turning crime series, featuring Detective Isabel Blood, is an unputdownable treat! Read an exclusive extract below. CHAPTER ONE  It was after midnight and the clock in the corner sounded too loud, almost portentous. Tick. Tock. Tick. Counting down… Read More

On the other side of the crime tape with T. Orr Munro

We are thrilled to have T. Orr Munro, author of the incredibly gripping new crime novel Breakneck Point, on the blog to share her experiences as a CSI ‘SOCO’ – that’s Scenes of Crime Officer to you and me! – and how this influenced her writing. As soon as… Read More

Let Linwood Barclay Take Your Breath Away…

Read an exclusive extract of Take Your Breath Away, the electrifying new crime thriller from Sunday Times bestseller Linwood Barclay. “We can simply kill them, but there are alternatives you might want to consider.” “If we even have any,” Brie Mason said. “Maybe it’s just one.” “Oh,” said… Read More

Read an extract from WITHOUT A TRACE

Chapter 1 The rain was relentless; cold and spiteful. Its stinging wetness slapped at Ruth Prendergast’s face as she dashed from her car towards the shelter of the porch. After putting down the groceries she was carrying, she pulled a key from her pocket, unlocked her front door, and hurried… Read More

Extract: A Fatal Night by Faith Martin

A Fatal Night by Faith Martin is out in just one week! Get your crime fix early with this exclusive extract: * Millie Vander was perhaps the only one, at first, to be puzzled by the newcomer, for she had no idea exactly who the stranger was. But she… Read More

Steve Frech: Confessions of a First-Time Crime Writer

Today we publish Steve Frech’s brand new novel, the gripping crime thriller Secrets to the Grave! To celebrate, Steve joins us on the HQ blog to share his ‘confessions of a first-time crime writer’! Almost two years ago, my debut novel, Dark Hollows, was released. It’s a psychological… Read More

Read an extract of Lost Souls!

Jenny O’Brien’s latest Detective Gaby Darin, Lost Souls, is out now. To celebrate, we want to give you the chance to read an exclusive extract from the new book. Be warned – you will need to know what happens next! Lost Souls – Chapter 2 Gaby… Read More