Episode 172 - Laura Dave, The First Time I Saw Him, and getting cut out of your own show

In this episde we chat to debut crime novelist M.K. Oliver about A Sociopath's Guide to a Successful Marriage, and the inspirations behind it, including the real Lalla Rookh who gives the book's protagonist her name. 

In this epsiode we chat to crime writer Tim Weaver about his bestselling character, David Raker, who makes his appearance in a fifteenth novel 'The Lost Women'. 

In this episode we chat about Vaseem's new locked room mystery novel, The Edge of Darkness, set in the Naga Hills district of 1950s India, and discuss the infamous Battle of the Tennis Court that took place in the region during WW2

In this episode, we chat to celebrated crime writer Louise Welsh about her career and her latest novel The Cut Up. We discuss some of the most expensive books to be sold secondhand, and the death of playright Christopher Marlowe.

In this episode we talk to New York Times bestselling author Laura Dave about her new thriller The First Time I Saw Him ... and how she was cut out of a TV show based on her books 

In the final episode of 2025, we are joined by writers AA Dhand and Imran Mahmood to review the year, discussing our favourite books and TV shows - and some we would rather not recommend.

In this episode, we look at the gruesome murder case of Sweet Fanny Adams and how the well known saying came to be,  

In this episode we chat to crime writer Alexandra Benedict, dubbed the 'Queen of the Christmas Thriller' about her latest book The Christmas Cracker Killer

In this episode podcast host Abir Mukherjee introduces us to his latest bestselling Wyndham and Banerjee mystery, The Burning Grounds, and we dissect the true crime case of the Tri-State Cemetery Scandal