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TCFL Podcast Episode #28 with Claire McGowan author of What You Did

September 9, 2019 By Paul

Welcome to my podcast, The Crime Fiction Lounge.

My guest on this episode is with the author Claire McGowan. We chat about her life as a writer and her new thriller novel, What You Did.What You Did by Claire McGowan

 


What You Did by Claire McGowan

Thriller What You Did

What You Did

“A brilliant, breathless thriller that kept me guessing to the last shocking page.” —Erin Kelly, Sunday Times bestselling author of He Said/She Said

An Amazon Charts and Washington Post bestseller.

It was supposed to be the perfect reunion: six university friends together again after twenty years. Host Ali finally has the life she always wanted, a career she can be proud of and a wonderful family with her college boyfriend, now husband. But that night her best friend makes an accusation so shocking that nothing will ever be the same again.

When Karen staggers in from the garden, bleeding and traumatised, she claims that she has been assaulted—by Ali’s husband, Mike. Ali must make a split-second decision: who should she believe? Her horrified husband, or her best friend? With Mike offering a very different version of events, Ali knows one of them is lying—but which? And why?

When the ensuing chaos forces her to re-examine the golden era the group shared at university, Ali realises there are darker memories too. Memories that have lain dormant for decades. Memories someone would kill to protect.

Amazon US

Amazon UK


What You Did by Claire McGowan

OClaire McGowan - The other Wife

 

The Other Wife

She’s a total stranger. But she knows who you are…

Suzi did a bad thing. She’s paying for it now, pregnant, scared, and living in an isolated cottage with her jealous husband, Nick.

When Nora moves into the only house nearby, Suzi is delighted to have a friend. So much so that she’s almost tempted to tell Nora her terrible secret. But there’s more to Nora than meets the eye. It’s impossible—does she already know what Suzi did?

Meanwhile, Elle spends her days in her perfect home, fixated on keeping up appearances. But when her husband betrays her, it unravels a secret going all the way back to her childhood. She’ll do whatever it takes to hold on to him, even if that means murder. After all, she’s done it before…

Caught up in their own secrets and lies, these strangers will soon realise they have more in common than they could ever have imagined. When a shocking event brings them together, their lives will never be the same again.

Amazon USA

Amazon UK


Claire’s Contact:

Website: www.ink-stains.co.uk 

Twitter: @inkstainsclaire 


Thank you so much to everyone who’s left a review for the show, it goes a long way toward helping convince someone who hasn’t heard the show whether it’s worth their time or not. If this podcast is something you’ve enjoyed, please leave a review on iTunes or Stitcher and subscribe if you haven’t done so already

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Special thanks to Claire McGowan for joining me in this episode of The Crime Fiction Lounge.

Bye, until next time!

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Author of Wicked River, Jenny Milchman

 

Episode #2 with Jenny Milchman, Author of Wicked River


 

Episode #6 with Mark Edwards, Author of Bestseller, In Her Shadow

 

Filed Under: Author Friends, TCFL Podcast Tagged With: Claire McGowan, The Other Wife, Thriller, What You Did

TCFL Podcast Episode #27 with Mark Bergin, Author of Apprehension

August 26, 2019 By Paul

Welcome to my podcast, The Crime Fiction Lounge.

My guest on this episode is with the author Mark Bergin. We chat about his life as a writer and his debut novel, Apprehension.

Author Mark Bergin

 


Apprehension by Mark Bergin

A Mark Bergin novel, Apprehension

Apprehension

Kelly was a pro until his niece was murdered right before his eyes. His family says he failed her, but Kelly can’t share his one shocking, secret―and criminal―act of vengeance. 

Now, fellow detectives digging in another case can end Kelly’s career and send him to jail. Kelly must ignore this looming doom and focus on protecting a boy from his pedophile father in a slam-dunk trial. Except the hotshot defense attorney is his new girlfriend Rachel Cohen, who shares wonderful news but hides her duty to destroy him on the stand. And she can’t reveal that she’s investigating a twisted team of drug cops. While his friends work in secret to save him, Kelly is forced to the breaking point―and beyond.

