Gabriel Farago’s latest Jack Rogan thriller is a medical adventure that deals with the dark matter of the human genome and a visionary scientist with the power to change the future of medicine. Sounds like Sci Fi you think? Well it’s not. It’s had approval from top cancer researchers. Jenny: Hi there, I’m your host […]
Historical
CF Yetmen – Stolen Nazi Art Mysteries
How did first time author CF Yetmen achieve the beginner writer’s dream and have Hollywood power broker George Clooney promote her first book? Hi there. I’m your host Jenny Wheeler and today historical mystery author CF Yetmen talks about the amazing convergence of ideas that saw her first Anna Klein book ride a tidal […]
James Ziskin – Ellie Stone Goes To Hollywood
James Ziskin’s Ellie Stone mystery series gives us genre fiction that’s intelligent and entertaining – in spades – and he’s got a slew of awards to prove it. Hi there, I’m your host Jenny Wheeler, and today Jim talks about his heroine Ellie, a hard drinking, free wheeling “girl reporter” turned investigator, who carves out […]
Mark Ellis – World War II Blitz Thrillers
Mark Ellis’s World War II London is a place where crime flourishes alongside the heroism of firefighters and fighter pilots and his charismatic Detective Frank Merlin deals with rapists, and racketeers amidst the carnage of falling bombs.. Hi there I’m your host Jenny Wheeler and today Mark talks about one of the best kept secrets of […]
Frances Housden – Medieval Scottish Romance
The ‘Chieftain’ series of Scottish historical romances have been best sellers and award winners for Frances Housden, but her latest work is a contemporary police procedural along the lines of ‘Ian Rankin meets J D Robb.’ Frances talks about why she enjoys a good serving of mystery with her romance. Six things you’ll learn from […]
MK Tod – Secrets of Love & War
MK Tod began as many of us do – researching her grandfather’s involvement in two World Wars without any thought of where it might lead, and discovered herself as an author who now has three historic novels published and more on the way. Six things you’ll learn from this Joys of Binge Reading episode: The […]
Carrie Stuart Parks – Forensic Suspense
Carrie Stuart Parks is an internationally recognised forensic artist and creator of the award winning Gwen Marcey suspense series featuring an FBI trained forensic artist who is always being thrust out of her studio into life and death action. Six things you’ll learn from this Joys of Binge Reading episode: How Carrie found her […]
Making Sherlock Holmes A Cowboy – with Steve Hockensmith
Steve Hockensmith has written two very different mystery series that have garnered awards as well as a loyal fan base. In the first, two cowboy brothers roam the wild West of the 1890s, saddled up Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson amidst the tumbleweed, solving murders as they ride the range. In the second, a reformed […]
Ghost Stories, Art and Romance – It Must Be Kirsty Ferry
Kirsty Ferry’s spooky timeslip Rossetti series is guaranteed to delight anyone who enjoys ghost stories, art, and romance in evocative settings. She’s got great tales to tell about the ghosts she shares her workplace with as well as weird stories about the Pre Raphelite artists. Just why did Rossetti dig up his wife’s grave? Read […]