Crime

SCOTTISH CRIME WRITING PRIZE NEWS!

HQ FICTION AND BLOODY SCOTLAND ANNOUNCE NEW SCOTTISH CRIME WRITING PRIZE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE TIMES AND THE SUNDAY TIMES IN SCOTLAND AND 42 MANAGEMENT. We are thrilled to be launching a competition in partnership with The Times and The Sunday Times in Scotland, Bloody Scotland, and 42 Management and… Read More

The killer idea behind The Night Watch

Neil Lancaster, author of the DC Max Craigie series, joins us to talk about the inspiration behind the latest instalment, The Night Watch, and the inspiration behind this thrilling read. “Well, it’s publication day for The Night Watch, the third of the DS Max Craigie… 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

Breakneck Point: Meet CSI Ally Dymond

Author of Breakneck Point T. Orr Munro joins us to introduce her fierce, feisty and formidable new protagonist CSI Ally Dymond and what inspired the character! Ally – or Aloysia, as her mother insists on calling her – is a Crime Scene Investigator working in Devon. When she blows… 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

Your staycation just got a lot more thrilling!

This year is all about staycations and nothing completes a holiday at home than a good stack of books. Transport yourself around Great Britain with these four gripping HQ crime thrillers that will give your holiday a thrilling edge. To celebrate this year’s Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival in Harrogate,… Read More

The inspiration behind Out of Sight

To celebrate the release of the latest DCI Warren Jones novel, Out of Sight, we asked author Paul Gitsham to discuss the inspiration behind his novel. The perils of keeping our true selves Out of Sight.  “…it never ceased to amaze him… Read More

Get to know DCI Warren Jones and his team

Paul Gitsham’s latest DCI Warren Jones novel, Out of Sight, is out in e-book this Friday. To get you ready, the author has written a handy introduction to the team. Whether you’re new to the series, or a loyal fan, get ready for another gripping crime… Read More

Karen Clarke’s Cat-and-Mouse Picks

Today we publish And Then She Ran, the utterly gripping new cat-and-mouse thriller that will keep you reading long into the night from Karen Clarke! To celebrate, Karen joins us to share some of her favourite cat-and-mouse books, films and TV shows. If you like any of these, you… Read More

Begin reading The Jigsaw Man!

Prologue 6.44 a.m. Greenwich Pier, low tide, and Maxwell Perkins is walking his dog on the riverbank. He’s not expecting to find pieces of a body. He walks on grey clay, wet pebbles and shards of glass, avoiding scraps of wood and discarded car tyres. As he lets the dog,… Read More

Read an extract from A Fatal Affair

To celebrate the upcoming publication of A Fatal Affair, book 6 in the Ryder and Loveday series, we have an exclusive extract for you to read! Here is your sneak preview of DI Harry Jennings getting ready for a meeting with the Superintendent… A… Read More

The Marlow Murder Club – Meet Becks Starling

To settle her mind more than for any other reason, Judith went over to the cupboard, opened the door and saw that it contained nothing more than the vicar’s robes on hangers. Just as she’d suspected. Although it also seemed to contain a middle-aged woman who was looking straight at… Read More