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An interview with Bruce Holsinger – Part I

The publication of Bruce Holsinger’s stunning debut novel is now just two days away, and the Killer Reads team are getting extremely excited! Bruce has very kindly taken the time to answer a few of our BURNING questions (sorry, awful pun), for this exclusive Q&A. Read on… Read More

Isabel Allende turns to crime

Isabel Allende’s gripping and clever thriller, Ripper, hits stores today. http://amzn.to/1e0CP02 For Amanda Martín and her friends, Ripper was all just a game. But when security guard Ed Staton is found dead in the middle of a school gym, the murder presents a mystery that… Read More

Author Resolutions for 2014

  During the first week back in the office after Christmas the conversation, of course, turned to the New Year resolutions we had all made – and are absolutely, 100%, definitely going to stick to in 2014! Rather than tell you ours though, we… Read More

New Year – New Fear

Happy 2014 Killer Readers! We hope you all had a cheerful festive season. We’ve got a great year of utterly gripping crime & thrillers ahead and can’t wait to share them with you! If you’re wondering what to pick up next, read on to hear some of the team talking… Read More

Behind the Scenes on the PAYBACK book trailer shoot

January sees the release of Payback, the second book in Kimberley Chambers’ gritty and addictive The Trap trilogy. Last week we filmed a series of trailers for the book and thought we’d give you a sneak peek behind the scenes! Here are the actors playing the… Read More

Last Minute Christmas Gift Inspiration

The halls are decked with boughs of holly (and a LOT of tinsel/sparkly lights), Christmas songs are playing everywhere you go, far too many mince pies have already been consumed – and yes, there are now only NINE days left until Christmas! So if, like us, you’re having a mild… Read More

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