In the episode, Paul chats with author, Alan Orloff from Washington, DC in the USA. But Alan hasn’t always been a writer, he was an engineer, then a marketing manager, and then an entrepreneur, before turning to write full-time. Since that time Alan's novel, PRAY FOR THE INNOCENT, won the 2019 ITW Thriller Award for Best E-Book Original. His debut mystery, DIAMONDS FOR THE DEAD, was an Agatha Award finalist; his story, “Dying in Dokesville” (MYSTERY MOST GEOGRAPHICAL) won a 2019 Derringer Award; and “Rule Number One” was selected for THE BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES 2018.  In this interview A ..read more

Join Paul as he chats with thriller author Claire McGowan in the Crime Fiction Lounge. Claire was born in rural Northern Ireland before moving to England. She now lives in South London and is the author of twelve novels in both the crime genre and women’s fiction genre where she writes as Eva Woods. She has also written TV scripts and a ten-part radio drama, Blackwater ..read more

In this episode, I have the privilege of chatting to author Mark Bergin. We had a great time talking about his life as a police officer, his writing life, and his new book, Apprehension. Here's Mark's bio: Mark Bergin graduated from Boston University with a degree in journalism, then worked four years as a newspaper reporter, winning the Virginia Press Association Award for general news reporting before joining the Alexandria, Virginia, Police Department in 1986. He was twice named Police Officer of the Year for narcotics and robbery investigations, and he served in most of the posts describ ..read more

Join Paul as he chats with Joshilyn Jackson who is a New York Times and USA Today Bestselling novelist and the author of nine books, including gods in Alabama,  The Almost Sisters, and the book we’re going to talk about today,  Never Have I Ever which came out this month, July 2019. Her work has been translated into more than a dozen languages, and Joshilyn is also an award-winning audiobook narrator. She’s known for writing page-turners that revolve around women’s issues and faith and justice issues but is now writing suspense/domestic noir ..read more

In today's episode, Paul chats with the author Lynn Truss.  Lynne comes from a working-class background and was grammar school educated. After university, she worked as a literary editor until mid-thirties, she then went freelance and started writing novels and radio plays alongside arts/books journalism.   She was TV Critic of The Times and a sports columnist. In 2000, she gave up her contract with The Times when her sister died, and left sport behind. She returned to books/radio – then in 2003 came Eats, Shoots & Leaves, which was a surprise bestseller. She claims that punctuation hijac ..read more

Ria from Nashville, Tennessee has six traditionally published books under her belt, and she also has a BA in Fiction writing from Columbia. In her role as a Book Proposal Writer, she has helped hundreds of clients refine, hone, and craft their own ideas into full-fledged books. And there’s more to Ria than meets the eye. We discuss her writing life and the rationale behind her own writing. And we learn how and why she became involved in working with prisoners on Death Row. When she’s not promoting her novels, NOT HER DAUGHTER, and her upcoming release, BECAUSE YOU’RE MINE, you can find her cre ..read more

After graduating Gary spent a year as a litigation lawyer in Beverly Hills before coming back to England to become a barrister.  To date, he has spent over thirty years at the Bar, specialising in defending in major fraud and murder trials, becoming a QC in 2012.  Always on the look out for challenges and opportunities he has also been an award winning stand-up comedian; an after-dinner speaker; he has also learned to fly a plane, hosted his own TV show (the Legalizer) on BBC1; and writes regularly for national newspapers; he also has a column in The Spectator and has written his best-selling ..read more

Today Paul chats with author John Jamison from Illinois, USA.  John is a life-long believer in the power of stories. First as a pastor and counselor, then educator, creator of Centers for Innovation at multiple universities, Director of a national Game and Simulation academic degree program, a consultant for e-learning and instructional design, and now as a writer, John has used the power of story to create change and have some fun in the process. Join us as we discuss his new release and writing life ..read more

I have pleasure in bringing you this fascinating interview with Adriana Gavazzoni, author of the Hidden Motives Trilogy, a collection of psychological and erotic thrillers within a legal theme. Adrianna is a Brazilian author and has been a lawyer for twenty-seven years. She won for her first book Behind The Door: The Golden Book Award 2017- Readers Choice; Book Excellence Award 2017; Brag Medallion 2019; Bronze Medal on Independent Publisher Books Award 2018; Honorable mention at Paris Book Festival 2017; Honorable Mention at Reader's Favorite Award 2017 and was a finalist to the Independent A ..read more

Today I’ll be chatting with JACQUELINE WINSPEAR, an English crime MYSTERY author who lives in the USA.  JACQUELINE’s Maisie Dobbs Crime Mystery Series now spans 15 books all of which are set in wartime Europe, and always hit the New York Times Bestseller list.  In this episode, we discuss Jacqueline's latest title ‘The American Agent' and chat about her life as a writer. Jacqueline also offers some sound advice for aspiring authors ..read more