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My Most Unsettling Research Topic – J.A.Kerley

I’ve researched many uncomfortable topics for my stories: White Supremacists for In the Blood, pedophiles for Little Girls Lost, abusive males for Her Last Scream. But the most unsettling—and depressing—was researching The Death Box. The story involves present-day… Read More

Luca Veste on the setting of Dead Gone

We’re delighted to welcome Luca Veste to the blog today, to talk about the setting of his debut novel, Dead Gone. This tense, unpredictable crime novel – which is out today in eBook – will not only have you gripped, but will chill you to the bone!… Read More

An audience with J. A. Kerley

Howdy folks, and thanks for letting me take the dais. The topic is Carson Ryder’s recent move from Mobile, Alabama, to South Florida. Because I can’t speak into microphones without them squealing like a kicked pig, I’m gonna take my beer to the edge of the stage,… Read More

The 12 Crimes Of Christmas

Welcome to the 12 Crimes of Christmas, the Killer Christmas competition from the Killer Reads team! As that (most wonderful) time of the year is upon us once more, we’re getting into the festive spirit and have a sack full of brilliant crime & thriller books… Read More

A Towering Tower – winners announced!

As you may know, to celebrate the paperback release of the final instalment in the fantastic SANCTUS trilogy we built a towering tower, using numerous copies of The Tower. Five days and sixty-five guesses later, we can reveal that the number of books used to construct our… Read More

Could you be our Homeland guest reviewer?

Calling all Homeland fans! This season of Homeland has given us a LOT to think about – hopefully you’ve seen the reviews we’ve been posting each week on the latest episode. We haven’t heard enough about what you think of the series though, so we want to give you the… Read More

A TOWERING TOWER OF TOWERS

Calling all thriller enthusiasts! The final instalment in Simon Toyne’s bestselling SANCTUS trilogy is released in paperback today. To celebrate, we constructed a tower of Towers – and there are prizes to be won… Guess how many books make up our tower below and you’ll be in with a chance… Read More

Simon Toyne: It’s a deal!

So THE TOWER published in paperback today. A bittersweet moment, because it’s the final book in the fantastically amazing SANCTUS trilogy. It’s been such an exciting journey publishing Simon’s first series. We hope you’ve all enjoyed the ride, and thanks so much to the loyal fans who have supported… Read More

Homeland: Episode Seven

Is it just me, or is Homeland properly back on form now? After a bit of a slow start to the series, the last three weeks have been absolutely cracking! Spoilers abound! The theme of last night’s episode was basically ‘you CIA guys are pretty awful,… Read More

Poirot – The Final Curtain

‘This, Hastings, will be my last case. It will be, too, my most interesting case. – and my most interesting criminal.’ Today marks an historic day for television and the end of an era – it is Hercule Poirot’s swansong in the ITV adaptation of Agatha Christie’s Curtain. Written… Read More

Scary Halloween Reads

Happy Halloween Killer Readers! In the spirit (no pun intended!) of today we started discussing the books that have scared us the most. Take a look at our picks below, and let us know in the comments what the scariest book you’ve ever read is! Without… Read More

Homeland: Episode Four

We’re already four episodes in to the new series of Homeland – what are your thoughts so far? Here’s our review of the latest episode. As always, beware of spoilers! Did anyone else feel majorly hustled after the revelation at the end of this episode??! After… Read More