inspiration

The killer idea behind The Night Watch

Neil Lancaster, author of the DC Max Craigie series, joins us to talk about the inspiration behind the latest instalment, The Night Watch, and the inspiration behind this thrilling read. “Well, it’s publication day for The Night Watch, the third of the DS Max Craigie… Read More

‘I want people to know how it feels’ — Tracey Lien

Tracey Lien, author of the unmissable and compelling debut All That’s Left Unsaid, joins us to discuss the inspiration and motive behind writing such a compelling novel. My goal for All That’s Left Unsaid was modest: ‘I want people to know how it feels.’ It seemed so simple – a… Read More

Moving House with Jennifer Moore

Jennifer Moore’s debut novel The Woman Before is an addictive, atmospheric psychological thriller about a mysterious woman and house of shocking secrets. Read on to discover the inspiration behind this gripping new novel! ‘I hear there are people who actually enjoy moving. Sounds like a disease to me… Read More

Look Both Ways, My Dad and Me by Linwood Barclay

Linwood Barclay’s new novel Look Both Ways is a slight gear-change from his usual thriller, but is still packed full of the suspense we all know and love. Read below to discover what inspired this genius idea! I grew up surrounded by car imagery.Back in the 1950s and… Read More

The Haven by Amanda Jennings

Author Amanda Jennings tells us about the inspirations behind her new book, The Haven, as we celebrate its release. My best friend’s husband very sadly fell ill in 2018. She had been caring for him and was tired and needed some time away. We decided to go away… Read More

Breakneck Point: Meet CSI Ally Dymond

Author of Breakneck Point T. Orr Munro joins us to introduce her fierce, feisty and formidable new protagonist CSI Ally Dymond and what inspired the character! Ally – or Aloysia, as her mother insists on calling her – is a Crime Scene Investigator working in Devon. When she blows… Read More

Four Aunties and a Wedding: A slice of Sutanto

In today’s blog post, Jesse Sutanto reflects on writing her award-winning debut novel Dial A For Aunties and its upcoming hilarious sequel Four Aunties and a Wedding, and how in both books she shares with us a slice of her culture and her experience with the Asian diaspora. When… Read More

Adele Parks on the Ultimate Betrayal

My new novel is out and I’m so excited, I just can’t hide it, I’m about to lose control and…well you know how it goes. BOTH OF YOU is a twisty, dark domestic thriller where more than one character does just that; loses control. Two women go missing from… Read More

When Nature Takes Over by Polly Crosby

To celebrate the release of her atmospheric historical mystery, The Unravelling, Polly Crosby explores how her fascination with nature inspired the idea for the book. I’ve always been fascinated by nature. I was the kind of child who made dens and rooted around in the earth in search of… Read More

R.P. Bolton on ‘not freaking out the neighbours’!

Today we publish the tense and chilling debut thriller The Perfect House by R.P. Bolton! To celebrate, the author shares the real-life inspiration behind this gripping tale… Lovely. There was no other word to describe the couple who had just moved in. And with  two gorgeous boys – one… Read More

How a real-life grave inspired Neil Lancaster’s new book

To celebrate the eBook release of his new breathtaking police procedural Dead Man’s Grave, Neil Lancaster shares the story behind the novel and how one conversation inspired it. Neil Lancaster on the inspiration behind Dead Man’s Grave I really wanted to… Read More

Matt Dunn’s Inspiration for Pug Actually

To celebrate the release of Matt Dunn’s new laugh-out-loud romcom Pug Actually, we asked him about the inspiration behind this new novel. Grab a cuppa and settle in to find out about this PAWsome book… The Inspiration Behind Pug Actually A question… Read More