We chat to the Queen of Crime, Val McDermid about her new book BROKEN GROUND, as well as her writing process and her burgeoning singing career! 
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Adam Croft and Graham Bartlett bring you another episode of Partners in Crime while we eagerly await the return of Robert Daws.
 


Adam reveals he is now a big time superstar as he appears in both local media and on a menu, while he also mentions numerous times (again) he is going on holiday (again) next week.
 


Graham tells us about his night out at the Crime Writers Association Daggers awards, gives an insight into The Met being put into special measures after Adam found a BBC article on the subject, and we hear what it was like for Graham in his first week as a published crime writer.  
 


Adam also talks about his first ever visit to an escape room. Did he get out in time? Have a listen to the podcast to find out. 


 
~ Moriarty ~


 


RECOMMENDATIONS


The Poet by Michael Connelly bit.ly/MichCon 


The Border by Don Winslow bit.ly/DonWins 
 

July's Patreon FREE book of the month from Kobo is Valley of Lies by Michael Campling. bit.ly/ValleyOfLies
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Chorizo, salami and Parma ham

Adam Croft is joined again by Graham Bartlett on this episode of Partners in Crime.
Graham tells us how crazy it has been during launch week for his new book Bad For Good, he reveals what not to do if you are driving a stolen car and the pair wonder what an episode co-hosted with Peter Shilton would be like.
Adam has the shortlist for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year, talks about an upcoming detective television show called The Whites which stars Ethan Hawke, and reveals more Kobo book recommendations.
We also hear that Adam is going on yet another holiday (someone's doing well), while Graham reveals he was a late spurter. 
 
~ Moriarty ~
 
RECOMMENDATIONS
The Heights by Louise Candlish bit.ly/LouiseCan 
The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager bit.ly/RileySag (Pre-order)
 

 
June's Patreon FREE book of the month from Kobo is Where The Bodies Are Buried by A.S French. https://bit.ly/ASFrench
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Ploughing through

On this week's episode of Partners in Crime, Adam Croft is joined once again by Graham Bartlett, former detective superintendent of Sussex Police.
Unsurprisingly, the subject of real life crime is discussed again, with Adam sparking things off by mentioning a Daily Mail article about knife crime.
Also in the episode, we hear about the McIlvanney Prize longlist courtesy of CrimeReads, Adam mentions a crime related episode of Who Do You Think You Are featuring Richard Osman, while Graham tells us we should all be watching BBC crime drama Sherwood.
Adam also has a look at a Daily Record article which reveals the first names of people most likely to be criminals. So have a listen to hear if you're on it. And no, I'm not.
~ Moriarty ~
 
RECOMMENDATIONS
The Other People by C.J. Tudor bit.ly/CJtudor 
The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy bit.ly/Jellroy 
Bad For Good by Graham Bartlett  bit.ly/bad4good (Pre-order)
Sherwood BBC television show

 
June's Patreon FREE book of the month from Kobo is Where The Bodies Are Buried by A.S French. https://bit.ly/ASFrench
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Absolutely roasting

Adam Croft is joined by author and former police commander for Brighton and Hove, Graham Bartlett, on this week's episode of Partners in Crime.
 


The pair discuss Graham's debut novel Bad For Good, real police procedure versus dramatisation for books and television, and Graham gives us a frightening insight into the effects of real-life police funding cuts.
 


We also hear about the journey from fighting crime for real, to inventing fictional crime stories, while Adam takes us through a CrimeReads article looking at crime novels with a strong sense of place and inimitable atmosphere.
 


~ Moriarty ~
 


 
RECOMMENDATIONS


The Shadow Friend by Alex North https://bit.ly/ShadFriend 


The Last Thing to Burn by Will Dean https://bit.ly/willdean 
Bad For Good by Graham Bartlett (Pre-order)
https://bit.ly/bad4good

 

 

June's Patreon FREE book of the month from Kobo is Where The Bodies Are Buried by A.S French. https://bit.ly/ASFrench
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Don't forget your exclusive Partners in Crime discounts through Kobo. Get 90% off your first purchase using the code CRIME22 at checkout. And you can also get 40% off all books using the code PARTNERS22 when you shop using this link: bit.ly/PartnersKobo
If you’d like to support Partners in Crime and get early access to every episode — on video — plus lots of other goodies, head over to patreon.com/partnersincrimepodcast
 
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Bacon sandwiches

Adam Croft returns from his holiday with another solo episode of Partners in Crime.
 


We hear that he is very tanned, Bob is still away doing a proper job somewhere and there are some exciting changes coming to the podcast very soon.
 


In the crime stuff , Adam tells us about Gillian McAllister's new book, he goes through a CrimeReads article focusing on the most unforgettable female leads in crime fiction and also looks at their books of the month.
 


Amazingly, Adam doesn't mention his new book this time, but he does tell us about a couple of Kobo recommendations that you can see below.
 


~ Moriarty ~
 


 


RECOMMENDATIONS


Never Saw Me Coming by Vera Kurian https://bit.ly/VeraKur


A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins https://bit.ly/paulahawk
 

June's Patreon FREE book of the month from Kobo is Where The Bodies Are Buried by A.S French. https://bit.ly/ASFrench
To get this and a different one every month for FREE, become a patron here: patreon.com/partnersincrimepodcast
Or just buy it here
 
Buy Partners In Crime merchandise here
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Buy a 'Partners In Time' clock by clicking below!
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Don't forget your exclusive Partners in Crime discounts through Kobo. Get 90% off your first purchase using the code CRIME22 at checkout. And you can also get 40% off all books using the code PARTNERS22 when you shop using this link: bit.ly/PartnersKobo
If you’d like to support Partners in Crime and get early access to every episode — on video — plus lots of other goodies, head over to patreon.com/partnersincrimepodcast
 
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