Podcast appearances and mentions of Paul Burke

Daria Santini talks to Spymasters about her biography of Edith Tudor Hart, A Woman Called Edith, the Cambridge Five, Arnold Deutsch, photography, working class lives, communism and spying. Edith Tudor Hart has long evaded biographers. A Jewish-Austrian exile in 1930s London, she was a talented professional photographer, anti-fascist activist—and Soviet secret agent.Daria Santini provides the first full biography of this elusive figure. She traces Tudor Hart's life from her early years in the socialist intellectual circles of Vienna through her training at the Bauhaus to her work as a Soviet agent in Britain. Tudor Hart played a vital role in the Cambridge Spies network, including recruiting Kim Philby. Throughout her life, Tudor Hart was deeply committed to the ideals of communism. But despite being watched by the British Secret Service for decades, she was never caught and never confessed.In this moving account, Santini pieces together the story of Edith's life, revealing a woman of great energy, determination, and creativity Daria Santini is an independent scholar and writer. She was lecturer in German language and literature at the University of Oxford for fifteen years and is the author of The Exiles: Actors, Artists and Writers Who Fled the Nazis for London. Edith Tudor Hart: In the Shadow of Tyranny (Duncan Forbes), Poverty for Sale. Edith Tudor Hart: A Steady Eye in Turbulent Times by Brigette and Kurt Kaindl. Paul Burke is the presenter of Spymasters. His first book SPIES ON SCREEN will be published in September. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michael Idov talks to Spymasters about his new novel THE CORMORANT HUNT, screenwriting, The Collaborators, Doug Lyman, geopolitics and the spy novel and walking back the cat. THE CORMORANT HUNT: Disheartened CIA officer Ari Falk, now hiding in the Republic of Georgia, is hailed as a hero by some and branded a traitor by others after blowing the lid off a massive conspiracy. But his quiet exile is shattered when a mission arises―one perfectly suited for someone as jaded and unpredictable as him.This stand-alone sequel thrusts us into a modern era of geopolitical conflict, where a hot war in Europe and shadowy political schemes set the stage for danger at every turn. Enter Asha Tamaskar, a brilliant, neurodivergent CIA officer with her own secrets, and Felix Burnham, a chilling antagonist with radical alliances that could change the global balance of power. From Tbilisi to Prague, Andorra to Bethesda, Idov crafts vivid, authentic settings that amplify the pulse-pounding action.Far from the usual spy thriller, The Cormorant Hunt is brimming with razor-sharp dialogue, heart-stopping twists, and complex character dynamics that bring humanity to the chaos. Every border crossed carries real-world consequences, making this a thriller that feels both urgent and unforgettable. Blending suspense, wit, and authentic storytelling, it's a must-read for fans of political intrigue, espionage, and thrillers that don't play by the rules. Paul Burke is the editor of Aspects of Crime and the presenter of Spymasters. His first book SPIES ON SCREEN will be published on 24th September. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 391 (Rebroadcast of Ep 207) We have Paul Burke of First Response Realty. He's an Idaho relocation realtor and former refugee from a very Blue state. He talks about picking up stakes and getting to a good state. He also talks about the pros and cons of moving to Idaho. We continue the discussion in the After Show, available exclusively to Patreon supporters. Please support our sponsors US Law Shield,  EMP Shield, Paul Burke - Idaho Realtor, Numanna Foods, Backwoods Home Magazine, Jared Savik - Montana Realtor, Lizzy McDaniel - Tennessee Realtor, Minutemen Coffee, and My Kind CBD. We are now part of the Firearms Radio Network. Learn more about our podcast at Prepping 2-0.com

Episode 391 (Rebroadcast of Ep 207) We have Paul Burke of First Response Realty. He's an Idaho relocation realtor and former refugee from a very Blue state. He talks about picking up stakes and getting to a good state. He also talks about the pros and cons of moving to Idaho. We continue the discussion in the After Show, available exclusively to Patreon supporters. Please support our sponsors US Law Shield,  EMP Shield, Paul Burke - Idaho Realtor, Numanna Foods, Backwoods Home Magazine, Jared Savik - Montana Realtor, Lizzy McDaniel - Tennessee Realtor, Minutemen Coffee, and My Kind CBD. We are now part of the Firearms Radio Network. Learn more about our podcast at Prepping 2-0.com

Matthew Carr chats to Paul Burke about his latest historical crime thriller THE EMPEROR OF SEVILLE, Bernardo de Mendoza, sixteenth century Spain, Terrorism, financial thrillers and white ruff crime.The Emperor of Seville: Summer 1586.When the Genoese banker Sandro Grandoni is murdered at a trade fair in the Castilian town of Medina del Campo, the Valladolid Chancery appoints the magistrate Bernardo de Mendoza to conduct the investigation.The murder takes place at a delicate political moment. King Philip II is preparing to invade England, and the Crown is negotiating a new loan with the House of Grandoni to help finance the invasion. While the king and his ministers await the arrival of the imperial treasure fleet in Seville, one of Grandoni's partners is murdered on the banks of the Guadalquivir.Anxious to eliminate any obstacles to the ‘enterprise of England', Philip sends Mendoza to Seville to see if the murders are connected.Accompanied by his restless ward Gabriel, and a charismatic poet named Miguel de Cervantes, Mendoza travels to the violent, vice-ridden imperial city that sixteenth century Spaniards called ‘the Great Babylon.'Mendoza soon finds himself entangled a bewildering web of intrigue and corruption, that extends from the Indies to the Seville streets. In an unfamiliar city where no one can be trusted, Mendoza is forced to seek the assistance of his turbulent cousin, Luis de Ventura.Mendoza's task is further complicated, when his lover Elena unexpectedly arrives in the city with an Italian theatre group.Throughout the sweltering Andalusian summer, Mendoza follows the trail of deaths, as the search for justice becomes a struggle for survival, in which no one's life is guaranteed.Matthew Carr: is a journalist and writer of Non-fiction and Fiction. His latest novel is The Emperor of Seville, he is working on the next in the Bernardo de Mendoza series. Matthew Carr titles - Blood and Faith, The Infernal Machine, Black Sun Rising, The Devils of Cardona.Recommended/mentioned: Paco Taibo III, Leonardo Sciascia, Dashiell Hammett, Miguel de Cervantes, Lope de Vega, Caroline Moorehead - A Sicilian Man, Buffy the Vampire Slayer.Luis Bunuel Land Without BreadPaul Burke is the editor of Aspects of Crime and of Crime Time FM, he is a CWA Gold Dagger judge. His first book Spies on Screen: From Silent to Streaming will be published in September '26.Produced by Junkyard DogCrime TimeCrime Time FM is the official podcast ofGwyl Crime Cymru Festival 2023 & 2025CrimeFest 2023CWA Daggers 2023-2026 & National Crime Reading Month& Newcastle Noir 2023 and 20242024 Slaughterfest,  

STALIN'S APOSTLES: The Cambridge Five and the making of the Soviet Empire, Part 2. From MacLean and Burgess' defection to today, research, new sources, The Cambridge Five are surrounded by myth. It was time for a new sober and revealing history of the most deadly spy ring ever. Paul Burke talks to Antonia Senior about her new thrilling account of Burgess, Maclean, Philby, Blunt & Cairncross: STALIN'S APOSTLES is a radical new look at the way five people allowed their obsession with Communist ideology to overshadow any sense of morality or decency - or loyalty to their country. Why did these gilded charming men, blessed with brains, and beauty and opportunities, choose to betray their country?Using recently declassified files, STALIN'S APOSTLES explores as never before the treachery of Donald Maclean, Guy Burgess, Kim Philby, John Cairncross and Keeper of the Queen's Pictures Anthony Blunt, all radicalised while at Cambridge University in the 1930s. Their clandestine supply of British and US intelligence material gave Stalin an inside track on US and British decision-making until the implosion of the spy-ring in May 1951. There was barely a secret, barely a decision made, that Stalin did not know about, thanks to his Cambridge spies, and his networks in the United States. The Five became tools in Stalin's imperial scheme, responsible directly and indirectly for the death of thousands of men and women fighting against Soviet domination.Shielded for so long by the British Establishment, four of the five were never prosecuted for their crimes. As STALIN'S APOSTLES reveals, they were exposed as much by their own incompetence as by forensic investigation by the CIA, MI5 or MI6. And in time another dictator emerged as ruthless as Stalin, but with an even greater desire to establish a Russian Empire that would threaten Western democracy. The legacy of the Cambridge Five is not only in the graveyards of eastern Europe, but at the heart of Putin's Kremlin. Paul Burke is the new presenter of Spymasters and editor of Aspects of Crime. His first book Spies on Screen: From Silent to Streaming will be published in September. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Petrol prices are up, car use is down, public transport and electric cars are booming, yet Australians are buying petrol more often than ever. Bank data shows panic topping‑up, driven by fear, not need. In this episode of The Economy, Stupid, we explain why fuel demand barely shifts with price and what it will take to finally break our dependence on petrol and diesel.Guests:Adam Triggs, Economist at consultancy Mandala; Researcher at the Australian National University and the Brookings Institution.Paul Burke, Energy specialist and long‑time researcher at the Australian National University.