Amazon US

Amazon UK


Mark’s Contact:

Website: https://markberginwriter.com/

Facebook: Mark Bergin

Twitter: @markbergin4

Instagram: marberginwriter


Thank you so much to everyone who’s left a review for the show, it goes a long way toward helping convince someone who hasn’t heard the show whether it’s worth their time or not. If this podcast is something you’ve enjoyed, please leave a review on iTunes or Stitcher and subscribe if you haven’t done so already

Thanks for Listening!

To share your thoughts:

  • Leave a note in the comment section below.
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To help out the show:

  • Leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews really help and I read each one.
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Special thanks to Mark Bergin for joining me in this episode of The Crime Fiction Lounge.

Bye, until next time!

If you liked this episode…

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Episode #19 with Ed James, Author of Kill the Messenger, (Fenchurch 6)


 

Episode #18 with Kathleen Valenti, Author of As Directed

 

Filed Under: Author Friends, TCFL Podcast Tagged With: detective, Mark Bergin, Police Procedural, vengeance

TCFL Podcast Episode #26 with Joshilyn Jackson, Author of Never Have I Ever

July 29, 2019 By Paul

Welcome to my podcast, The Crime Fiction Lounge.

My guest on this episode is with the delightful author Joshilyn Jackson. We chat about her life as a writer and her latest novel, Never Have I Ever?

Never Have I Ever by Joshilyn Jackson

 


never have I ever by Joshilyn Jackson

Author Joshilyn Jackson

Never Have I Ever

Have you ever done something so bad, so shameful that you would do anything to keep it secret? What if your worst enemy knew . . . and was determined to expose you?

Amy Whey is proud of her ordinary life and the simple pleasures that come with it—teaching diving lessons, baking cookies for new neighbors, helping her best friend, Charlotte, run their local book club. Her greatest joy is her family: her devoted professor husband, her spirited fifteen-year-old stepdaughter, her adorable infant son. And, of course, the steadfast and supportive Charlotte. But Amy’s sweet, uncomplicated life begins to unravel when the mysterious and alluring Angelica Roux arrives on her doorstep one book club night.

Sultry and magnetic, Roux beguiles the group with her feral charm. She keeps the wine flowing and lures them into a game of spilling secrets. Everyone thinks it’s naughty, harmless fun. Only Amy knows better. Something wicked has come her way—a she-devil in a pricey red sports car who seems to know the terrible truth about who she is and what she once did.

When they’re alone, Roux tells her that if she doesn’t give her what she asks for, what she deserves, she’s going to make Amy pay for her sins. One way or another.

To protect herself and her family and save the life she’s built, Amy must beat the devil at her own clever game, matching wits with Roux in an escalating war of hidden pasts and unearthed secrets. Amy knows the consequences if she can’t beat Roux. What terrifies her is everything she could lose if she wins.

A diabolically entertaining tale of betrayal, deception, temptation, and love-filled with dark twists leavened by Joshilyn Jackson’s trademark humor, Never Have I Ever explores what happens when the transgressions of our past come back with a vengeance.

Amazon US

Amazon UK


Links to other Works by Joshilyn Jackson

Please find below links to Joshilyn’s other titles:

Amazon.com

Amazon.co.uk 


Roshilyn’s Contact:

Website: http://www.joshilynjackson.com/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JoshilynJackson/ 

Twitter: @joshilynJackson

Instagram: joshilyn_jackson


Thank you so much to everyone who’s left a review for the show, it goes a long way toward helping convince someone who hasn’t heard the show whether it’s worth their time or not. If this podcast is something you’ve enjoyed, please leave a review on iTunes or Stitcher and subscribe if you haven’t done so already

Thanks for Listening!

To share your thoughts:

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To help out the show:

  • Leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews really help and I read each one.
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Special thanks to Joshilyn for joining me in this episode of The Crime Fiction Lounge.

