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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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