Red Hot Chilli Writers

In this episode we chat to thriller writing legend Jeffery Deaver about his new book, SOUTH OF NOWHERE, featuring Colter Shaw, a 'rewardist'.

In this episode we chat to crime writer Tariq Ashkanani about his dark new thriller The Midnight King, and a chilling true life crime: The Hinterkaifeck Murders. We also ask: was Sauron really such a bad guy?

In this episode, Vaseem discusses his new psychological thriller The Girl in Cell A, inspired by great small town novels such as In The Heat of the Night, and the 1874 small town true crime known as The Axe Murders of Saxtown

In this episode we chat to Hollywood producer turned crime writer Kelly Mullen about her debut This is Not a Game, and her Iowa roots including a famous serial killer with a connection to the state

In this episode we chat to journalist, literary critic and novelist Lucy Atkins about her latest book Windmill Hill ... and her love of pony fiction 

In this episode we talk to broadcaster Jeremy Vine about his crime debut Murder on Line One, relive an intriguing anecdote about Nelson Mandela, and briefly look at Ted Bundy, serial killer.

In this episode we chat to Stig Abell about his latest novel, The Burial Place, and talk about an inspiration for another of his books, coming soon, namely Josephine Tey's The Daughter of Time

In this episode we chat to thriller writing legend Scott Turow about his new book Presumed Guilty, and also discuss the true story behind the classic Presumed Innocent and his short lived career as a screen extra

In this episode we chat to crime writer Nina Badhreshwar about her debut novel The Day of the Roaring, and discuss some fun facts about Sheffield.

In this episode we talk to Simon Mayo, radio broadcasting legend, about his latest thriller, Black Tag,  discuss the legend of convict King Dick, and dredge up one of his fondest memories from his famous radio 'Confessions' segment. 

In this episode we chat to journalist and crime writer Jonathan Whitelaw about his latest book The Garden Club Murders, discuss some fun facts about bingo, and delve into the true crime case of a stolen Churchill painting, taken from an Ottawa hotel.

In this episode we chat to crime writer Tom Hindle about his latest novel Death in the Arctic. He also tells us about the true crime unsolved arctic mystery of Charles Francis Hall. We discuss an age when airships rules the skies, the demise of the Hindenberg, and an escapist tortoise.

In this episode we look back at 2024, see what's in store for 2025, and take a moment to talk about Christmas Killers and Santa's potential flouting of the law.

In this episode we talk to crime writer Rob Parker about the true mystery of the Yuba County Five, and Rob's new crime series, set in Norfolk, beginning with The Troubled Deep.

In this episode we introduce our podcast revamp - our new title 'Murder Junction', and a sample of what the new episodes will be about, as we discuss the Harem Conspiracy and the assassination of Ramesses III.

In this episode we discuss Vaseem's latest book, CITY OF DESTRUCTION, and chat about the history of murder, and history's most prolific murderers.

In this episode, we talk to thriller writer Erin E. Adams about her debut Jackal, and discuss the 'black horror' genre in film and books. 

In this episode we chat to BBC broadcaster turned crime writer Louise Minchin about her debut, Isolation Island, and discuss a one-hundred-year-old frozen foot found on Mount Everest.

In this episode we speak to bestselling Canadian thriller writer Shari Lapena, discuss the fact that Mount Everest is getting taller, and the strange case of the defector who undefects.

In this episode we chat to suspense thriller writer T.M. Logan about his new book The Dream Home, and compare him to the sauve conmen that starred in the film Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

In this episode we chat to writer Gareth Rubin about his new book Holmes & Moriarty, and examine innovative literary structures such as Tête-bêche and Mise en Abyme. We also discuss Abir's holiday and Vaseem's left big toe.

In this episode mystery writer Tom Mead discusses his latest book, Cabaret Macabre, and his fascination with locked room mysteries; and we also talk about diamond heists and the world's second largest diamond. 

In this episode we chat to crime writer Rachel Abbott, discuss her latest novel, The Last Time I Saw Him, restoring Italian monasteries, and poodle-clipping at the Olympics.

In this episode we talk to crime fiction newcomer Ram Murali about his debut Death in the Air, and discuss this year's Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival.

In this episode, we chat to thriller writer Jack Jordan about his new novel Redemption, and his fascination with existential moral dilemmas 

In this episode we speak to thriller fiction legend Karin Slaughter, discuss her latest book This Is Why We Lied, and touch on the cricket world cup in America

In this episode Australian thriller writer Michael Robotham and British crime writer MW Craven discuss their latest books Storm Child and The Mercy Chair. We also discuss the recent rise of Aussie Noir.