Paul Burke looks at new releases on the screen and fiction for April, 2026. TV/StreamingTehran - AmazonThe Capture - BBCGone - ITVxHidden Assets - BBCBooks:Letter to My Judge - George Simenon, Penguin Classics One of Your Number LJ Shepherd (identified as Laura in the show but publishes as LJ Shepherd, apologies for the mistake). Pushkin VertigoThe Orphanage by the Lake -Daniel G Miller, Source Books/Poison PenAn Accidental Death - Peter Grainger, Hutchinson Heinemann Thornby Hall - Stephanie Bramwell-Lawes, Orenda BooksPaul Burke is the editor of Aspects of Crime and Crime Time FM, his first book Spies on Screen: From Silent to Streaming will be published in September. Produced by Junkyard DogCrime TimeCrime Time FM is the official podcast ofGwyl Crime Cymru Festival 2023 & 2025CrimeFest 2023CWA Daggers 2023-2026 & National Crime Reading Month& Newcastle Noir 2023 and 20242024 Slaughterfest,  

The Cambridge Five are surrounded by myth. It was time for a new sober and revealing history of the most deadly spy ring ever. Paul Burke talks to Antonia Senior about her new thrilling account of Burgess, Maclean, Philby, Blunt & Cairncross: STALIN'S APOSTLES is a radical new look at the way five people allowed their obsession with Communist ideology to overshadow any sense of morality or decency - or loyalty to their country. Why did these gilded charming men, blessed with brains, and beauty and opportunities, choose to betray their country?Using recently declassified files, STALIN'S APOSTLES explores as never before the treachery of Donald Maclean, Guy Burgess, Kim Philby, John Cairncross and Keeper of the Queen's Pictures Anthony Blunt, all radicalised while at Cambridge University in the 1930s. Their clandestine supply of British and US intelligence material gave Stalin an inside track on US and British decision-making until the implosion of the spy-ring in May 1951. There was barely a secret, barely a decision made, that Stalin did not know about, thanks to his Cambridge spies, and his networks in the United States. The Five became tools in Stalin's imperial scheme, responsible directly and indirectly for the death of thousands of men and women fighting against Soviet domination.Shielded for so long by the British Establishment, four of the five were never prosecuted for their crimes. As STALIN'S APOSTLES reveals, they were exposed as much by their own incompetence as by forensic investigation by the CIA, MI5 or MI6. And in time another dictator emerged as ruthless as Stalin, but with an even greater desire to establish a Russian Empire that would threaten Western democracy. The legacy of the Cambridge Five is not only in the graveyards of eastern Europe, but at the heart of Putin's Kremlin. Paul Burke is the new presenter of Spymasters and editor of Aspects of Crime. His first book Spies on Screen: From Silent to Streaming will be published in September. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

ANTONIA SENIOR chats to Paul about her new history of the Cambridge Five STALIN'S APLOSTLES, Albania, radio games, spy rings, Burgess, Philby, Maclean, Cairncross and Blunt.  STALIN'S APOSTLES is a radical new look at the way five people allowed their obsession with Communist ideology to overshadow any sense of morality or decency - or loyalty to their country. Why did these gilded charming men, blessed with brains, and beauty and opportunities, choose to betray their country?Using recently declassified files, STALIN'S APOSTLES explores as never before the treachery of Donald Maclean, Guy Burgess, Kim Philby, John Cairncross and Keeper of the Queen's Pictures Anthony Blunt, all radicalised while at Cambridge University in the 1930s. Their clandestine supply of British and US intelligence material gave Stalin an inside track on US and British decision-making until the implosion of the spy-ring in May 1951. There was barely a secret, barely a decision made, that Stalin did not know about, thanks to his Cambridge spies, and his networks in the United States. The Five became tools in Stalin's imperial scheme, responsible directly and indirectly for the death of thousands of men and women fighting against Soviet domination.Shielded for so long by the British Establishment, four of the five were never prosecuted for their crimes. As STALIN'S APOSTLES reveals, they were exposed as much by their own incompetence as by forensic investigation by the CIA, MI5 or MI6. And in time another dictator emerged as ruthless as Stalin, but with an even greater desire to establish a Russian Empire that would threaten Western democracy. The legacy of the Cambridge Five is not only in the graveyards of eastern Europe, but at the heart of Putin's Kremlin.Antonia Senior is a writer, critic and journalist. She has been the historical fiction reviewer at The Times newspaper for the past 14 years. Her columns and journalism have appeared in, among others, The Guardian, The Spectator, The Times.She launched and hosted The Spymasters Podcast from 2023 to March 2026. She now podcasts as co-host of The History Book Buffs, which reviews history books and interviews authors on a range of topics, including espionage.Antonia's first work of non-fiction is Stalin's Apostles: The Cambridge Five and the Making of the Soviet Empire. ‘Outstanding.. A darkly fascinating account of an infamous spy ring.' (Kirkus).Antonia lives in London, with a dog and two cats. Her children would not let her name any of the pets Dzerzhinsky.Paul Burke is editoProduced by Junkyard DogCrime TimeCrime Time FM is the official podcast ofGwyl Crime Cymru Festival 2023 & 2025CrimeFest 2023CWA Daggers 2023-2026 & National Crime Reading Month& Newcastle Noir 2023 and 20242024 Slaughterfest,  

Adrian Munsey, director/writer of Spymasters a new documentary series for Sky Arts talks to Paul Burke about the intersection between history and its representation in film and fiction. The documentary features contributions from Christopher Andrews, academics, writers and has extensive archival footage and movie clips. Featured here: the biography of our times, exploring the boundaries between private and public, reality and perception, truth and myth/propaganda. An ordinance survey of geopolitical realities and the state versus the individual. Why do we love spy fiction, is it to ameliorate our fears or to better understand the world. Adrian Munsey is an entrepreneur, producer, impresario, composer and author. He has enjoyed one of the most varied careers in British media. Spymasters , following on from the Wonderland series of documentaries, is his latest production. Spymasters airs on Sky Arts at 9pm on March, 31st. Paul Burke is the editor of Aspects of Crime and is writing an encyclopedia of spy fiction. His first book, Spies on Screen: From Silent to Streaming will be published in September. Episode produced by Junkyarddog Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We share the sad news that renowned spy novelist Len Deighton has passed away at 97. We pay tribute to his incredible work, discussing why he was considered the greatest spy novelist and his impact on cold war espionage. His contributions to the spy thriller genre remembered. Len Deighton didn't just write spy novels… he changed the genre.  In this episode, we take a step back and reflect on the life, legacy, and impact of one of the true giants of espionage fiction. From The IPCRESS File through to the Bernard Samson/Berlin Game series, Deighton gave us something very different—spies who weren't superheroes, but real people. Flawed. Wry. Often stuck in offices, navigating bureaucracy as much as danger. I'm joined by Rob Mallows of the Deighton Dossier, broadcaster and commentator Eliot Wilson, and Aspect of Crime's Paul Burke as we talk through what made Len Deighton so special, including: Why his "everyman spy" felt like such a shift at the time How he stood apart from Fleming and le Carré His incredible sense of place—especially when it comes to Berlin The influence he's had on modern writers like Mick Herron And why, all these years later, his books still hold up This isn't just a tribute episode. It's a proper Spybrary-style conversation about why Len Deighton matters and why he still should matter to readers today. If you've never read him, this is a great place to start. And if you have… well, you'll know exactly why we're doing this one.

HEIDI PERKS chats to Paul Burke about her new Psychological thriller IT ENDS HERE, getting published, rejections and bestsellers, It Ends Here - You are one of five strangers whose day will start with the worst phone call imaginable.Your loved one is in danger.They are part of a group trapped in a café in a sleepy marina town.The young barista on the early shiftThe bestselling novelist looking for a writing spotThe husband on his way back from a work tripThe influencer mum whose picture-perfect life isn't the whole truthThe woman starting her birthday with a quiet coffeeAs the hours tick by it will soon become clear that one of them has a secret they would kill to keep.How well do you know the person closest to you?HEIDI PERKS My first book published with Century, NOW YOU SEE HER, came out in July 2018. It became a Sunday Times Bestseller and a Richard and Judy book club pick, and in 2021 I received a silver Nielsen bestseller award for selling over 250,000 copies. Since then I have published five more novels: COME BACK FOR ME, THREE PERFECT LIARS, THE WHISPERS, THE OTHER GUEST and THE LAST RESORT.  Look out for my next novel, SOMEONE IS LYING which will be out in spring 2024. And I am currently writing my eighth book ready for 2026. Many of my books are set along the south coast of England, you may recognise some of the destinations. I live by the sea in Bournemouth and love this area with its beautiful spots that make perfect inspiration for the crime thrillers I write. I hope you enjoy reading my books as much as I do writing them! If you would like to follow me please do on Instagram @Heidiperksauthor or on my Heidi Perks Facebook page. Recommended: Harlen Coben & Reese Witherspoon Gone Before Goodbye, Karin Slaughter We Are All Guilty Here, Taylor Jenkins Reid Atmosphere.Paul Burke is editor of Aspects of Crime, Crime Time FM, he is a CWA judge, his first book Spies on Screen: From Silent to Streaming will be published in September. Produced by Junkyard DogCrime TimeCrime Time FM is the official podcast ofGwyl Crime Cymru Festival 2023 & 2025CrimeFest 2023CWA Daggers 2023-2026 & National Crime Reading Month& Newcastle Noir 2023 and 20242024 Slaughterfest,  

Samantha Dooey-Miles chats to Paul Burke about her debut thriller UNDER THE HAMMER, satire, the housing crisis, daytime TV, para-social relationships, marketing, stalkers, rage and humour.UNDER THE HAMMER Jemma would kill to end the housing crisis – one landlord at a time…Jemma has lost everything... Well, the very little she had. Her toxic boyfriend has run off with her best friend, leaving Jemma alone in their flat, and she can't afford the extortionate rent on her own. She's aimless, depressed and, above all, furious. Slowly but surely, her fury finds its focus: landlords. If only something could be done about them...When Jemma's landlord has a fatal accident while carrying out a property repair, she stumbles across her life's mission: to punish as many landlords as possible. She begins targeting landlords who have appeared on her favourite binge-watch, a home-improvement TV show where their greed is laid bare. It's a messy job, but someone's got to do it.Governed by her own rules, Jemma is convinced her actions are just – but how long before this vigilante turns villain?Samantha Dooey-Miles - Samantha's fiction focuses on first-person, female voices. Her work explores rage, shame, embarrassment and the significance seemingly small moments can hold. Her stories have been published in New Writing Scotland, Gutter and Postbox amongst others. In 2021 she won a Scottish Book Trust New Writer Award. She has had monologues performed by Slackline Productions and Coronavirus Theatre Club. Her short plays have been staged by Short Attention Theatre and at Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch.Recommended - Chris McQueer Hermit. Mentions American Psycho Bret Easton Ellis, Scabby Queen Kirsten Innes.Paul Burke is the editor of Aspects of Crime, The Crime Time FM podcast, and is a CWA Gold Dagger Judge. His first book Spies on Screen: From Silent to Streaming will be published in September 26.Produced by Junkyard DogCrime TimeCrime Time FM is the official podcast ofGwyl Crime Cymru Festival 2023 & 2025CrimeFest 2023CWA Daggers 2023-2026 & National Crime Reading Month& Newcastle Noir 2023 and 20242024 Slaughterfest,  

