A Letter from Hans Rosenfeldt
Hans Rosenfeldt, creator of Marcella and The Bridge on the challenges of writing fiction versus writing for screen. Read More
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10 Crime Novels to Read This Christmas
This Christmas, dive in to these gripping crime novels. From missing guests at ski resort to a murder in a remote hunting lodge, these thrillers are sure to keep you hooked this winter. Read More
Author Post | Liam McIlvanney on The Quaker
To someone growing up in the West of Scotland in the 1970s and 80s, the words ‘Bible John’ had a special resonance. You might overhear your parents saying the name in guarded voices, or bigger kids in the playground discussing the murders, how three women got killed in… Read More
Feel the Fear and Write It Anyway – guest post by Cass Green
FEEL THE FEAR AND WRITE IT ANYWAY Cass Green on why she draws on her own worst fears to evoke terror in her readers, the brilliant authors who inspire her, and what she’s just too afraid to write about… In my new book, Don’t You… Read More
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman – guest post by Christi Daugherty
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman I was a university student when I decided what I wanted to do for a living. It came to me at two in the morning. I watched All The President’s Men on the tiny TV in my Texas dormitory, and saw… Read More
Collins Crime Club February picks
The Detective Club returns this month with your February Crime Club picks, starting with Raymond Chandler’s favourite detective novel: Mr Bowling Buys a Newspaper by Donald Henders. In this chilling novel, Mr Bowling buys the newspapers only to find out what the latest is on the murders he’s just committed…… Read More
Happy Anti-Valentine’s Day from Killer Reads!
It’s Valentine’s Day! And here, at Killer Reads, we wanted to give you a Valentine’s Day gift of our own: The Killer Reads team’s 5 Anti-Valentine’s Day Picks! Now we know what you’re thinking… are you sure you picked the right holiday? But we promise you won’t be disappointed! After… Read More
Collins Crime Club November picks
The Detective Club returns with our November Crime Club picks, starting with one of the earliest and most original psychological crime novels which is now impossible to find secondhand: Nightmare by Lynn Brock (such a fantastically creepy cover!). In this unique novel, a young novelist sets about taking murderous revenge having been… Read More
The Killer Reads team’s Halloween reads!
Happy Halloween Killer Reads fans! On the spoooooookiest day of the year we have a real TREAT for you: The Killer Reads team’s favourite Halloween reads! Now don’t be TRICKED these are some seriously creepy reads… how many have you read? We hope you enjoy, but… Read More
Collins Crime Club October picks
The Detective Club returns this month with your October Crime Club picks, starting with Death at Breakfast by John Rhode, a classic winter’s crime novel by one of the most highly regarded exponents of the genre, with the best cover you’ve EVER seen! Victor Harleston awoke with uncharacteristic optimism. Read More
Collins Crime Club September picks
The Detective Club returns this month with your September Crime Club picks, starting with Collins Chiller In the Dark, a collection of tales of terror from E. Nesbit. This spooky collection was first published 30 years ago, after being all but forgotten for nearly 100 years, and reminds us… Read More
Q&A with author Alex Day
Where did the idea for The Missing Twin come from? Strangely, the idea came from a number of different things – people I met, stories I read in the papers and saw online and a Mediterranean location that inspired me. All of these factors were… Read More