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In Under the Blazing Sun, disgruntled literary author Hannah struggles to overcome writer's block and write her crime sequel. In some ways, Hannah’s problem mirrored my own when writing my sequel about Hannah, except I ...

I have a secret. From the outside, most people would think that I must be quite an organised writer – in the same way I am on top of everything in both my professional and ...

Karen Sullivan, publisher of Orenda Books, is delighted to announce the acquisition of World English Language rights for Trevor Wood’s The Angel of Death, book three in the DCI Jack Parker series, in a three-book ...

Suzy Aspley talks about her publishing journey and the inspiration for her gothic mystery, The Bone Mother It’s hard to believe that it’s now more than two years since my debut gothic mystery, Crow Moon, ...

Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë It’s a tough call, but I think Jane Eyre just edges it as my favourite book of all time. As with so many of my favourite novels, it has an ...

‘Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.’ This quote has been variously attributed to Frank Zappa, Elvis Costello and countless others, but whoever said it was talking about the pointlessness of music journalism in ...

Well, the Romantic era poet was like a rock star in his time. Not only talented and handsome, but with the added allure of being an aristocrat. Such was his fame and charisma that grown ...

How has the process of writing a novel together been? First of all, it’s been a lot of fun. It’s been a lot of work too, as it’s not very common for a French and ...

An entertaining Q&A with Queen of New Zealand Crime, Vanda Symon Talking about her new City of Shadows thriller, Reaper If Max Grimes could sum up his life in one sentence, what would it be? ...

Dear Orenda community, dear readers! Sharks is out today, and I hope you will enjoy it as much as I enjoyed writing it – STOP, that's a lie. You can't really say that writing novels ...

Anyone who knows me, knows that I don’t have a nostalgic bone in my body. I much prefer looking forward to the next thing, as opposed to glancing over my shoulder at what I might ...

My new novel, The Hope is set in 2082 in Tasmania. The world as we know it now has been completely altered by climate change and war. Vast parts of the planet have become uninhabitable ...

By Ørjan Karlsson Every scene and setting in the Jakob Weber series is either based on an actual location or deeply inspired by one. As a special treat for my readers in the UK, I ...

Karen Sullivan, publisher of Orenda Books, is delighted to announce the acquisition of World English Language rights for Stephanie Bramwell-Lawe’s staggeringly accomplished, atmospheric debut historical mystery Thornby Hall, in a two-book deal negotiated with Anna ...

American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins. Not exactly a thriller but a tale so breathless I was practically hyperventilating as I read it. The story of a Mexican mother and son forced to flee to the ...

Karen Sullivan, publisher of Orenda Books, is delighted to announce the acquisition of World English Language rights for Essie Fox’s breathtaking Catherine: A Retelling of Wuthering Heights, in a deal negotiated with David Headley at ...

We’re not in YA anymore, Toto. Sometimes the sharpest detectives, witnesses, and survivors are still growing up. From quiet unease to unthinkable horror, these stories show innocence in crime fiction is rarely simple, and never ...

by Antti Tuomainen When I started writing The Winter Job – out today in the UK – I knew it was going to be a standalone. But how did I know that? I think there ...

by Lilja Sigurðardóttir A five-book series done. Five storms lived through Áróra’s eyes. And now, her story ends. She was never meant to stay forever. Áróra arrived like a knock on the door in the ...

I was ready for a change when I began my Isles of Scilly mysteries. I’d spent eight years writing a series set in the crowded South London streets where I grew up. It had been ...