What if one of the founders of the English novel was also a spy? In this episode of Spymasters, host Paul Burke speaks with historian Marc Mierowski about the extraordinary secret career of Daniel Defoe. Today Defoe is remembered as the author of Robinson Crusoe, Moll Flanders, and Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress. But long before he became a novelist, he operated in the murky world of intelligence, propaganda, and political influence. Working for the powerful minister Robert Harley, Defoe became a key government agent during the negotiations that led to the Acts of Union 1707. He infiltrated political networks, shaped public opinion through pamphlets, and gathered intelligence across Scotland as Britain struggled to create a new unified state. In this fascinating conversation, we explore: How Daniel Defoe became a government spy The intelligence war behind the Act of Union Pamphlets as the “social media” of the 18th century The economic and political crisis after the Darien Scheme The hidden networks of spies, propagandists and political operatives Why Defoe may have been one of Britain's earliest modern intelligence agents This is the hidden world of espionage behind one of the most important political transformations in British history. The Club — Leo Damrosch The Lunar Men — Jenny Uglow King Leopold's Ghost — Adam Hochschild The Wife of Bath — Marion Turner Parallel Lives — Phyllis Rose Also mentioned Janet Malcolm — discussed as an admired writer William Dalrymple — referenced in relation to his books on the East India Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NEIL LANCASTER chats to Paul about his new police thriller The Dark Heart, DS Max Cragie, Scottish crime fiction, Max Connor, a love of spies, James Herriot and useful idiots. THE DARK HEART: A DEADLY BOMBING - When renowned author Dr. Daniel Solomon is killed in a devastating explosion in York, authorities quickly attribute the attack to Islamic extremists. But as the investigation unfolds, it becomes clear that all is not as it seems.A DARK CONSPIRACY - DS Max Craigie uncovers a chilling connection between a series of brutal murders, each victim linked by a secret that someone is determined to protect.A DANGEROUS GAME - With the number of victims growing and an elusive figure known as The Cashier operating in the shadows, Max must navigate a web of corruption and hatred. Can he unravel the truth before more lives are lost?NEIL LANCASTER is the No. 1 digital bestselling author of both the Tom Novak and Max Craigie series. His first Craigie novel, Dead Man's Grave, was longlisted for the 2021 McIlvanney Prize for Best Scottish Crime Book of the Year. The second Craigie novel, The Blood Tide, topped several ebook and audio charts. It was also longlisted for the 2022 McIlvanney Prize and shortlisted for Best New Series at the Dead Good Reader Awards.  Neil's authentic crime writing style stems from his police background. He served as a military policeman and worked for the Metropolitan Police as a detective, investigating serious crimes in the capital and beyond. As a covert policing specialist, he used all manner of techniques to investigate and disrupt major crime and criminals. He now lives in the Scottish Highlands, writes crime and thriller novels and works as a broadcaster and commentator on true crime documentaries. He is an expert on two Sky Crime TV series, Meet, Marry, Murder and Made for Murder. Neil is also writing a new series under the pseudonym Max Connor. The first, No Mercy, is available now, and the follow up, No Way Out will be released in 2026Recommended: John Niven Kill Your Friends and The Fathers, Desmond Bagley Running Blind, Liz Nugent The Truth about Ruby Cooper, Liam Thomas The Buyer, A Policeman's Progress Harry Cole, Callum McSorley Rat Race (pub. May).Paul Burke is the editor of Aspects of Crime and Crime Time FM, his first book Spies on Screen: From Silent to Streaming is published in September.Produced by Junkyard DogCrime TimeCrime Time FM is the official podcast ofGwyl Crime Cymru Festival 2023 & 2025CrimeFest 2023CWA Daggers 2023-2026 & National Crime Reading Month& Newcastle Noir 2023 and 20242024 Slaughterfest,

New crime fiction reviews for march 2026 by Paul Burke. The Harvey Girl Dana StabenovBeattie Cavendish and the Highland Hideaway Mary-Jane Riley Stephen Leather Underdogs Sharks Simone Buchholz trans. Rachel WardPaper Sisters Rachel CanwellGlitz Elmore Leonard Reaper Vanda SymonThe Dangerous Stranger Simon Mason Paul Burke is editor of Aspects of Crime and Crime Time FM, his first book SPIES ON SCREEN: FROM SILENT TO STREAMING will be published in September Produced by Junkyard DogCrime TimeCrime Time FM is the official podcast ofGwyl Crime Cymru Festival 2023 & 2025CrimeFest 2023CWA Daggers 2023-2026 & National Crime Reading Month& Newcastle Noir 2023 and 20242024 Slaughterfest,

NADINE MATHESON chats to Paul Burke about her new crime thriller THE SHADOW CARVER, being the Chair of the CWA. serial killers, fraudsters, hurricanes in Grenada and troublesome domestic appliances.THE SHADOW CARVER: A killer who cuts straight to the bone … A CHILLING MURDER. When a convicted killer is released and later found brutally murdered, DI Henley and the Serial Crimes Unit are pulled into a deadly investigation with links to other recent attacks – all the victims are connected by the vicious signature left behind by the killer. A KILLER LURKSHenley and her team begin to connect the dots between the killings, and realise the murders are part of something more sinister. Each victim has been chosen with a deadly precision, their deaths carved out with a shocking cruelty. THE HUNT IS ON …As the rampage continues and the case spirals into a terrifying hunt for the killer, the line between predator and prey begins to blur. Henley and the SCU are running out of time … Can they outsmart a monster before they strike againNadine Matheson is an author, host of 'The Conversation with Nadine Matheson' Podcast and a former criminal defence lawyer. Her bestselling debut crime fiction novel, The Jigsaw Man, was won by HQ (HarperCollins) in a six-publisher auction and has been translated into fifteen languages. The fourth book in the series, The Shadow Carver, is available now.Recommended: Guide Me Home Attica Locke (book three in the Highway 59 series).Paul Burke is the editor of Crime Time FM, Aspects of Crime, CWA Gold Dagger judge. His first book EYES ONLY: SPIES ON SCREEN FROM SILENT TO STREAMING will be published in September 2026.Produced by Junkyard DogCrime TimeCrime Time FM is the official podcast ofGwyl Crime Cymru Festival 2023 & 2025CrimeFest 2023CWA Daggers 2023 & 2024 & National Crime Reading Month& Newcastle Noir 2023 and 20242024 Slaughterfest,

Howard Linskey chats to Paul about is new novel Muse Of Fire, love of Shakespeare, Heydrich, the SOE, the Globe, London - population 200,000! Picking up a theatre and moving it across the river. Muse of Fire: William Shakespeare is moving up in the world, his name respected both at court and the theatre. Accepted by Queen Elizabeth, he is trusted to write plays for her, so long as she likes them...When one of the queen's ladies-in-waiting is found dead, almost everyone suspects murder. But who stood to gain? And are the rumours that she was with child true?Sir Robert Cecil, Elizabeth's spymaster, senses an opportunity to finally rid himself of his bitter rival, the Earl of Essex, who was seen with the girl before she died, and tasks Will to uncover the truth.But Shakespeare knows that the Earl of Southampton, his patron, is allied to the Earl of Essex. Will is caught between powerful foes. But this time, he must choose a side if he is to survive.The Bard turns sleuth once more in this fascinating second instalment in the investigations of William Shakespeare.Howard Linskey is a former journalist whose works include crime series and standalones set in the north-east, including the DC Ian Bradshaw series published by Penguin, and two espionage novels. He also writes historical fiction and non-fiction. His books have been published in nine countries. Originally from County Durham, he lives in Herts with his wife and daughter.Recommended: Stan Barstow. Trevor Wood,, Mari Hannah, Robert Scragg, The Chrysalids John Wymdham.Paul Burke is the editor of Crime Time FM and Aspects of Crime, his first book Eyes Only: Spy Films from Silent to Streaming will be published in September, 2026.Produced by Junkyard DogCrime TimeCrime Time FM is the official podcast ofGwyl Crime Cymru Festival 2023 & 2025CrimeFest 2023CWA Daggers 2023 & 2024 & National Crime Reading Month& Newcastle Noir 2023 and 20242024 Slaughterfest,

Tracy Sierra chats to Paul Burke about her new Psychological thriller Warning Signs, true crime, tragedy through a lens, Nightwatching, place, James Joyce, danger least expected.Warning Signs: There's something out there in the darkness.By morning, bones lie in the snow, picked clean.Zach knows the moods of the mountains – his mother taught him before she was gone. His father and the other men on the ski weekend think they know better though.Drinking and boasting, they laugh in the face of the icy conditions.But Zach understands what danger looks like. Can he survive the wilderness, and all the monsters within it?Tracy Sierra was born and raised in the Colorado mountains. She is an attorney who currently lives in New England in an antique colonial-era home complete with its own secret room. When not writing, she spends time with her husband and two children. Nightwatching is her debut novel.Recommended: In a Lonely Place Dorothy B Hughes, The Dead James Joyce, Night of the Hunter (Film), Dead Weight Hildur Knútsdóttir trans. Mary Robinette Kowal (pub. August 2026).Paul Burke is the editor of CTFM and Aspects of Crime. Produced by Junkyard DogCrime TimeCrime Time FM is the official podcast ofGwyl Crime Cymru Festival 2023 & 2025CrimeFest 2023CWA Daggers 2023 & 2024 & National Crime Reading Month& Newcastle Noir 2023 and 20242024 Slaughterfest,

