A Cruise to Murder was confusing to me as a big reader of crime, as the first obvious problem with this book was the character name was exactly the same as another authors Alison James, and given the fact it only took 5 minutes to confirm my theory on google search I am amazed that… Continue reading A Cruise to Murder

Last nights’ talk with Ian Rankin and a panel of forensics experts (hosted by Jake Kerridge) began for me the night before when my car was mis-fuelled and it was touch and go whether I’d be able to go or not. Fortunately this was resolved in time for me to hear the panel discussing the… Continue reading Forensics and Rebus in Sheffield

  On November 2nd Elly is doing a talk in my local Nottingham Waterstones on her new release The Stranger Diaries. It seems weird to be reviewing book 5 in the Ruth Galloway series when Elly has already reached 11 but the characters Ruth and Nelson have attracted me ever since I saw Elly get… Continue reading Preparatory reading of Elly Griffiths

1, Given your background writing for the London Review of Books, The Times Literary Supplement and The Guardian; what advice would you give to someone who would like to do something similar? I suppose I would advise them to do something more productive with their time. More and more I find that the very fact… Continue reading An interview with the award winning Liam McIlvanney

1,   What inspired you to alter Lincolns character over the course of the series given his initial level of physical impairment? JD: Lincoln’s condition has improved somewhat–he uses surgically implanted techniques to give him some motion in his right arm. I did this because, first, I learned it was feasible, and second, because Rhyme… Continue reading Deaver, Rhyme and Dance

  In A House of Lies is Rebus number 22, but to be more accurate, Rebus is now part of an ensemble cast, ably assisted by Siobhan Clarke and Malcolm Fox. Due to the arc of the series and Rebus’ age of 71, it would be unrealistic for him to be running after the offender.… Continue reading In a house of books – Rebus 22

1, When you were commissioned to write the series by the Christie estate how did you come up with the character of Catchpool? I invented Edward Catchpool, who narrates my Poirot mysteries, because I did not want to try to imitate Agatha Christie’s writing style. I wanted to do her brilliant creations justice, and trying… Continue reading Sophie Hannah’s views on Poirot