I interview Ambrose Parry (Chris Brookmyre and Marisa Haetzman) as we talk about their latest book The Death Of Shame and discuss all about Scotland's International Crime Writing Festival called Bloody Scotland in Stirling 12th - 14th September 2025. Plus I interview REBECCA THORNE about her new book Alchemy And A Cup Of Tea.

You can find details of Bloody Scotland and book events here: https://bloodyscotland.com/whats-on/

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I interview Fiona Cummins about Some Of US Are Liars

I catch up with A J West about The Betrayal of Thomas True

I review

It Should Have Been You by Andrea Mara

Five By Five by Claire Wilson

The New Neighbours by Claire Douglas

Old Man’s War by John Scalzi

Never Call Him Dad Again by Caroline Darian

The Beautiful Dead by Belinda Bauer

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I interview Leigh Radford about her debut book: One Yellow Eye 

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I interview Georgina Moore about River of Stars and interview Nicola Williams about Killer Instinct.

I review She Didn’t See It Coming by Shari Lapena

Into The Fire by M J Arlidge

Driving in the Dark by Deborah Moggach

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Books being published soon

I go through the books I am most excited about that are being published in the next few months. 

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I chat to Alison Barrow and interview Elizabeth Wait

I review The Red Shore by by William Shaw

No Safe Place by Hannah Brennan 

Actually I’m a Murderer by Terry Dreary

I chat to Alison Barrow PR Director at Penguin and this time she answers a question about authors and what they can do to help the publicity of their books. I also interview Rebecca Wait about her new book Havoc.

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I interview Elise Kova about Arcana Academy 

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I interview Steph McGovern about her book Deadline

And I review:

Some Of Us Are Liars By Fiona Cummins 

Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Mourning Necklace by Kate Foster

Steph recommends 3 books:

The Final Act of Holly Willoughby by Ellery Lloyd

Don’t Let Him In by Lisa Jewell

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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Interview with Ben Aaronovitch about his brand new book Stone & Sky

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X: https://x.com/quickbookrevie3I interview Ben Aaronovitch about Stone & Sky

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I interview Belinda Bauer about The Impossible Thing

& interview Esther Freud about My Sister & Other Lovers

I also review Long Time Dead by T M Payne

Hermit by Chris McQueer

Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson 

Julie Chan Is Dead by Liann Zhang

Esther Freud recommends:

The Light Years by Elizabeth Jane Howard 

The Paris Dancer by Nicola Rayner

There Are Rivers In The Sky by Elif Shafak

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