Louise Welsh chats to Paul about her new novel The CUT UP, Rilke, Glasgow, Scottish PEN, The Cutting Pen, academia and being decent people.THE CUT UP: It's hard to be good when living is expensive. And times are tough on the streets these days. Luckily for Rilke at Bowery Auctions the demand for no-questions-asked cash is at an all-time high, and business is booming.When Rilke hears his old acquaintance Les is fresh out of prison, his inclination is to stay well out of his way. Letting sleeping dogs lie is one thing - but when one of Bowery's customers winds up dead on their tarmac, Rilke needs a bit of help from his friends to tidy things up. If only his friends didn't have such a habit of making things worse.Louise Welsh is an award-winning author of ten novels. The Cutting Room, her debut novel, won the Crime Writers' Association John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger Award and the Saltire First Book of The Year Award. In 2018, she was named the Most Inspiring Saltire First Book Award winner by public vote. She is Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow. In 2022 she published The Second Cut, which was shortlisted for the Bloody Scotland McIlvanney Prize for Crime Book of the Year and named by The Times as their Crime Book of the Year.@louisewelsh00Recommendations Kate Summerscale The Peepshow, Denise Mina The Long Drop, Merlin Holland After Oscar, Neil M Gunn Blood Hunt, Pat Barker.Paul Burke is editor of Aspects of Crime and Crime Time FM, CWA Gold Dagger Judge.Produced by Junkyard DogCrime TimeCrime Time FM is the official podcast ofGwyl Crime Cymru Festival 2023 & 2025CrimeFest 2023CWA Daggers 2023 & 2024 & National Crime Reading Month& Newcastle Noir 2023 and 20242024 Slaughterfest,

SIMON BECKETT chats to Paul Burke about his new Dr. David Hunter novel THE BONE GARDEN, writing series fiction as standalones, the psychological, gothic thriller, The Chemistry of Death on TV and anniversaries - good or a bad thing?THE BONE GARDEN: Driving through the mountains in a fierce winter storm, David Hunter is forced to seek shelter at a remote village. But a one-night stop-over at the dilapidated Hillside House becomes deadly after a gruesome discovery in the depths of the surrounding forest.With communications down and the only road washed out by the storm, Hunter is unsure who - if anyone - he can trust. And as long-buried secrets of a feud amongst the locals begin to emerge, he knows that whatever dark past the isolated community might be hiding, there's no one he can call on for help.This time he's on his own.Simon Beckett is the No.1 International Bestselling author of the David Hunter series. His books have been translated into 29 languages, appeared in the Sunday Times Top 10 bestseller lists and sold over 10 million copies worldwide. A former freelance journalist who has written for The Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Independent on Sunday and The Observer, the inspiration for the first David Hunter novel came after a visit to the world-renowned Body Farm in Tennessee introduced him to the work of forensic anthropologists. As well as co-winning the Ripper Award in 2018/19, the largest European crime prize, Simon has won the Raymond Chandler Society's ‘Marlowe' Award and been short-listed for the CWA Gold Dagger, CWA Dagger in the Library and Theakston's Crime Novel of the Year. In addition to the six David Hunter titles, the most recent of which is The Scent of Death, he has written five standalone novels, one of which, Where There's Smoke, was adapted into a major ITV two-part drama.Recommended: William Boyd Predicament, Mick Herron Slow Horses, Tom Rob Smith Cold PeoplePaul Burke is the editor of Crime Time FM podcast, CWA Gold Dagger judge, contributor to Crime Time and editor of Aspects of Crime.Produced by Junkyard DogCrime TimeCrime Time FM is the official podcast ofGwyl Crime Cymru Festival 2023 & 2025CrimeFest 2023CWA Daggers 2023 & 2024 & National Crime Reading Month& Newcastle Noir 2023 and 20242024 Slaughterfest,

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MALCOLM KEMPT chats to Paul Burke about A GIFT BEFORE DYING, the Arctic, Inuit culture, reading outside your genre and handing out guns to prisoners.A GIFT BEFORE DYING AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD, CAN JUSTICE STILL BE FOUND?After a botched high-profile murder investigation, Sergeant Elderick Cole is exiled to the remote, rugged landscape of Nunavut, a vast territory in the Arctic Circle known for its untamed beauty, frigid temperatures, and endless winter nights.His bleak existence takes a sinister turn when he discovers the hanging body of Pitseolala, a troubled Inuit girl whom he had sworn to protect. Her death dredges up demons he thought he'd buried along with the scars of a fractured marriage and the aching divide between himself and his estranged daughter.As Cole's life unravels - and with it, the fragile thread of his investigation - he turns to Pitseolala's younger brother, Maliktu, a fellow outsider. It's then that Cole uncovers what binds them: a singular mission to find her killer.Against fierce backlash, Cole's overriding desire to redeem just one aspect of his otherwise failed life becomes an obsession - and he's willing to break every rule in his unyielding pursuit of justice and the smallest shred of redemption.Malcolm Kempt worked as a criminal lawyer in the remote Arctic for seventeen years before leaving to write full time. He now lives on the island of Newfoundland. A Gift Before Dying is his debut novel.Recommended: Ilaria Tuti Flowers Over the Inferno (also Italian TV series on Walter Presents Channel 4 UK), British Library Classics, True Detective (TV) Paul Burke is the editor of Crime Time FM, Aspects of Crime and is a CWA Dagger judge. His first book,a spy film anthology, will be published in September, '26.Produced by Junkyard DogCrime TimeCrime Time FM is the official podcast ofGwyl Crime Cymru Festival 2023 & 2025CrimeFest 2023CWA Daggers 2023 & 2024 & National Crime Reading Month& Newcastle Noir 2023 and 20242024 Slaughterfest,

BRIAN PRICE chats to Paul Burke about FATAL SHOT, Mel Cotton, Chemistry, Biology and the Science of Crime, Terry Pratchett and common science mistakes by crime writers.Fatal Shot: Pleasure or murder? Was journalist Jenny Pike seeking extreme pleasure or was she murdered? Mexton police and her partner are suspicious. Things just don't add up. Who would want Jenny killed and why? If she was murdered, then why was there no trace of the killer? Deadly weaponsA mystery gunman is injured as his weapon blows up in his face. Someone is making blank weapons lethal. Mexton police are baffled. Meanwhile, a ruthless gangster is after a stolen laptop, and he will stop at nothing to get it back. What is on that laptop?A dangerous turf warSoon Mexton is in turmoil with illegal firearms, a vengeful crime boss and an impossible crime to solve. A turf war between drug dealers looms and the police seem powerless to stop it. Can DC Mel Cotton and her colleagues solve the riddles facing them without getting killed? Can a lethal conflict be prevented, before someone gets seriously hurt?Brian Price is a chemist and biologist who retired from the Environment Agency in 2016. He is the author of Crime Writing: How to write the science and runs a website offering tips on science for crime writers (www.crimewriterscience.co.uk). He taught at the Open University for 26 years. He has advised number of leading crime writers. Brian's first crime novel, Fatal Trade, was published by Hobeck Books in 2021. Fatal Shot came out in 2025.Find out more about Brian at www.brianpriceauthor.co.ukRecommended Bryan Mason, MW Craven, John Dixon Carr, Martin Edwards, Paul Durston, Mark Billingham, Kathryn Harkup, TG Reid.Paul Burke is the editor of Crime Time FM, Aspects of Crime and is a CWA Dagger judge. Produced by Junkyard DogCrime TimeCrime Time FM is the official podcast ofGwyl Crime Cymru Festival 2023 & 2025CrimeFest 2023CWA Daggers 2023 & 2024 & National Crime Reading Month& Newcastle Noir 2023 and 20242024 Slaughterfest,

Joel Nedecky chats to Paul Burke about his new noir novel THE BROKEN DETECTIVE, Jake Joelsen, Winnipeg, noir spirit, teaching, social critique and family.THE BROKEN DETECTIVE Private investigator Jake Joelsen is going to prison for assaulting his sick mom's abusive boyfriend, but thanks to a suspended sentence, he has two weeks to earn as much money as possible so he can financially support his mom when he's inside. Enter Nia Rowe, who hires Jake to find her troubled sister, Sadie, a former member of a mega-church called Watershed Moments. Jake struggles to stay sober as he encounters old haunts he's never come to terms with, while trying to rescue Sadie from the grip of powerful people willing to do anything to protect their place on the highest rungs of society.Joel Nedecky has always loved stories, yet most of his childhood was spent playing hockey. It wasn't until university that he discovered a passion for all types of fiction. He is a member of Crime Writers of Canada, and his first novel, The Broken Detective, comes out in the fall of 2025 from Run Amok Crime.Recommend: George Pelecanos, Dennis Lehane Cormac McCarthy The Road, Walter Mosley.Paul Burke edits Aspects of Crime Magazine and writes for Crime Time, Crime Fiction Lover and the European Literature Network, Punk Noir Magazine (fiction contribution). He is also a CWA Historical Dagger Judge 2025. His first book An Encyclopedia of  Spy Fiction will be out 2026.Produced by Junkyard DogCrime TimeCrime Time FM is the official podcast ofGwyl Crime Cymru Festival 2023 & 2025CrimeFest 2023CWA Daggers 2023 & 2024 & National Crime Reading Month& Newcastle Noir 2023 and 20242024 Slaughterfest,

This special crossover episode brings together espionage and crime fans for a fast-paced round-table on our Books of the Year 2025. Antonia Senior (Spymasters) is joined by: Paul Burke – host of Aspects of Crime Mark Ellis – bestselling author of the Frank Merlin series Thomas Waugh – author of Endgame Together we unpack the best in spy fiction, crime writing, historical thrillers and intelligence non-fiction—from World War II espionage and Cold War intrigue to the new era of China-focused spy thrillers. Books discussed include: The Darkest Winter by Carlo Lucarelli Appointment in Paris by Jane Thynne The Second Traitor by Alex Gerlis The Peak by Sam Guthrie Shadow of a Queen by Peter Tonkin The Predicament by William Boyd Smoke and Embers by John Lawton The Poet's Game by Paul Vidich Clown Town by Mick Herron The Revolutionists by Jason Burke Man of Bones by Ben Creed The Spy in the Archives by Gordon Corera Expect passionate debate, insider recommendations, Cold War gossip, a very loud puppy, and a surprising amount of Noel Coward. Perfect listening for fans of John le Carré, Mick Herron, Len Deighton, Helen Fry, and anyone hunting for genuinely brilliant new espionage reads.

