How do you take down an enemy when no one believes they exist? When the lawyers of alleged war criminal Hannibal Strauss are caught up in a terror attack in The Hague, barrister Michael Devlin immediately suspects all is not what it seems. Teaming up once more with Agent Joe Dempsey, they must find who's behind it all before any more innocent lives are lost. With their key witness on the run and assassins on their tail, their only lead is a codename: the Monk, a legendary and mysterious foreign agent with a fearsome reputation. But what is his stake in this dangerous game? And just who ..read more

Saturday 6th April saw Brighton welcome authors, publishing insiders and readers to the first Beyond the Book Festival. I was thrilled to be invited to attend and had a wonderful day at this welcoming, entertaining and illuminating event.  As anybody who attends book festivals and events will know, the choice of guests and how they interact with one another is so important. The Beyond the Book Festival board excelled themselves here. I attended every panel or event over the course of the day and was so impressed with the variety of events on offer, as well as the discussions or performan ..read more

  I'm thrilled to share the nominees for the third annual Capital Crime Fingerprint Awards with you today. Readers can vote for their preferred winners in each  category on the Capital Crime website. The winners will be announced at a special ceremony at the Capital Crime festival on Thursday 30th May, which will again take place at the Royal Leonardo Hotel. Crime Audio-Book of the Year THE RUNNING GRAVE by Robert Galbraith (narrated by Robert Glenister)  THE BLACKBIRD by Tim Weaver (narrated by Joe Coen, Brendan McDonald, Anjili Mohindra) THE BEDROOM WINDOW by K. L. Sl ..read more

Six months since the earth-shattering events of The Space Between Us, the revelatory hope of the aliens’ visit has turned to dust and the creatures have disappeared into the water off Scotland’s west coast. Teenager Lennox and grieving mother Heather are being held in New Broom, a makeshift US military base, the subject of experiments, alongside the Enceladons who have been captured by the authorities. Ava, who has given birth, is awaiting the jury verdict at her trial for the murder of her husband. And MI7 agent Oscar Fellowes, who has been sidelined by the US military, is beginning to thin ..read more

I'm thrilled to help announce the full lineup for this year's Capital Crime Festival, which will be held at the Leonardo Royal Hotel St Paul's, London from Thursday 30th May - Saturday 1st June 2024. Capital Crime is always the highlight of my year, you couldn't wish for a better organised, interesting, friendly and accessible festival. I hope to see lots of you there, tickets are selling fast so don't miss out! London’s Capital Crime Festival Announces Full Lineup With 50% Of Tickets Already Gone  London’s highly anticipated Capital Crime Festival is back this May 30th to June 1st, with ..read more

After losing her sister to an overdose, Chief Superintendent Jo Howe is desperate to tackle the world of drugs that consumes the shadowy backstreets of Brighton. Operation Eradicate is her response but not everyone sees it as a positive development. For self-made millionaire Sir Ben Parsons it is a threat to his business – his colossal empire relies on addicts who survive on Respite Pharmaceuticals’ substitute drugs. With connections in the highest levels of government, media and organised crime, Parsons unleashes a brutal counterattack on Howe. How will she survive being caught in the li ..read more

Missing persons specialist Frankie Elkin is on an isolated island off the coast of Hawaii. Her mission: to find Lani, the missing sister of a Death Row serial killer known as the Beautiful Butcher who is awaiting execution in just three weeks’ time. According to the Beautiful Butcher’s sources, Lani is being held captive by her millionaire ex-boyfriend on the island. The only way to gain access is for Frankie to go undercover. But can Frankie really trust the word of a serial killer? Plus, this island is no paradise with deadly creatures and suspicious co-workers at every turn, and an in ..read more

  The Archangel Michael defeated the Devil in Helston and cast him into Hell forever. This legend is retold every spring at Helston’s Flora Day. But the legend is about to become a reality. Underground in the rocks and sea-caves of Cornwall, Lucifer is stirring. Soon he will wake and break free. And this time he will prevail against his old adversary Michael. Verity is entranced by a beautiful stranger she meets on the cliffs. The young man cannot tell her who he is or where he is from. Unbeknown to her, Lucifer is bringing her under his spell. Verity’s friends fall away from her, frig ..read more

When the crow moon rises, the darkness is unleashed… Martha Strangeways is struggling to find purpose in her life, after giving up her career as an investigative reporter when her young twins died in a house fire. Overwhelmed by guilt and grief, her life changes when she stumbles across the body of a missing teenager – a tragedy that turns even more sinister when a poem about crows is discovered inked onto his back… When another teenager goes missing in the remote landscape, Martha is drawn into the investigation, teaming up with DI Derek Summers, as malevolent rumours begin to spread an ..read more

  In a society battered by unprecedented economic, political, cultural and ecological collapse, trust – in our laws, our media, our governments – been lost. So how can it be won back? By examining key areas of trust including the police, the rule of law, the 21st century city and social media, Ros Taylor, journalist, podcaster imagines what future life might be like.  I've something a little different today. I usually review fiction but when Nikki Griffiths from Melville House contacted me about their new Futures series, I was intrigued;  'The books in our FUTURES Series are s ..read more