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Six British Asian writers talk books, writing, the creative arts, pop culture, risqué humour and Big Fat Asian weddings. Insightful, funny, packed with big name interviews, advice, on-air-therapy and lashings of cultural anarchy they dare to explore the parts other podcasts cannot reach. Featuring V…

RED HOT CHILLI WRITERS


    • May 19, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 46m AVG DURATION
    • 156 EPISODES


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    Episode 154 - Jeffery Deaver, SOUTH OF NOWHERE, and the 'rewardist'

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 41:58


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

    Episode 153 - Tariq Ashkanani, The Midnight King, The Hinterkaifeck Murders

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 34:45


    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?

    Episode 152 - The Girl in Cell A, small town secrets, The Axe Murders of Saxtown

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 31:15


    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

    Episode 151 - Kelly Mullen, This is Not a Game, and Iowa clown serial killers

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 29:37


    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

    Episode 150 - Lucy Atkins, Windmill Hill and pony fiction

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 31:07


    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 

    Episode 149 - Jeremy Vine, Murder on Line One, Nelson Mandela turns a tap, and Ted Bundy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 32:53


    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.

    Episode 148 - Stig Abell, The Burial Place, Josephine Tey's The Daughter of Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 30:15


    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

    Episode 147 - Scott Turow, Presumed Guilty, and the true story behind the classic Presumed Innocent

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 33:51


    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

    Episode 146 - The Day of the Roaring, Nina Bhadreshwar, fun facts about Sheffield

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2025 24:11


    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.

    Episode 145 - Simon Mayo, Black Tag, the legend of King Dick, and radio's greatest confessions

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 32:28


    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. 

    Episode 144 - The stolen Churchill painting, Jonathan Whitelaw, The Garden Club Murders, and who invented bingo?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 34:53


    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.

    Episode 143 - The Unsolved Arctic Mystery of Charles Francis Hall, Tom Hindle and Death in the Arctic, and when airships ruled the skies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025 33:48


    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.

    Episode 142 - Christmas Killers, Santa's Law Breaking, and a Look Back at 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2024 26:58


    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.

    Episode 141 - The Yuba County Five, Rob Parker, and Does Sasquatch have Talons?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 30:01


    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.

    Episode 140 - Murder Junction, the Harem Conspiracy and the assassination of Ramesses III

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 28:18


    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.

    Episode 139 - CITY OF DESTRUCTION, the history of murder, history's most prolific murderers

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 30:23


    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.

    Episode 138 - Erin E. Adams, Jackal, and the 'black horror' genre

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 30:38


    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. 

    Episode 137 - Louise Minchin, Isolation Island, and a frozen foot on Everest

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 33:52


    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.

    Episode 136 - Shari Lapena, Everest rising, and undefecting defectors.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 30:49


    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.

    Episode 135 - T.M. Logan, The Dream Home, and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 32:02


    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

    Episode 134 - Gareth Rubin, Holmes & Moriarty, Tête-bêche and Mise en Abyme

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024 31:09


    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.

    Episode 133 - Tom Mead, Cabaret Macabre, locked room mysteries, and the world's second largest diamond

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 34:54


    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. 

    Episode 132 - Rachel Abbott, The Last Time I Saw Him, and poodle-clipping at the Olympics

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 35:04


    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.

    Episode 131 - Ram Murali, Death in the Air, Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024 29:52


    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.

    Episode 130 - Jack Jordan, Redemption, and existential moral dilemmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 29:20


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

    Episode 129 - Karin Slaughter, This Is Why We Lied, Cricket in America

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 29:19


    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

    Episode 128 - Michael Robotham and MW Craven, Storm Child and The Mercy Chair, and Aussie Noir

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 40:15


    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.

    Episode 127 - Jo Callaghan, artificial intelligence policing, and AI Armageddon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024 33:26


    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 

    Episode 126 - Claire Douglas and David McCloskey and the British Book Awards 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2024 34:20


    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.

    Episode 125 - Hunted and Finding Sophie, loans sharks and deadly Deliveroo drivers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2024 44:42


    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.

    Stig Abell, Death in a Lonely Place, press complaints, and falling satellites

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2024 37:33


    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.

    Episode 123 - Erin Young, gold kitchens, banned trousers, and Christianity's oldest religious book to ever go on sale

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2024 45:20


    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.

    Episode 122 - Harriet Tyce, A Lesson in Cruelty, Chaucer's unfinished Canterbury tales

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2024 35:41


    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

    Episode 121 - Tony Kent, The Shadow Network, great legal thrillers, and the Old Bailey

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2024 31:30


    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

    Episode 120 - BA Paris, The Guest, and Arabian Noir with Michael Lynes and Alex Shaw

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2024 52:53


    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.

    Episode 119 - Nita Prose, The Mystery Guest, dog poop DNA, and cold fusion powered hot baths

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2024 36:48


    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

    Episode 118 - Anna O and Matthew Blake, homicidal sleepwalking, Guy Kennaway and Good Scammer, and the best ever Caribbean books

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2024 51:33


    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.

    Episode 117 - Chris Hammer, Scrublands, Funnel-Web Spiders, and New Year Gut Health

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2024 45:52


    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.

    Episode 116 - Fenton's ten best novels of 2023, dodgy Xmas parties, and Micky Mouse set free

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2024 33:19


    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.

    Episode 115 - Andrew Lycett and The Worlds of Sherlock Holmes - with added Cucumber Sherlock.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2023 33:06


    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.

    Episode 114 - Imran Mahmood and Finding Sophie, author winterwear, and the most famous tea party in fiction

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2023 30:32


    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.

    Episode 113 - Susi Holliday, female serial killers, and the meaning of Diwali

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2023 30:23


    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

    Episode 112 - Fiona Cummins, meeting George Clooney, cats' facial expressions, and the Aussie mushroom poisoning

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2023 32:33


    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

    Episode 111 - Suk Pannu, The Kumars at No 10, and the unstoppability of Indian aunties

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2023 30:38


    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.

    Episode 110 - Nev March, the Bombay Clocktower deaths, and the secret to happiness in orangutans

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2023 41:38


    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.

    Episode 109 - Matthew Parker, One Fine Day in the British Empire, the Booker shortlist, Seven Deadly Bins

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2023 59:00


    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

    Episode 108 - AJ West, greatest ever ghost stories, Big Brother, and the saucy ghost ape of Dorset

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2023 46:05


    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

    Episode 107 - Evil Under the Sun, India's Moon Landing, and Hercule Poirot's bottom

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2023 38:49


    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

    Episode 106 - Simon Toyne, St Hilda's Crime, Bute rap battle, and how to avoid being eaten by a tiger

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2023 42:19


    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.

    Episode 105 - Sarah Hilary, Neurodiversity in fiction, a Death of a Lesser God competition, and the invention of the 'blousers'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2023 53:40


    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.

    Episode 104 - Karin Slaughter, remembering Cormac McCarthy, and gruesome author deaths... including death by flying tortoise

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2023 47:28


    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

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