I had never seriously considered writing a crime novel. Don’t get me wrong- I love reading them, I’m a massive fan of Agatha Christie. But ...

Surprise is often the response when I mention that my new novel, NEVER SEEN AGAIN , is about an investigative journalist rather than a polic...

  CRIMEFEST, one of Europe’s leading crime writing conventions, has announced the shortlists for its annual awards. Now in its 15th year, th...

I should probably take a step back from there – just as I did with the giant dog (I remember it as giant-sized anyway) that was pursuing me ...

Joe Exotic. Carole Baskin. Adnan Syed. Steven Avery. If you immediately recognize these names, chances are you’re one of the millions who ca...

A series of television commercials, ubiquitous a few years ago, portrayed a terribly embarrassing incident of some sort, memorialized by an ...

The Glencairn Glass announces the winners of its inaugural short story competition The world’s favourite whisky glass – The Glencairn Glass ...

  My second historical thriller, The Darkest Sin , is published by Pan Macmillan. It follows on from City of Vengeance , which introduced my...

A friend and fellow author once offered me two pieces of received wisdom about having your book optioned for film or TV. The first thing – o...

Get ready to cozy up with page-turning thrillers that solve old cold cases. There’s little more satisfying than when a character solves a my...