Ddirect from Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival @harrogatefestivals a special episode of The Book Club ... I'm up first, talking about Q, Daniel Craig's suits, and Jaws as a vacuum cleaner salesman... Murderously good fun! Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

The Radio 2 Book Club - A Crime Fiction Special: with David Baldacci, Anthony Horowitz, Ann Cleeves, Vaseem Khan and many more - BBC Sounds

Jeremy Vine visits the world's largest crime writing festival in Harrogate

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So... it's last day to vote for #TheakstonsAwards ... Quantum of Menace is shortlisted - along with some other brilliant books. If you've been delinquent & not voted yet, this is your chance to redeem yourself ... Voting takes a few seconds - vote here. Thx! www.harrogatetheakstoncrimeaward.com/vote

So... it's last day to vote for #TheakstonsAwards ... Quantum of Menace is shortlisted - along with some other brilliant books. If you've been delinquent & not voted yet, this is your chance to redeem yourself ... Voting takes a few seconds - vote here. Thx! www.harrogatetheakstoncrimeaward.com/vote

So... Quantum of Menace is shortlisted for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year #TheakstonsAwards @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social Final award is partly decided by vote, so if you can bring yourself to vote for me again... you can vote here: www.harrogatetheakstoncrimeaward.com/vote

I'm at the beautiful Colchester Library for the @essexbookfest ... Ben, the lovely librarian, asked if I'd like a cup of tea. I said I'd rather have a massive bar of chocolate...Like Willy Wonka he magically produced one... Hopefully I won't eat it all and be sick before my talk.

In the latest episode of MURDER JUNCTION @radiomukhers and I dissect the history of skyscrapers and the most famous books and films featuring hi-rises... all in aid of Abir's 'towering' new book THE PINNACLE, out this week... Tune in now: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e...

When I was young many of my favourite books had the puffin logo (Puffin is the children's imprint of Penguin Books). Today, I saw a puffin in the wild for the first time. I was tempted to put on my David Attenborough voice... I resisted.

A full house at Shetland Noir for a thorough grilling by the ever warm and generous Ann Cleeves ... I may have wandered off topic once or twice but a stern look was enough to make me behave. Almost behave.

Do you love Outback Noir? On 20 July, I'll be in conversation with Garry Disher, "King of Australian Crime", for his first ever UK tour. We'll be chatting about murder, place & (possibly) Crocodile Dundee ... His latest: Mischance Creek ... Tickets here: www.waterstones.com/.../london-t...

At Hay Festival I was on live episode of BBC Front Row with Val McDermid, Jack Thorne (creator of Adolescence) and Welsh national poet Hanan Issa, marshalled by Samira Ahmed. I spoke about QUANTUM OF MENACE and may have mentioned Sean Connery's nether regions. Listen: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

LAST DAY to vote ... for shortlisting for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year. QUANTUM OF MENACE is longlisted... shortlist decided partly by a vote... If you'd like to vote for me, you can vote here: www.harrogatetheakstoncrimeaward.com/vote .... Thank you!

Currently at the Hay Festival in a sweltering Hay-on-Wye. Speaking later! Hay is one of the world's largest literary festivals and yet it takes place in a small and picturesque Welsh market town. Somehow they accommodate a huge influx of enthusiastic book lovers from all over the globe. Incredible!

Forget the Makerfield by-election! Vote to shortlist for Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year. My novel QUANTUM OF MENACE (featurg Q from the James Bond franchise) is longlisted - & here is Q's dog with the longlisting mug ... Vote here: www.harrogatetheakstoncrimeaward.com/quantum-of-m...

Last day... 20% off on pre-order of THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN COMPASS, 2nd in Q series. Q investigates the murder of a tech millionaire... Book is out Oct 22. Ordering from Bookshop.org supports local bookshops. USE CODE: PREORDER20 ..DEADLINE MIDNIGHT 17 MAY tinyurl.com/5ejxvcye

This is rather cool... Turning up to catch a train and seeing my book on a poster at the station (and on the train!)... And if you haven't read it yet, let this poster persuade you... Small town murder mystery featuring Q from the James Bond franchise. Go on, live a little... geni.us/quantumofmen...

1/2 - People often ask me: what was the book that inspired you to write? Well, it was this. Guard! Guards! by the late, great Sir Terry Pratchett. Came across it aged 15 in a library. Decided to write my own comic fantasy aged 17 and send in to agents...