In this lively literary conversation, Antonia Senior and Paul Burke explore the fascinating world of spy and crime fiction — from the golden age of classic espionage novels to the digital dilemmas of modern spy thrillers. As Paul launches Aspects of Crime, a new magazine, and a platform for authors and readers, they discuss how technology reshapes the genre, why characters like Charlie Muffin and Frederick Forsythe still resonate, and how emerging writers are redefining the moral and political edges of spy literature today. Expect deep dives into literary influences, lesser-known espionage gems, and the enduring tension between secrecy, betrayal, and morality that defines the best spy stories. Whether you love Le Carré, Deighton, Fleming, or new voices in espionage fiction, this episode offers both nostalgia and discovery for fans of intelligent thrillers.

PJ chats with Paul Burke principal of Carrigaline Commnunity School about the warm reaction to VMTV's "A Rebel Education" which airs Sundays at 8pm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

JAKE ARNOTT chats to Paul Burke about his new novel Blood Rival, Sophocles, Family, noir, tragedy, Blue Lights, Jim Thompson, James Ellroy, Cathi Unsworth, The Responder.BLOOD RIVAL It happened at a place where three roads meet. Junction 1A of the M25, heading east towards Gravesend. There's a killer on the road.Lee Royle, the notorious ‘King of Kent', is dead, killed in a brutal act of road rage. But was this a random attack, or was it a premeditated move in a deadly game of betrayal and revenge?Three lives are set on a collision course: Jo Royle, Lee's disillusioned and embittered wife, hiding secrets that could kill; Eddie Pierce, Jo's ambitious new lover, determined to move up the criminal ranks; and Commander Ray Spinks, a corrupt cop with his own claim on Lee's legacy -and no intention of letting it slip through his fingers.Caught between lust and loyalty, ambition and guilt, each will risk everything to uncover or bury the explosive truth behind Lee's death. Because this wasn't just a murder. It was a reckoning.Blood Rival is a modern retelling of an ancient story, where Greek tragedy meets neo-noir. A compulsive psychological thriller of forbidden desire, family secrets and fatal ambition.Jake Arnott was born in 1961, and lives in London. He is the author of the THE LONG FIRM, published by Sceptre in 1999 and subsequently made into an acclaimed BBC TV series. His second novel, HE KILLS COPPERS, was also made into a series by Channel 4. He has since published the novels TRUECRIME, JOHNNY COME HOME, THE DEVIL'S PAINTBRUSH, THE HOUSE OF RUMOUR, THE FATAL TREE and now BLOOD FEVER.Paul Burke edits Aspects of Crime Magazine and writes for Crime Time, Crime Fiction Lover and the European Literature Network, Punk Noir Magazine (fiction contribution). He is also a CWA Historical Dagger Judge 2025. His first book An Encyclopedia of  Spy Fiction will be out 2026.Produced by Junkyard DogCrime TimeCrime Time FM is the official podcast ofGwyl Crime Cymru Festival 2023 & 2025CrimeFest 2023CWA Daggers 2023 & 2024 & National Crime Reading Month& Newcastle Noir 2023 and 20242024 Slaughterfest,

DAVID JARVIS chats to Paul Burke about his new spy thriller, The Green Feathers, CHOGM, Five Eyes, Mike Kingdom, the zeitgeist and the lighter touch.The Green Feathers When a butterfly flaps its wings in the Caribbean, it causes storms in Europe.The British King and Prime Minister have arrived in Georgetown, Guyana, along with the leaders of the other fifty-five countries in the Commonwealth, for its biennial meeting. Two shots ring out causing panic on the steps of the Mahaica Convention Centre.The previous month, Tina Persad, an MI6 agent with Caribbean experience, had been sent to find out whether rumoured threats to the meeting were real or not. Then days before it was due to start, she had disappeared without trace.Michaela ‘Mike' Kingdom, a CIA analyst in London, may have been the last person to see her alive when they had a drink together in The Green Feathers. With Tina missing, Mike makes it her mission to find her friend, despite warnings not to get involved.The butterfly may have already flapped its wings, but can Mike find Tina before the Heavens open?David Jarvis went to art college in the 1970s before setting up an international planning practice, which he ran successfully for forty years. This took him around the world from Trinidad to Croatia and from France to Saudi Arabia.His canvases just got bigger and bigger. He has now retired to Wiltshire to write and drink wine, not necessarily in that order.Recommend Carl Hiaasen, Kyril Bonfiglioli (Mordecai)Paul Burke edits Aspects of Crime Magazine and writes for Crime Time, Crime Fiction Lover and the European Literature Network, Punk Noir Magazine (fiction contribution). He is also a CWA Historical Dagger Judge 2025. His first book An Encyclopedia of  Spy Fiction will be out 2026.Produced by Junkyard DogCrime TimeCrime Time FM is the official podcast ofGwyl Crime Cymru Festival 2023 & 2025CrimeFest 2023CWA Daggers 2023 & 2024 & National Crime Reading Month& Newcastle Noir 2023 and 20242024 Slaughterfest,

In this Ryder Cup 2025 preview, Sean Melia and Paul Burke dive into every major storyline shaping golf's biggest team event. From Bethpage Black's iconic setup and rowdy New York crowds to the captaincy drama surrounding Keegan Bradley, Luke Donald, and even Tiger Woods, no topic is off-limits. They debate whether John Rahm can carry Europe, if Scottie Scheffler will dominate for the U.S., and how LIV Golf continues to reshape Ryder Cup rosters. With bold predictions for breakout stars and potential disappointments, the stage has been set for an unforgettable week. NOTE: Apologies for the poor sound from Sean's mic. 00:00The Ryder Cup Excitement04:06Historical Context of Ryder Cup Teams08:48Bethpage Black as a Venue13:44Spectator Experience at the Ryder Cup18:09What If the US Loses the Ryder Cup?22:05Ryder Cup Dynamics and Leadership27:35The Role of Home Course Advantage32:52Captaincy Considerations and Future Implications34:36Key Players and Performance Expectations45:35Crowd Dynamics and Event Atmosphere49:01Ticket Prices and Accessibility49:30The Evolution of Golf Culture50:24Impact of LIV Golf on Ryder Cup Dynamics51:22Key Players and Team Dynamics52:20European vs. American Team Strategies53:21Bryson DeChambeau's Role in Team Golf54:56Media Perspectives on LIV Golf56:36Expectations for Players in the Ryder Cup57:55Breakout Players to Watch01:02:42Potential Disappointments in the Ryder Cup01:05:09Predictions for the Ryder Cup Outcome01:09:19Legacy of Luke Donald as CaptainLINKS:Watch on YouTubeSubscribe to the Newsletter Baystate Golf on IGSeanMeliaGolf on TwitterBaystateGolf.com

GUY HALE chats to Paul Burke about The Shakespeare Murders, PUT OUT THE LIGHT, ALL OUR YESTERDAYS, The Comeback Trail, Stratford theatre, indie publishing and dodgy 70s cops.Put Out The Light, Paperback Act III Stratford-upon-Avon, Spring 1972 On the streets of Stratford four murders remain unsolved. For DC Toby Marlow there is only one potential killer: Oliver Lawrence. But nobody has seen Oliver for over fifteen years. They don't even know what he looks like, they are chasing a shadow. Oliver's first act is complete. As Spring turns to summer Act III is about to begin. Like Othello, he is poisoned by lies from the past. Revenge has consumed him…Now is the time to put out more lights!Guy Hale was born in Worcestershire. He has owned and run a successful construction business and is a publisher at Bullington Press and record label boss at Gulf Coast Rocords. His debut novel featured Jimmy Wayne and was the first in the Comeback Trial series, The Croaking Raven launched the Shakespeare Murders. His new novel, the third in that series is Put Out the Light.Mentions: Gardner - book wholesaler/distributor, Caroline England, Luke Deckard.Recommendations: Trevor Wood, Vaseem Khan, Abir Mukherjee, Chris Lloyd, Chris McDonald, Rob Parker, Heather Critchlow.Paul Burke edits Aspects of Crime Magazine and writes for Crime Time, Crime Fiction Lover and the European Literature Network, Punk Noir Magazine (fiction contribution). He is also a CWA Historical Dagger Judge 2025. His first book An Encyclopedia of  Spy Fiction will be out 2026.Produced by Junkyard DogCrime TimeCrime Time FM is the official podcast ofGwyl Crime Cymru Festival 2023 & 2025CrimeFest 2023CWA Daggers 2023 & 2024 & National Crime Reading Month& Newcastle Noir 2023 and 20242024 Slaughterfest,

