Category: Books

Ann Cleeves with Brenda Blethyn at Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival (Image: Express) The millions of fans of no-nonsense detective Vera Stanhope will be delighted to hear her creator…

What is the best detective novel in your opinion? (Image: Getty) As we are in the depths of summer, you may be thinking about the books you want to add…

Deliverance by Saima Mir, Paperback Original, £9.99 Having turned her back on her father’s brutal crime syndicate, Jia Khan was building a career as a lawyer until the bloody events…

Rather like Lindsay Bagshaw in Anthony Powell’s A Dance to the Music of Time, I have always believed “books do furnish a room”. It doesn’t matter if they are stacked…

What book do you think everyone must-read at least once? (Image: Getty) Books are subjective and can be a very personal topic for some. They can leave an impression on…

Superstar writer David Baldacci photographed in London for the Express (Image: Phil Coburn / Express) Having sold 200 million copies of his thrillers, it’s fair to say David Baldacci knows a…

Bestselling author Elly Griffiths has spoken of her joy after winning one of Britain’s most prestigious literary prizes – after being nominated a record eight times in 16 years. Having…

Harrogate award winning writer Frances Crawford is the author of A Bad, Bad Place (Image: Asadour Guzelian / Gerard Binks) Frances Crawford was in Lidl with her husband Willy trying…

It’s been longer between now and the last A Song of Ice and Fire book than it was between the time it took George RR Martin to write the first…

Elly Griffiths was crowned crime queen of the year for The Frozen People (Image: Harrogate International Festivals) A bestselling author nominated a record eight times for one of crime writing’s…