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Blog profile: Laura’s Little Book Blog @midnightstar3 #KillerFest15

Your name: Laura Delve Your blog’s name: Laura’s little book blog Blog’s URL: www.lauraslittlebookblog.blogspot.co.uk Which types of books do you review? Thriller, Mystery, Psychological, some detective Crime, YA, contemporary, history, some Horror, Paranormal and Fantasy What do you like about crime fiction? I like how wide the genre is,… Read More

From the screen to the page. The Metamorphosis of Murder. #killerfest15

What’s the difference between writing a novel and writing a screenplay?  It’s a question I’m often asked, being someone who earns a living doing both.  The answer isn’t as easy to pin down as you’d think. An Act of Mercy began as a screenplay – Pilgrim, a speculative pilot episode… Read More

Q&A with author Peter James @peterjamesuk #killerfest15

Your name: Peter James Tell us about yourself: I was born and brought up in Brighton and I now have homes in Notting Hill in London and near Brighton in Sussex. Before I became a full time novelist I worked in film – both as a producer and screenwriter. Tell… Read More

The Weapons of Tuesday #killerfest15

When deciding on what weapons would suit Tuesday I had to think carefully. I wanted them to be cool, stylish and completely unavailable. The last thing I wanted was to get a phone call about some copycat murder. I pull the 1934 Russian PB 9mm silenced pistol from my thigh… Read More

Q&A with author Bonnie MacBird @macbird #killerfest15

Your name: Bonnie MacBird Tell us about yourself: Born in San Francisco at a time when women wore gloves and hats to the city, and the world was giddily optimistic with peacetime and television and space travel.  I fell in love with Sherlock Holmes at age ten and read the… Read More

Q&A with author Chris Curran @Christi_Curran #killerfest15

Your name: Chris Curran Tell us about yourself: I was born in London and left school at sixteen to work in the local library – my dream job at the time. After an idyllic few months reading everything on the shelves I returned to full-time education, took my degree, and became… Read More

Q&A with author SJI Holliday @SJIHolliday #killerfest15

Your name:  SJI Holliday Tell us about yourself: I was born in Edinburgh and now live in London. I work as a statistician for a pharmaceutical company. I got married in a former lunatic asylum. I like walking along the river (well, along the side of… Read More

A certain kind of story #killerfest15

As a crime fiction writer I believe that the appeal of the genre lies in the fact that there is something out there for everyone; thriller, suspense, or mystery. From detective fiction and legal thrillers to courtroom dramas and hard-boiled noir, you get to pick and choose… Read More

Q&A with author Ian Sansom @ian_sansom #killerfest15

Your (author) name: Ian Sansom. Which is not only my (author) name. It’s my actual name. Tell us about yourself: Must I? Why? What would you like to know? Honestly, there’s not much to tell. Birth. School. Work. The usual. Tell us about your latest book: Oh yes, that’s… Read More

A writer’s natural habitat #killerfest15

Dickens had his chalet. Roald Dahl had his shed. Maya Angelou, hotel rooms. Edith Sitwell wrote in bed. All of my books have been written nowhere in particular, and in transit, between jobs and very late at night. My first book, The Truth About Babies, was written while traveling with… Read More

The sea, the sea #killerfest15

A few thoughts about the importance of setting in Mindsight We’d reached the Old Town, huddled between two hills, and the gulls were circling over… Read More

Q&A with author Will Smith @willsmithuk #killerfest15

Your name: Will Smith Tell us about yourself: I’m a comedian and writer best known for working on The Thick Of It, in which I also appeared as Phil Smith. Tell us about your latest book: Mainlander, it’s set in Jersey, where I grew up,… Read More