Donna Morfett chats to Paul Burke about THE MASQUERADE OF MURDER, Luton & Dunstable, revenge on the page, misogyny and self publishing.THE MASQUERADE OF MURDER DI Cora Snitton is barely catching her breath after the last case when another body turns up - this time, a suspected junkie dumped in an abandoned quarry.Her team is pulled into the chaos of the Luton Carnival, a vibrant event with a dark reputation for gang violence and drug deals.Amid the crowds, noise, and flashing lights, a ruthless gangster sees his chance to make a name for himself in a new town.As the music blares and the party rages on, something sinister rages behind the scenes.Donna Morfett Born and raised in a small Town in Bedfordshire. Donna has loved reading as long as she was able to understand the words written on the page, and the love has remained. Now a way to help cope with mental health. As with many people across the world, the pandemic left us with lots of time, and twiddling thumbs. As well as trying to complete a degree in Forensic Science at the time, Donna thought she'd try and write a book. Donna took part in NaNoWriMo, in November 2021, and wrote her first full length novel. Then there is Cassie, which came joint second in a recent short story competition. When entered, they were given covers and proper editing, so Donna thought, why not release it, and raise some money for charity. So that's how Cassie came to be. Debut novel The Disappearance of Peter Markham was released by Rampart books on May 23rd 2024. It was re-released with a new edit and cover in May 25. The follow up, Masquerade of Murder is due July 11th. Recommendation William Hussey The Boy I LoveMentions Graham Bartlett and Neil LancasterDonna Morfett Paul Burke edits Aspects of Crime Magazine and writes for Crime Time, Crime Fiction Lover and the European Literature Network, Punk Noir Magazine (fiction contribution). He is also a CWA Historical Dagger Judge 2025. His first book An Encyclopedia of  Spy Fiction will be out 2026.Produced by Junkyard DogCrime TimeCrime Time FM is the official podcast ofGwyl Crime Cymru Festival 2023 & 2025CrimeFest 2023CWA Daggers 2023 & 2024 & National Crime Reading Month& Newcastle Noir 2023 and 20242024 Slaughterfest,

Jane Thynne chats to Paul Burke about new Clara Vine spy novel THE JUDGEMENT OF STARS, Nazi Astrology, the German Film industry, Hedy Lamarr, humour in the darkest moments.The Judgement of Stars Berlin, 1942. Clara Vine, the Anglo-German actress, is working undercover in Germany as an agent of British intelligence. During a hiatus in the filming of Goebbels' latest propaganda film, the Sinking of the Titanic, she is covertly approached and asked to track down an errant British spy called Victor Stern.Stern is a physicist, feared to be passing vital secrets to the enemy. He also happens to be Clara's former lover, who she met in Vienna at the home of the actress, Hedy Lamarr.As Clara hunts for Stern, however, she finds herself the subject of a blackmail plot from a young woman at the Propaganda ministry, Gisela Vogel, who knows of Clara's Jewish heritage.She faces a race against time to find the missing agent before Goebbels learns of her true identity.Clara's search takes her to Hamburg and a meeting with the Third Reich's favourite astrologer, who foretells dramatic news about her future.But even if Clara finds her former lover, does she have it within herself to kill him?Appointment in Paris Jane Thynne is a novelist journalist and broadcaster. She has worked at the Sunday times, the Daily Telegraph and the BBC, among others. She is the author of The Clara Vine series of wartime espionage thrillers and the Fox and Fry novels. She has also written two acclaimed dystopian novels, Widowland and Queen High, under the name CJ Carey. She lives in London.RECOMMENDATIONS & talking points - Lawrence Rees, Adam Zamoyski, Uwe Neumahr The Writer's Castle, The Passenger Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz, Simon Schema The Road to Auschwitz (documentary), Philip Kerr Bernie Gunther novels.Paul Burke writes for Monocle Magazine, Crime Time, Crime Fiction Lover and the European Literature Network, Punk Noir Magazine (fiction contribution). He is also a CWA Historical Dagger Judge 2025. His first book An Encyclopedia of  Spy Fiction will be out 2026.Produced by Junkyard DogCrime TimeCrime Time FM is the official podcast ofGwyl Crime Cymru Festival 2023 & 2025CrimeFest 2023CWA Daggers 2023 & 2024 & National Crime Reading Month& Newcastle Noir 2023 and 20242024 Slaughterfest,

ALEX GERLIS chats to Paul Burke about his WWII spy thriller THE SECOND TRAITOR, Operation Sea Lion, Hitler as military commander, German spies in England and Alan Furst.THE SECOND TRAITOR The countdown to invasion begins... It's September 1940, and British intelligence is on high alert: the Nazi invasion of Britain is imminent. The German navy is assembling a vast fleet in Rotterdam to ferry men and materiel across the Channel. Meanwhile, a sinister organisation called The Group – a collection of British and Irish Nazi collaborators – is at work within the UK trying to pave the way for the Wehrmacht. The Invasion Warning Sub-Committee is established to counter this threat, and Charles Cooper, coming in from the cold after the disintegration of The Annexe, joins up and is tasked with cracking this nefarious network. But that is not the only concern for the spy chiefs: the search for double agent ‘Archie' – the Soviet spy and British traitor – is hotting up: they are now confident he works within MI6, and an elaborate scheme is set up to narrow down the list of suspects… To make things worse, they now know for certain that a second traitor, ‘Bertie', is also in play. With suspicion at paranoia pitch, can MI6 clean house before the Nazis arrive to help them do it?ALEX GERLIS was born in Grimsby, Lincolnshire. He worked for the BBC as a journalist for many years, starting out as a researcher on a three-month contract on Panorama and ending his career there nearly thirty years later as Head of Training in the BBC College of Journalism.  In between, he was an editor of a number of Television News programmes. Alex left the BBC in 2011 to concentrate on his writing.  Alex is married to Sonia and lives in west London and has two daughters and two grandsons, even though he is obviously not old enough to be a grandfather. Contrary to what many readers seem to believe, he's never worked in the world of espionage. Alex has the usual hobbies and interests one expects and has supported Grimsby Town since 1968. His books contain cryptic references to the club, which only Mariners fans will appreciate.Recommendations Alan Furst, le Carré, Graham Greene, IS Berry.Paul Burke writes for Monocle Magazine, Crime Time, Crime Fiction Lover and the European Literature Network, Punk Noir Magazine (fiction contribution). He is also a CWA Historical Dagger Judge 2025. His first book An Encyclopedia of  Spy Fiction will be out 2026.Produced by Junkyard DogCrime TimeCrime Time FM is the official podcast ofGwyl Crime Cymru Festival 2023 & 2025CrimeFest 2023CWA Daggers 2023 & 2024 & National Crime Reading Month& Newcastle Noir 2023 and 20242024 Slaughterfest,

Fiona Forsyth chats to Paul Burke about her new historical thriller DEATH and the POET, Ghastly misogynists, Ovid, small town life in the ancient world, studying the classics.Death and the Poet 14 AD. When Dokimos the vegetable seller is found bludgeoned to death in the Black Sea town of Tomis, it's the most exciting thing to have happened in the region for years. Now reluctantly settled into life in exile, the disgraced Roman poet Ovid helps his friend Avitius to investigate the crime, with the evidence pointing straight at a cuckolded neighbour.But Ovid is also on edge, waiting for the most momentous death of all. Augustus, the first Emperor of Rome, is nearing his end, and the future of the whole Roman world is uncertain.Even as far away as Tomis, this political shadow creates tension as the pompous Roman legate Flaccus thinks more of his career than solving a local murder.Avitius and Ovid become convinced that an injustice has been done in the case of the murdered vegetable seller. But Flaccus continues to turn a deaf ear.When Ovid's wife, Fabia, arrives unexpectedly, carrying a cryptic message from the Empress Livia, the poet becomes distracted - and another crime is committed.Assisted by Fabia, the investigators get closer to the truth. But the truth will come at a price.Ovid hopes for a return to Rome - only to discover that he is under threat from an enemy much closer to home.FIONA FORSYTH I will never fully understand the Romans, and that is the challenge. I have loved the ancient world since I read my first Greek myth, Theseus and the Minotaur. After reading Classics at Oxford, I taught at a boys' public school for twenty-five years, but then my family moved to Qatar. There wasn't much call for Latin teachers, so I wrote, and now I am back in the UK, all the questions I have asked myself about the Romans over the years are turning into novels. I was once accused by a slightly indignant teenager of being in love with Cicero. This is not strictly true...Recommendations SJ Parris, DV Bishop, RM Cullen Harlequin is Dead, Nicola Upson, Robert Graves, Alan Massie, John Williams.Paul Burke writes for Monocle Magazine, Crime Time, Crime Fiction Lover and the European Literature Network, Punk Noir Magazine (fiction contribution). He is also a CWA Historical Dagger Judge 2025. His first book An Encyclopedia of  Spy Fiction will be out 2026.Produced by Junkyard DogCrime TimeCrime Time FM is the official podcast ofGwyl Crime Cymru Festival 2023 & 2025CrimeFest 2023CWA Daggers 2023 & 2024 & National Crime Reading Month& Newcastle Noir 2023 and 20242024 Slaughterfest,

