The Crime Time FM Christmas Debate - Best Crime Fiction 2023:
Eight top critics & writers pick their best reads of the year, argue eruditely for their choices and squabble - a little bit.

Laura Wilson - Guardian critic and best-selling author.
Jon Coates - Sunday Express deputy news editor and critic
Maxim Jakubowski - former publisher & CWA chair, author and critic.
Jake Kerridge - book critic at the Telegraph.
Barry Forshaw - author & critic with the Financial Times.
Ayo Onatade - critic Shots Mag/blog, CWA & HWA judge, Capital Crime committee.
Victoria Selman - bestselling author and podcast presenter.
Paul Burke - podcast presenter and critic.

The Book List - Crime Time has the full list of titles discussed, and those we didn't quite get to, just click this link.

Music courtesy of  Guy Hale author of The Comeback Trail trilogy, featuring Jimmy Wayne - KILLING ME SOFTLY - MIKE ZITO featuring Kid Anderson.
GUY HALE 

Please note this episode was recorded in front of an audience at Waterstones in Islington, there is some background noise, apologies for any difficulties in hearing the debate.

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