Kia Abdullah is today's guest on the Northern Crime Syndicate Podcast. Robert Scragg joins A.M. Peacock on hosting duties as they discuss Kia's writing career, her love of travelling and taking risks to get to where you want to be. 

Kia Abdullah is an author and travel writer from London. Her novel 'Take it Back' was named one of the best thrillers of the year by the Guardian and the Telegraph and was selected for an industry-first audio serialisation by HarperCollins and the Pigeonhole.

The follow-up 'Truth Be Told' has been short-listed for a Diverse Book Award and her new novel, 'Next of Kin' is the Times Crime Book of the Month September 2021.

Kia has written for the New York Times, the Guardian, the FT, the Telegraph, the BBC and the Times, and is the founder of Asian Booklist, a nonprofit that advocates for diversity in publishing.

You can follow Kia on Twitter at @KiaAbdullah. 

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The Northern Crime Syndicate Podcast is back after a short(ish) break. Trevor Wood is on co-hosting duties today as we welcome Orenda Books publisher Karen Sullivan to the show. 

Orenda Books is a small independent publisher based in South London. They publish literary fiction, with a heavy emphasis on crime/thrillers.

Karen founded Orenda Books in 2014. In 2016, Karen was a Bookseller Rising Star, and Orenda Books was shortlisted for the IPG Nick Robinson Newcomer Award in 2015 and 2016. They won the CWA Crime & Mystery Publisher of the Year Dagger in 2020 and were a regional finalist for the Small Press of the Year Award in the British Book Awards in 2021.

For more information, visit: www.orendabooks.co.uk. 

Twitter: @OrendaBooks

Instagram: @orendabooks

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D.L. Marshall is our guest on this episode of the Northern Crime Syndicate podcast, hosted by A.M. Peacock and Robert Scragg. 

D. L. Marshall was born and raised in Halifax, West Yorkshire. Influenced by the dark industrial architecture, steep wooded valleys, and bleak Pennine moors, he writes thrillers tinged with horror, exploring the impact of geography and isolation. In 2016 he pitched at Bloody Scotland. In 2018 he won a Northern Writers' Award for his thriller novel Anthrax Island. 

Anthrax Island, described by M.W. Craven as 'absolutely brilliant' is available now in e-book format. 

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Elly Griffiths is today's guest on the Northern Crime Syndicate Podcast. Elly is the author of the Dr Ruth Galloway crime series, the thirteenth of which, 'The Night Hawks', is now available in hardback. Elly has also written a whole host of other books including the Brighton Mysteries series and standalone books such as the 2020 Edgar Allan Poe Award-winning 'The Stranger Diaries'.

Trevor Wood, author of the Jimmy Mullen series, joins A.M. Peacock on hosting duties. 

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Will Dean, author of the Tuva Moodyson series, is today's guest on the show. Will's latest book, 'The Last Thing to Burn', described by Marian Keyes as 'Misery meets Room', has just been released in hardback. Will has written three books (so far) in the excellent Moodyson series, which features a deaf reporter who digs into various crimes in the wilds of Sweden. 

Join A.M. Peacock and Rob Scragg in this episode as they explore Will's writing process, his move to Sweden and his plans for the future. 

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Signed copies of Will's latest book are available online via Forum Books at: https://www.forumbooksshop.com

The Northern Crime Syndicate Podcast is back with the first episode of 2021! Sarah Armstrong, author of 'The Wolves Of Leninsky Prospekt' is today's guest on the show. Sarah has written four novels, including 'The Devil in the Snow' and 'The Insect Rosary'. Her latest novel, 'The Starlings of Bucharest' is due to be released later this year. Sarah is also a creative writing tutor with the Open University. 

Join us as we discuss all things writing process, crime fiction, Moscow and why studying creative writing could be a great idea for an aspiring writer! 

You can follow Sarah on Twitter at @sarahsiobhana. 

As ever, check out indie book store, Forum Books, online at https://www.forumbooksshop.com for all of your 2021 book needs...

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A.M. Peacock and Fiona Erskine host literary agent and creator of Mushens Entertainment, Juliet Mushens, on today's show. Juliet started her publishing career in 2008 at HarperCollins, and became an agent in 2011. She has been shortlisted for Literary Agent of the Year four times and is currently the number 1 ranked UK dealmaker on Publishers’ Marketplace. She represents a bestselling and critically acclaimed list, including million-copy no. 1 bestseller Jessie Burton, multi-million copy NY Times bestseller Taran Matharu, record-breaking no. 1 bestseller Richard Osman, and Sunday Times bestsellers Ali Land, Claire Douglas, Debbie Howells, Stacey Halls, Laura Lam and James Oswald. Her guide to YA creative writing was published by Hodder in 2015.

In this episode, Juliet shares her tips for getting published, what her agency is looking for and the story of her journey into the industry. 

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Join A.M. Peacock and Fiona Erskine as they host this week's guest, Carolyn Kirby. Carolyn has written two novels. The Conviction of Cora Burns was long listed for the Historical Writers' Association Debut Crown Award and shortlisted for the Specsavers Debut Crime Fiction Award. When We Fall was published in May 2020 and was chosen by The Times as one of the best novels of the year. 

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This podcast is supported by local independent book shop, Forum Books. For more information about them, and to pick up a copy of many of our guests' books, please do check out their website at: https://www.forumbooksshop.com

Trevor Wood, fresh from winning the CWA Debut Dagger award for his novel, 'The Man on the Street', joins A.M. Peacock on hosting duties today. Chris McGeorge is the latest guest and his third novel, 'Inside Out', set in a maximum security women's prison, has just been released in paperback. Trevor's second novel, 'One Way Street', featuring protagonist Jimmy Mullen, is also now available in e-book and audiobook formats. 

Copies of both authors' books are available at Forum Books via the following link: 

https://www.forumbooksshop.com

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Robert Scragg joins A.M. Peacock on this week's instalment of the Northern Crime Syndicate Podcast, featuring guest Niki Mackay. Niki is the author of the Madison Attallee series and she has also written a standalone psychological thriller, titled 'Found Her'. Her next release, based on an unsolved serial killer case, is due for release next year and she is also a co-host on the 'Crime Girl Gang' true crime podcast. 

As ever, this podcast is created in conjunction with Forum Books. Visit their website for all the latest book deals on offer:

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