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BRITAIN, 1940. A SON NEEDS HIS FATHER. A COUNTRY NEEDS A HERO. We are rather proud of our lovely Sam Bourne widget! Click to hear Sam Bourne talking about the inspiration behind his explosive new thriller, Pantheon, then read an extract to see what all the fuss is about!… Read More

It’s the thriller of the moment, but what do the authors (yes, authors – there’s two of them) have to say for themselves? We decided that it was time for us to find out…… Read More

Which book has haunted you the most? Read on to find out what keeps The Killer Reads team up at night... The Terror of Living by Urban Waite Oh yes, the title says it all. Of course I expected to be scared by this one, and - praise be! - I wasn't disappointed. The thing is, it starts off so quietly. It's all very modern-day Western; Phil Hunt dons his Stetson, saddles his horse and heads off into the North American mountains to pick up a very special delivery. There's beautiful scenery, a nice travelling companion, and time spent just enjoying the good old open road. But of course, this is a drug run and the package at the other end contains $100K worth of cocaine. Perhaps he was too busy admiring the view, but Hunt is soon busted by an off-duty cop. As he makes his escape, the traffickers set out to reclaim what's theirs, and believe you me, this - this - is the scary bit. Read More

I first said it in 2007: I am all serial killered out.  There's only so much you can do with this type of criminal in crime fiction it's all too easy to fall into cliché territory.  However, before I continue, I should add that I have read novels in the last year that have involved a serial killer and they've been good ones - because they avoided the cliché.  One concentrated on the impact on the lives of those who suffered loss at the hands of the evil and manipulative killer; the other looked at the role the internet and digital communication can play in spreading news and misleading information, including the cult of celebrity as applied to a serial killer. Read More

Danielle Ramsay is a debut author for HarperCollins, and her dark, gritty north-eastern crime will get your heart racing and your blood pumping. Her first book to hit the shelves is Broken Silence which begins when the mutilated remains of a teenage girl are found in the seaside resort of Whitley Bay. All fingers point to one of three men in her life who should have done everything to protect her - her step-father, her teacher and a police detective. But which one of them is responsible for such a horrific act of murder? Well, you'll have to read the book to find out, but first, let's get under the skin of things in a different way as Danielle discusses her motivations for crime writing. Read More