Tag: crime fiction

  • THE MIRROR AND THE THIEF, September 2023

    An Interview with Guy Gardner In this month’s blog I continue my series of crime & thriller fiction author interviews by chatting with Guy Gardner. We discuss his writing journey, the importance of historical accuracy in period-set crime fiction, and his upcoming release The Apprentice Thief. I started by asking him to tell me a bit…

  • KEANE AS MUSTARD, August 2023

    An Interview with Ken Ward Back in June I attended the first UK Crime Book Club Live event in Leeds, and one of the amazing  authors I met there was Ken Ward. I’m delighted to now welcome Ken to this month’s blog for a chat about his writing, his journey, and much more. I  started…

  • THE WRITER, HIGHWWAYMAN & WASHBOARD, July 2023

    An Interview with Chris Speck I was fortunate to be on the Historical Fiction author panel at the first UK Crime Book Club Live event in Leeds on June 3rd. Alongside me and Frances Brody was Chris Speck. Readers of the Gaslight Gazette would’ve read about Chris’s book The Great Frost in June’s ‘My Friend Recommends’ section. I truly…

  • INTERVIEW WITH CRIME AUTHOR TONI KIEF, September 2020

    Whenever television programs or academics discuss audience demographics and true crime, they usually recite the fact that it’s women over forty years old who are most interested in accounts of real-life cases. When asked why, I’m sure most would answer they’re fascinated by the work of the detectives rather than the criminals. I know this…