MARK ELLIS chats to Paul Burke about his new historical crime thriller Death of an Officer and Boom Time an account of crime in WWII London.DEATH OF AN OFFICER: London. Spring 1943. While Europe continues to suffer under the iron fist of Nazi occupation, Britain remains battered but unbowed.DCI Frank Merlin, already contending with a booming wartime crime wave in the capital, is confronted with a baffling case: the brutal murder of a respected doctor.Following a puzzling trail that leads him into the hidden corners of clubland - and which appears to be linked to the disappearance of both British and American officers - Merlin must untangle a dark web of shocking secrets.Boom Time The accepted story of the Home Front during the Second World War is one of cooperation and teamwork as people across Britain linked arms to provide support for the war effort. Right? Wrong. Crime rates actually increased during the war years. Think foreign gangs roaming through London is a recent phenomenon? Think again as Maltese and Italians cornered the organised crime world. And what about the Black Market? Well, business was booming. As gangster Mad ‘Frankie' Fraser later said, ‘I'll never forgive Hitler for surrendering, we were making so much money!' And what about the Americans? Healthy appetites, charm and good looks were not the only thing they brought with them. Also racial segregation and a veritable army of criminals.MARK ELLIS is a thriller writer from Swansea and a former barrister and entrepreneur. He is the creator of DCI Frank Merlin, an Anglo-Spanish police detective operating in World War 2 London. His books treat the reader to a vivid portrait of London during the war skilfully blended with gripping plots, political intrigue and a charismatic protagonist. Recommendations: Ragnar Jonasson, Simon Mason, Eric Ambler, Gore Vidal, Andrew Lonie, Phil Craig, Chips Channon, Len Deighton, Kingsley Amis.Film: Chicago Joe and the Showgirl with Emily Lloyd & Keifer Sutherland Paul Burke writes for Monocle Magazine, Crime Time, Crime Fiction Lover and the European Literature Network, Punk Noir Magazine (fiction contribution). He is also a CWA Historical Dagger Judge 2025. His first book An Encyclopedia of  Spy Fiction will be out 2026.Produced by Junkyard DogCrime TimeCrime Time FM is the official podcast ofGwyl Crime Cymru Festival 2023 & 2025CrimeFest 2023CWA Daggers 2023 & 2024 & National Crime Reading Month& Newcastle Noir 2023 and 20242024 Slaughterfest,

DAN FESPERMAN chats to Paul Burke about his new spy novel PARIAH, Eastern Europe, fiction as the second draft of history, facades of democracy, comedy and Hollywood, The Baltimore Banner.Pariah: an adrenaline-fueled thriller about a disgraced comedian-turned-politician who takes on the role of a lifetime: infiltrating a corrupt Eastern European country to spy on their brutal dictator. Hal Knight, a comedian and movie star-turned politician, is no stranger to controversy. But after an embarrassing and humiliating encounter on set, Knight resigns from Congress, quits social media, and disappears to the tiny Caribbean island of Vieques to drink dirty martinis and nurse his wounds. Shortly after his arrival, he is approached by a trio of CIA operatives hoping to recruit him to infiltrate the power structure of Bolrovia--a hostile, Eastern European country whose despotic president, Nikolai Horvatz, happens to be a longtime fan of Knight's adolescent male humor. Knowing that Horvatz plans to invite the disgraced star for an official visit, the CIA coaxes Knight to accept. Skeptical, but with little to lose, Knight accepts the challenge, sensing this might be his one chance to do something worthwhile, even if no one else ever finds out. Upon arrival as President Horvatz's guest of honor, Knight confronts his ultimate acting challenge. What begins as an assignment to keep his eyes and ears open quickly turns into a life-or-death battle of wits, with consequences reaching all the way to Washington. With Pariah, Dan Fesperman has crafted a heart-pounding thriller about espionage, entertainment, and one man's pursuit of redemption.Dan Fesperman  served as a foreign correspondent for The Baltimore Sun, based in Berlin. His coverage of the siege of Sarajevo led to his debut novel, Lie in the Dark, which won Britain's John Creasey Memorial Dagger Award for best first crime novel. Subsequent books have won the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award for best thriller, the Hammett Prize from the International Association of Crime Writers, the Barry Award for best thriller, and selection by USA Today as the year's best mystery/thriller novel. He lives near Baltimore.Recommendations Say Nothing Patrick Radden Keefe, Graham Greene, Mick Herron. Charles Cumming. David McCloskey, IS Berry, John le Carré.Paul Burke writes for Monocle Magazine, Crime Time, Crime Fiction Lover and the European Literature Network, Punk Noir Magazine (fiction contribution). He is also a CWA Historical Dagger Judge 2025. His first book An Encyclopedia of  Spy Fiction will be out 2026.Produced by Junkyard DogCrime TimeCrime Time FM is the official podcast ofGwyl Crime Cymru Festival 2023 & 2025CrimeFest 2023CWA Daggers 2023 & 2024 & National Crime Reading Month& Newcastle Noir 2023 and 20242024 Slaughterfest,

GJ WILLIAMS chats to Paul Burke about her new historical crime thriller THE CYGNET PRINCE, third in the Tudor Rose Murders series, Tudor scandals, pretenders to the throne, the Kardashians of the Tudor period. THE CYGNET PRINCE: England 1562. Elizabeth's court is besieged by scandal and Catholic plots, when a young German prince arrives in England claiming to be the son of Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves - and so the rightful King. His letters, looks, and jewels seem to prove his case. As a poison spreads and old secrets unravel, Doctor John Dee and his apprentice, Margaretta, must uncover the truth behind the prince's origins. Their investigation spans England and German as they uncover forbidden love, revenge, betrayal and a plot against the Tudor Dynasty. But will they uncover the truth in time to save the queen's throne?GJ WILLIAMS is a Welsh woman living in Somerset, England. She is a doctor of psychology and ran an international consulting business for 25 years before putting her love of writing to the forefront of life. She lives between Somerset and London and is often found writing on the train next to a grumpy cat and a cup of tea. Her dream is to be chosen by readers of CJ Sansom, SJ Parris, Rory Clements, Kate Mosse, SG McClean, and Andrew TaylorLife is always busy. When she is not writing, she is researching, travelling to historic sites or plotting while sailing the blue seas on her beloved boat.GJ also delivers talks and ‘meet the author' sessions with historical interest groups, book clubs and societies. Reach her through the contact page.Recommendations The Unravelling of Mary Reddish by David Whitfield Murder at Greenwich Palace Adele JordanPaul Burke writes for Monocle Magazine, Crime Time, Crime Fiction Lover and the European Literature Network, Punk Noir Magazine (fiction contribution). He is also a CWA Historical Dagger Judge 2025. His first book An Encyclopedia of  Spy Fiction will be out 2026.20% of royalties from this book will be donated to Weston Hospice CareProduced by Junkyard DogCrime TimeCrime Time FM is the official podcast ofGwyl Crime Cymru Festival 2023 & 2025CrimeFest 2023CWA Daggers 2023 & 2024 & National Crime Reading Month& Newcastle Noir 2023 and 20242024 Slaughterfest,

SIMON  MCCLEAVE chats to Paul Burke about his new novels - THE ABERSOCH KILLINGS and FIVE DAYS IN PROVENCE, Anglesey and Snowdonia and writing TV.The Abersoch Killings Keep your enemies close and your family closer… At his beachside mansion, with his large family and beautiful wife, Jack Rush celebrated his step-daughter's wedding: an extravagant, happy day. But that night, the movie producer is found in a pool of blood having snorted cyanide instead of cocaine. With security tight, DI Ruth Hunter and DS Nick Evans are looking for a suspect among the guests. Jack's wife knew of his many infidelities; his twin sons resented his control; and Charlie, the new son-in-law, was furious about the prenup. They all had motive and opportunity but who switched the drugs and killed the domineering bully?Also: Five Days in Provence Simon McCleave is a multi million-selling crime novelist who lives in North Wales with his wife and two children. Before he was an author, Simon worked as a script editor at the BBC and a producer at Channel 4 before working as a story analyst in Los Angeles. He then became a script writer, writing on series such as Silent Witness, The Bill, EastEnders and many more. His Channel 4 film Out of the Game was critically acclaimed and described as ‘an unflinching portrayal of male friendship' by Time Out. His first book, 'The Snowdonia Killings', was released in January 2020 and soon became an Amazon Bestseller, reaching No 1 in the UK Chart and selling over 400,000 copies. His twenty subsequent novels in the DI Ruth Hunter Snowdonia Series have all been Amazon bestsellers, with most of them hitting the top of the digital charts. He has sold over 3 million books to date. ‘The Dark Tide', Simon's first book in an Anglesey based crime series for publishing giant Harper Collins (Avon), was a major hit in 2022, becoming the highest selling Waterstone's Welsh Book of the Month ever.  This year, Simon is releasing the first in a new series of books, ‘Marshal of Snowdonia' with several more planned for 2025. Simon has also written a one-off psychological thriller, Last Night at Villa Lucia, for Storm Publishing, which was a major hit, The Times describing it as ‘…well above the usual seasonal villa thriller…' with its ‘…empathetic portrayal of lives spent in the shadow of coercion and abuse.'  The Snowdonia based DI Ruth Hunter books are now set to be filmed as a major new television series, with shooting to begin in North Wales in 2025. Recommendations Michael Connelly, James Ellroy, George Pelecanos.Paul Burke writes for Monocle Magazine, Crime Time, Crime Fiction Lover and the European Literature Network, Punk Noir Magazine (fiction contribution). He is also a CWA Historical Dagger Judge 2025. His first book An Encyclopedia of  Spy Fiction will be out 2026.Produced by Junkyard DogCrime TimeCrime Time FM is the official podcast ofGwyl Crime Cymru Festival 2023 & 2025CrimeFest 2023CWA Daggers 2023 & 2024 & National Crime Reading Month& Newcastle Noir 2023 and 20242024 Slaughterfest,

