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Today in the dock we have the very lovely Tana Collins' detective, DCI Jim Carruthers in the Old Bailey.  Jim has appeared in two of Tana's novels Robbing The Dead and Care To Die .  Lets give him the third degree! Book 1 Available on Amazon Click  here Tell us a little about Jim Carruthers’ background. Jim Carruthers is a Glaswegian DCI who has been working  in London. He moves to Scotland to try to win back his estranged wife who has moved in with her parents in Fife. Carruthers’ father is dead and he has a mother and a brother. He had another brother who died as a teenager – a victim of a hit and run. Although he doesn’t talk about it much it hangs over his head like a shadow. The Fields of Wheat moment… What is  the  most rebellious thing Jim has  ever done? Joined the police force against his family’s wishes. He’s  a restless spirit, more so now his wife has left him. He’s a decent person and gene...

Amazon  UK    USA    Aus Day four of the Untainted Blood blog Tour sees The Crime Warp hosting an extract from our very own Liz Mistry's latest book.  Untainted Blood is the third in the gritty Northern Noir DI Gus McGuire books set in Bradford. In an already volatile city, tensions mount  after a Tory MP in Bradford Central is discredited, leaving the door open for the extreme right-wing candidate Graeme Weston to stand in the resultant by-election.  However, Graeme Weston is not what he appears to be and with secrets jeopardising his political career, he must tread very carefully. Meanwhile, a serial killer, delivering his own form of torture,  targets Asian men who lead alternative lifestyles.  As DI Gus McGuire’s team closes in, the deranged killer begins to unravel and in an unexpected twist the stakes are raised for Gus. Are the murders linked to the political scandals or is there another motive behin...

Today the Crime Warp is pleased to host a Q&A with psychological thriller writer Katharine Johnson.  Katharine's  book The Silence was published in June.  Let's find out a bit more about Katharine and her writing. Liz: Tell us a bit about your current book release Available on Amazon Click  here Katharine: The Silence was published in June by Crooked Cat Books. The main character Abby has a perfect life – fulfilling career, loving husband, adorable children. But she also has a secret  whi ch if it ever gets out will destroy everything. The secret goes back 25 years to a summer she spent as a teenager in a Tuscan villa – a summer that ended in tragedy. She’s buried the details of this event at the back of her mind but when human remains are discovered in the grounds of an idyllic Tuscan villa she realises her secret is no longer safe… Liz:  Where did the inspiration for The Silence come from? Katharine: I wanted to write a bo...

This book goes down like an ice cold lager on an infernally hot day. If you like your men tough and your women even tougher take yourself down the hot dusty roads of Mississippi to experience a decent, straight talking Sherriff taking on dangerous brothel madams, former armed forces colleagues, slick criminals and crooked politicians. Or, as the author puts it “It´s just getting good, Lil”, he said. “Everything we have been fighting for. All those people who want to turn back the clock to the bad ole days. The users, the racists, the peckerheads who praise Jesus but loot our land and people. We got ´em”. But does he? Or is his colleague the sharp shooting Lillie right when she says, “It´s over, kemosabe”. “Those fuckers had us beat before we even got started.” To find out you will just have to dive into ´The Fallen´ and take yourself to Jericho, Mississippi. Ace Atkins, an American journalist nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, is now a full-time crime writer who lives in Oxford, M...

Tickets are now on sale for Harrogate International Festivals’ exclusive UK launch of Dan Brown’s, new thriller,  Origin  in partnership with WHSmith. The American thriller writer who shot to global fame with the international hit,  The Da Vinci Code  featuring the Harvard professor, Robert Langdon, will appear in Harrogate to launch his new book and discuss his life’s work. Hosted at the Royal Hall on October 9, it will be Dan Brown’s only UK public event. Victoria Ibbertson, Literature Festivals Manager at Harrogate International Festivals, said: “We’re really excited to welcome Dan Brown to Harrogate. The fact that he and his publishers, Penguin, have chosen to launch  Origin  with us is testimony to our Festival’s reputation for positioning Harrogate as one of the country’s leading literary destinations.” Victoria added: “The evening with Dan Brown offers fantastic value as everyone will receive a copy of Dan Brown’s new book in the ticket ...

When I started the first in Rob Ashman's Mechanic series ( Those That Remain ), I didn't realise that I'd be tied up for the foreseeable future.   Now I'm not into S&M but I have to admit that being tied up with the Mechanic was a wholly enjoyable , if nerve racking experience ... one that I repeated  soon after with In Your Name and then again with Pay The Penance . The only thing left to ask now is... what am I supposed to do now I've finished this fantastic trilogy.  the answer's easy really ... I'll write a review ... or three!  Read on for my views on these great reads. Those That Remain by Rob Ashman  Available on Amazon Click  here In Those That Remain we are introduced to the serial killer dubbed Mechanic and detectives Lucas and Bassano. Whilst Mechanic is dark brooding and sadistic, Lucas is heartwarming, humorous and down to earth which is the perfect foil to his partner Bassano's dapper, Jack the lad image.  F...

It is with great pleasure that I  welcome Holly Seddon  author of  Don't Close Your Eyes   to  be warped on  The Crime Warp today!