Another shortlist for QUANTUM OF MENACE. Capital Crime FINGERPRINT AWARDS for Overall Crime Book of the Year ... always risky doing something new, so grateful for the way this one has been received. Award is decided by YOU! If you'd like to vote for me VOTE HERE: www.capitalcrime.org/fingerprint-...

Yes, it's temporary, but lovely to see QUANTUM OF MENACE at No. 1 in three categories - British Detective Stories, Espionage Thrillers and Cozy Mystery - perfectly captures the book - small town murder mystery, dry humour, with Q from the James Bond franchise. Options! geni.us/quantumofmen...

Voting day! Get out there, people, and exercise your right to select your local councillors. Local decision-making directly impacts local services (such as libraries!) and your local environment. So well worth finding the time to vote today. Democracy in action!

Lovely meeting at @ZaffreBooks to chat THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN COMPASS, out Oct 22. The second outing for Q, with another small town murder to solve ... Campaign soon underway. There'll be thrills, fast cars & ... biscuits. Never too early to pre-order: tinyurl.com/4ha8vx99

Lovely visit to Market Deeping recently for the @deepingsliteraryfestival ... A great community hub centred around the local library, a team of enthusiastic murder-lovers organising the fest, and lots of avid readers.... Oh, and did I mention the MASSIVE cake they baked with all our book covers on?

How old is MI6, Britain's Secret Intelligence Service? Who was the first chief of the agency? What did MI5 once recommend if you wanted to be a spy? ... Find out on latest episode of MURDER JUNCTION with myself & @radiomukhers.bsky.social ... Tune in here: tinyurl.com/2kyv2jjs

Episode 182 - A brief history of MI6, how to be a spy and Q's first outing as amateur detective

Podcast Episode · Murder Junction · 27 April · 31min

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For the @takefivetostopfraud campaign I wrote a crime fiction short story that highlights how scams can catch any of us out... LISTEN TO THE STORY HERE: soundcloud.com/takefivetost... & LEARN HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM INVESTMENT SCAMS HERE: www.takefive-stopfraud.org.uk//protect-you...

Take Five to Stop Fraud

Take Five to Stop Fraud is a national campaign that empowers individuals and businesses across the UK to protect themselves against financial fraud. Our mission is simple: to help everyone confidently

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QUANTUM OF MENACE is longlisted for Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2026 Shortlist is via a vote... THIS IS WHERE YOU COME IN! ... If you'd like to vote for me, you can vote here: www.harrogatetheakstoncrimeaward.com/quantum-of-m... .... Thank you! #TheakstonsAwards #TheakstonsCrime

Have you ever been investment scammed? ... Delighted to be involved in this anti-fraud campaign with @takefivetostopfraud for #TakeFiveWeek26, I’ve written a short story about an investment scam to show what to look out for FIND OUT MORE: www.takefive-stopfraud.org.uk/read-between...

What does a scientist do when he’s thrown out of MI6 and discovers that his childhood friend has died under mysterious circumstances in his small home town? He investigates … QUANTUM OF MENACE - featuring Q from the Bond franchise playing amateur detective. Some options here: geni.us/quantumofmen...

@newhambookshop.bsky.social has been my local bookshop for 40 years. Lovely to have a window dedicated to the paperback of Quantum of Menace.. As you can see , I was sent off to read by the amazing artists. They obviously didn't trust me with a paintbrush: geni.us/quantumofmen... ...

Paperback launch day for QUANTUM OF MENACE! Here's me banging on about it. Small town murder mystery. Q from the James Bond franchise acting as amateur detective. Cryptic clues. Dry humour. What more do you need? Check it out in bookshops/supermarkets. Some options here: geni.us/quantumofmen ...

This is cool! ... My psych thriller, THE GIRL IN CELL A, is long-listed for @The_CWA KAA Gold Dagger. Murder mystery set in small town USA, unreliable narrators & twists galore. Fancy new cover for the upcoming paperback too. Check it out: www.waterstones.com/.../vaseem-k...

Cricket in England in early April. Where else would you wear a winter hat to play a summer sport?..Cricket signals the start of book festival season so for forthcoming weekends either I'll be posting about the highs and lows of amateur cricketing or speaking at book fests. Both tend to involve cake.