In this episode we chat to author Jo Callaghan, to discuss her crime thrillers featuring an artificial intelligence policing hologram, and to debate the transformative impact of new technologies and the possibility of AI Armageddon 

In this special episode dedicated to the British Book Awards 2024 we chat to shortlisted authors Claire Douglas and David McCloskey, discussing their thrillers, the CIA, and boy band haircuts.

In this episode we discuss new thrillers by Abir Mukherjee and Imran Mahmood, Hunted and Finding Sophie, chat about loans sharks and deadly Deliveroo drivers.

In this episode we talk to journalist, broadcaster and crime writer, Stig Abell, about his new novel Death in a Lonely Place, working at the Press Complaints Commission, and the phenomenon of bits falling off satellites and back to Earth.

In this epside we chat to historical and thriller writer Erin Young, discuss her gold kitchen, banned trousers, and Christianity's oldest religious book to ever go on sale - the Crosby-Schøyen Codex.

In this episode we chat to crime writer Harriet Tyce, discuss her new book A Lesson in Cruelty, and pontificate on Chaucer's unfinished Canterbury tales

In this episode we chat to barrister and thriller writer Tony Kent, discuss great legal thrillers, and get a peek into the world's most famous courtroom at the Old Bailey

In this episode we chat to bestselling crime writer BA Paris about her new novel The Guest, and discuss Arabian Noir, a crime anthology set in the Gulf, curated by writers Michael Lynes and Alex Shaw.

In this epsiode we speak to Canadian mystery writer Nita Prose, discuss the advent of dog poop DNA testing, and muse on the recent advances in cold fusion science and how many hot baths the new tech might power

In this bumper episode we chat to Anna O author Matthew Blake, discuss homicidal somnambulism, and then talk to Guy Kennaway, author of Good Scammer, while taking a look at some of the best books ever set in the Caribbean.

In this episode we chat to Australian crime writer Chris Hammer, discuss the TV adapation of his novel Scrublands, talk about deadly funnel-web spiders, and present secrets for superior gut health in the new year.

In this episode prolific book blogger Tracy Fenton reviews her ten favourite novels of the past year, while we take a look at dodgy Xmas parties, and chat about Micky Mouse's original avatar arriving in the public domain.

In this episode we talk to biographer Andrew Lycett, whose new work The Worlds of Sherlock Holmes explores anew the world's most famous detective. With added Cucumber Sherlock.

In this episode we chat to barrister and author Imran Mahmood about his latest thriller, Finding Sophie; discuss the height of author winterwear, as modelled by your hosts; and dissect the most famous tea party in fiction.

In this episode we talk to crime writer Susi Holliday, discuss female serial killers, before Susi takes a stab at explaining the meaning of Diwali

In this episide we chat to crime writer and former journalist, Fiona Cummins, her momentous meeting with George Clooney, discuss new research showing the range of cats' facial expressions, and dissect the case of the Aussie mushroom poisoning

In this episode we talk to screenwriter turned novelist Suk Pannu, a core writer on shows such as Goodness Gracious Me and The Kumars at No 10. Suk discusses his debut novel Dead and Scone, and the unstoppability of Indian aunties.

In this episose we talk to historical crime writer Nev March, discuss the unsolvled Bombay Rajabai Clocktower Deaths, and debate research about the happiest times in our lives - and in the lives of orangutans.

In this episode we talk to historian Matthew Parker about his new book One Fine Day, discuss EM Forster and George Orwell in India, dissect the Booker Prize shortlist, and reflect on the British PM's Seven Deadly Bins

In this episode we talk to TV personality-turned-writer AJ West, discuss his time on Big Brother and our greatest ever ghost stories, including the one about the saucy ghost ape of Dorset

In this episode we discuss summer holidays, India's moon landing, Christie's Evil Under the Sun, and David Suchet's unusual method for perfecting Hercule Poirot's walk

In this episode we talk to thriller writer Simon Toyne, discuss how to avoid wild animal attacks, and the etymology of famous phrases, aswell as reflecting on the St Hilda's Crime Weekend, and a crime writers rap battle in Bute, Scotland.

In this episode we chat to crime writer Sarah Hilary, and discuss neurodiversity in fiction. Vaseem launches a competition to win a pair of signed books, to celebrate the upcoming publication of Death of a Lesser God, and we bear witness to the invention of the 'blousers' - the bladder trousers.

In this episode we chat to thriller-writing legend, Karin Slaughter, remember literary great Cormac McCarthy, and discuss authors whose deaths range from the gruesome to the downright bizarre... including death by flying tortoise