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’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 […]

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 […]

Sydney writer Christopher Hepworth’s Hollywood-paced international thrillers feature a 21st century “James Bond” hero, a high body count and lots of action in exotic settings. It’s Indiana Jones with high stakes conspiracy. Hi there: I’m your host Jenny Wheeler, and today Christopher tells us why he loves the thriller genre and how growing up in […]

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 […]

Mystery author Sybil Johnson loves to read and write “cozies” – the lighter side of the mystery genre. Firstly, for their sheer escapism. And secondly because – unlike in real life – justice always prevails. Hi there: I’m your host Jenny Wheeler, and today Sybil is talking about why she dropped out of computer programming […]

Ellen Crosby’s Wine Country series mixes murder with the merlot in a romp through the affluent horse and hunt country of Northern Virginia. Demand for the books is attested by their prominence – Book # 8 – The Vineyard Victims – is out this week – Book # 9 near completion and Book # 10 […]

Sam Blake has had a great career helping many best selling writers get published.  Now she’s joined their ranks, with her Cat Connolly series about a Dublin detective that’s been described as “PD James meets Karin Slaughter.” The first book in the series – Little Bones – went to No 1 in the Irish Best […]

  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 […]