The Crime Writers Association Awards Evening hosted by Victoria Selman and Imran Mahmood.Vaseem Khan outgoing ChairNadine Matheson new ChairMick Herron Diamond Dagger winnerMaxim Jakubowski introducing Red Herring recipient Janet LaurenceDea Parkin Emerging writer dagger - Winner Ashland by Joe EurellVicki Goldie introducing the Dagger in the Library - winner Richard Osman (recorded)DV Bishop introducing the Best Crime Publisher Dagger - winner Orenda Books collected by Karen SullivanAyo Onatade introducing the Short Story Dagger  - winner A Date on Yarmouth Pier by JC BernthalMaxim Jakubowski introducing the In Translation Dagger winner The Night of Baba Yaga by Akira Otani translated Sam Bett.Philip Gooden introducing the ALCS Gold Dagger for Non-fiction - winner The Peepshow Kate Summerscale (recorded)Paul Burke introducing The Historical Dagger - winner AJ West The Betrayal of Thomas True Gytha Lodge introducing the Whodunnit Dagger winner Lisa Hall The Case of the Singer and the ShowgirlSusi Holliday introducing The Twisted Dagger winner Nightwatching Tracy Sierra (recorded)Victoria Dowd introducing the ILP John Creasey First Novel Dagger winner All Us Sinners Katy MasseyCorrine Turner introducing the IFP Ian Fleming Steel Dagger winner Dark Ride Lou Berney (recorded)Richard Reynolds with the final award of the night the KAA Gold Dagger - winner Anna MazzolaCongratulations to all winners. Apologies for the delay in putting up this show due to unforeseen circumstances. Thanks you to the Crime Writers Association and all sponsors. Produced by Junkyard DogCrime TimeCrime Time FM is the official podcast ofGwyl Crime Cymru Festival 2023 & 2025CrimeFest 2023CWA Daggers 2023 & 2024 & National Crime Reading Month& Newcastle Noir 2023 and 20242024 Slaughterfest,

Mark Billingham chats to Paul Burke about his new thriller What the Night Brings, donuts, longevity, opening scenes and please don't do spoilers!Bonus:Mark Billingham chats to Philip Gwynne Jones at Gwyl Crime Cymru Festival in Aberystwyth. Two pals have a chat.What the Night Brings"Three dead coppers, Tom, maybe four by lunchtime."The targeted murder of four officers is only the first in a series of attacks that leaves police scared, angry and, most disturbingly of all, vengeful.As Tom Thorne and Nicola Tanner dig into the reasons for the violence, a deeper darkness begins to emerge: the possibility that these murders are payback. The price paid for an unspeakable betrayal.To uncover the truth, Thorne will be forced to question everything he stands for. He can trust nobody, and the shocking secrets revealed by one terrible night will fracture his entire world.Mark Billingham has won numerous awards, being one of only two authors to twice win the Theakston Old Peculier Award for Crime Novel of the Year. Each of his novels has been a Sunday Times bestseller, including all those in his two series, Tom Thorne and Declan Miller. Sleepyhead and Scaredy Cat were made into a hit TV series on Sky 1, and a series based on the novels In the Dark and Time of Death was broadcast on BBC1. Mark lives in north London with his wife and two children.Recommended: Dom Nolan Vine Street & White CityPhilip Gwynne Jones The Magus of Sicily 3/7/25Paul Burke writes for Monocle Magazine, Crime Time, Crime Fiction Lover and the European Literature Network, Punk Noir Magazine (fiction contribution). He is also a CWA Historical Dagger Judge 2025. His first book An Encyclopedia of  Spy Fiction will be out 2026.Produced by Junkyard DogCrime TimeCrime Time FM is the official podcast ofGwyl Crime Cymru Festival 2023 & 2025CrimeFest 2023CWA Daggers 2023 & 2024 & National Crime Reading Month& Newcastle Noir 2023 and 20242024 Slaughterfest,

FIONA CUMMINS chats to Paul Burke about SOME OF US ARE LIARS, Saul Anguish, Essex inspiration, Sisters, celebrity and being the best writer you can be. SOME OF US ARE LIARS When Jen Miller entrusts her youngest child to the care of her beloved sisters, she has no idea of the devastating tragedy that is about to unfold.To celebrate her sister's wedding, global superstar Winter Kellaway throws the party of the decade at her luxurious beachside estate. The decorations are flawless. The champagne is on ice. The guests have arrived. But one misstep will have heartbreaking consequences that will rock this close-knit family to their core.With her life in pieces, how can Jen ever begin to forgive?Saul Anguish, a brilliant but tormented young detective, is called in to investigate and uncovers a long-buried and shocking family secret. As the trail takes a dramatic turn, they must now all face the truth that you can never truly leave the past behind . . .Fiona Cummins is an award-winning former journalist and a graduate of the Faber Academy Writing a Novel course. Rattle, her debut novel, was the subject of a huge international auction and has been translated into several languages. It received widespread critical acclaim from authors and reviewers. She has since written bestsellers The Collector, The Neighbour, When I Was Ten and Into the Dark in which she introduces DC Saul Anguish, a brilliant young detective with a dark past. Fiona lives with her family in Essex.Recommendations The Silence of the Lambs - Thomas Harris, Nikki Smith, Stephen King, CL Taylor - It's Always the Husband.Paul Burke writes for Monocle Magazine, Crime Time, Crime Fiction Lover and the European Literature Network, Punk Noir Magazine (fiction contribution). He is also a CWA Historical Dagger Judge 2025. His first book An Encyclopedia of  Spy Fiction will be out 2026.Produced by Junkyard DogCrime TimeCrime Time FM is the official podcast ofGwyl Crime Cymru Festival 2023 & 2025CrimeFest 2023CWA Daggers 2023 & 2024 & National Crime Reading Month& Newcastle Noir 2023 and 20242024 Slaughterfest,

THOMAS TRANG chats to Paul Burke about Dark Neon Dirt, LA heists, Caravaggio, Hollywood money, Elmore Leonard and Andor.DARK NEON DIRT Shaun Nguyen is a Vietnamese war orphan who made it to America. But danger was never far behind – from the Chinatown gangs he ran with in New York, to his years in Iraq dodging bullets and defusing bombs. Nguyen learnt how to survive. By all means necessary.Now he's a high-end thief in Los Angeles. One of the best, but smart enough to know he's living on borrowed time. Then a job goes sideways, leaving bodies on the Hollywood Freeway, stolen diamonds in his pocket, and a target on his back.Which gets the attention of Thomas Monroe, an LAPD lieutenant who's been hunting Nguyen for years. Captain Ahab with a gun and badge, plus his own dirty secrets closing in on him fast. The two of them are set on a collision course – a thief who won't be caught and the cop who doesn't miss.Not exactly the quiet life Nguyen is after, especially now he's met a mysterious woman who's landed in town. They fall for each other hard. A gallerist living in France who used to be with the FBI's Art Crime Team. Able to spot forgeries a mile off, but she hasn't figured him out yet.So once he wraps up this business with the diamonds, Nguyen is done with the game. The problem is she's not quite done with the FBI.Welcome to the City of Angels – where everyone has an angle.Thomas Trang is a French/Vietnamese writer currently living in the UK after stints in Australia, New York, and Singapore. His stories have previously appeared in FutureQuake, Full House Literary and the Revolutions 2 anthology. He is currently working on a SF trilogy which mixes cyberpunk with the gritty realpolitik of The Wire and Cold War spy fiction.Mentions: Army of Shadows (Fr. Film), Dennis Lehane, Michael Clayton (Am. Film), Sarah Paretsky, Don De Lillo, Hunter (Fr. TV)  Miami Vice (TV show), Ilyn Welch.Recommendations Paul Burke writes for Monocle Magazine, Crime Time, Crime Fiction Lover and the European Literature Network, Punk Noir Magazine (fiction contribution). He is also a CWA Historical Dagger Judge 2025. His first book An Encyclopedia of  Spy Fiction will be out early 2026.Produced by Junkyard DogProduced by Junkyard DogCrime TimeCrime Time FM is the official podcast ofGwyl Crime Cymru Festival 2023 & 2025CrimeFest 2023CWA Daggers 2023 & 2024 & National Crime Reading Month& Newcastle Noir 2023 and 20242024 Slaughterfest,

Dr Julia Ravey and Dr Ella Hubber are both scientists, but it turns out there's a lot they don't know about the women that came before them. In Unstoppable, Julia and Ella tell each other the hidden, world-shaping stories of the scientists, engineers and innovators that they wish they'd known about when they were starting out in science. This week, a Māori marine scientist is combining indigenous knowledge with marine science to save the oceans that are so integral to her heritage.Growing up in 1970s New Zealand, Kura-Paul Burke faced stigma due to her Māori roots. But, after finding herself studying marine science as an adult, Kura leaned on her heritage to take on a problem where many had already failed: restoring a lost population of precious, green-lipped mussels. Discover how Māori ancestresses, tribal elders and centuries-old knowledge inspired the ingenious methods of Aotearoa's first female Māori professor of marine science.Presenters: Ella Hubber and Julia Ravey Guest Speaker: Dr Kura Paul-Burke Producers: Ella Hubber and Julia Ravey Assistant Producers: Sophie Ormiston, Anna Charalambou and Josie Hardy Sound Designer: Ella Roberts Production Coordinator: Ishmael Soriano Editor: Holly Squire(Image: Dr Kura Paul-Burke. Credit: Dr Kura Paul-Burke)

Paul Burke joins Sean to preview The Masters. Topics:Multiple major winners of the 2020s and who can join the club?Is there TOO MUCH Masters coverage?Who is feeling the pressure to win?Who is in the wilderness?Can players with scars from Augusta ever win The Masters?Picks and dark horsesLINKS:Watch on YouTubeSubscribe to the Newsletter Baystate Golf on IGSeanMeliaGolf on TwitterBaystateGolf.com

How often do we hear that “everything happens for a reason”? Well, according to Scripture, that's true! God has this wonderful way of taking things that are negative in our lives and working them out. No matter how much we think we've missed the mark or failed God, His grace is more. The love of God is unchanging. May we never forget that He works all things for good.

This was definitely a unique episode and a wild ride with Sibling Revelry's Paul Burke and There Goes The Neighborhood's one and only, Tony Peck. peoplewelovepodcast.com, instagram.com/peoplewelovepodcast, instagram.com/adamchoit, twitter.com/adamchoit

In episode 327, author and prepper, Lindy Bryant talks about the challenges and advantages that single preppers face. We talk highlight her two books: “The Single Person's Guide to Preparedness” and the companion resource “Grab-N-Go Binder”. Check out her links as well as our sponsors Survival Garden Seeds, ProOne Water Filters, EMP Shield, Paul Burke […] The post Prepping 2.0 327 – Prepping for One appeared first on Firearms Radio Network.