Bye, until next time!

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Rea Frey Author of Because You're Mine

 

Episode #24 with Rea Frey, author of NOT HER DAUGHTER


 

Episode #18 with Kathleen Valenti, Author of As Directed

 

Filed Under: Author Friends, TCFL Podcast Tagged With: betrayal, Deception, Joshilyn Jackson, never have I ever, secret, temptation, Truth, vengeance

TCFL Podcast Episode #25 with Lynne Truss, author of The Man That Got Away

July 16, 2019 By Paul

Welcome to my podcast, The Crime Fiction Lounge.

My guest on this episode is the charming author Lynne Truss. We chat about her foray into quirky comedy crime fiction and her life as a writer?

The Constable Twitten Series by Lynne Truss

 


The Man That Got Away by Lynne Truss

he Constable Twitten Series by Lynne Truss

The Man That Got Away

In the second instalment of Lynne Truss’s joyfully quirky crime series, our trio of detectives must investigate the murder of a hapless romantic; an aristocratic con man on the prowl; and a dodgy Brighton nightspot…

It is summer in Brighton and the Brighton Belles are on hand to answer any holidaymaker’s queries, no matter how big or small. The quickest way to the station, how many pebbles are on the beach and what exactly has happened to that young man lying in the deckchair with blood dripping from him?

Constable Twitten has a hunch that the fiendish murder may be connected to a notorious Brighton nightspot and the family that run it, but Inspector Steine is – as ever – distracted by other issues, not least having his own waxwork model made and an unexpected arrival, while Sergeant Brunswick is just delighted to have spied an opportunity to finally be allowed to go undercover.

Our incomparable team of detectives are back for another outing in the new instalment of Lynne Truss’s joyfully quirky crime series.

Amazon US

Amazon UK


A Shot in The Dark by Lynne Truss

The Constable Twitten Series

A Shot in The Dark

The charming first novel in a new comic crime series, from one of Britain’s most-loved writers, the incomparable Lynne Truss

‘More Marx Brothers than Agatha Christie, this is crime fiction turned on its head – a giddy spell of sheer delight‘ Daily Mail

Brighton, 1957. Inspector Steine rather enjoys his life as a policeman by the sea. No criminals, no crime, no stress.

So it’s really rather annoying when an ambitious – not to mention irritating – new constable shows up to work and starts investigating a series of burglaries. And it’s even more annoying when, after Constable Twitten is despatched to the theatre for the night, he sits next to a vicious theatre critic who is promptly shot dead part way through the opening night of a new play.

It seems Brighton may be in need of a police force after all.

Amazon.com

Amazon.co.uk 


Lynne’s Contact:

Website: https://www.lynnetruss.com/ 


Thank you so much to everyone who’s left a review for the show, it goes a long way toward helping convince someone who hasn’t heard the show whether it’s worth their time or not. If this podcast is something you’ve enjoyed, please leave a review on iTunes or Stitcher and subscribe if you haven’t done so already

Thanks for Listening!

To share your thoughts:

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To help out the show:

  • Leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews really help and I read each one.
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Special thanks to Lynne for joining me in this episode of The Crime Fiction Lounge.

Bye, until next time!

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The American Agent by Jacqueline Winspear

 

Episode #20 with Jacqueline Winspear – Author of the Maisie Dobbs Crime Mysteries


Author Debbie Young of the Sophie Sayers Village Mysteries

 

Episode #9 with Debbie Young, Author of The Sophie Sayers Village Mysteries

 

Filed Under: Author Friends, TCFL Podcast Tagged With: Brighton, Comedy Crime, Inspector Steine, Lynne Truss, Murder, The Constable Twitten Series

TCFL Podcast Episode #24 with Rea Frey, author of NOT HER DAUGHTER

June 24, 2019 By Paul

Welcome to my podcast, The Crime Fiction Lounge.

My guest on this episode is suspense author Rea Frey. Unusually, we discuss both of recent books and for very different reasons so why not tune in to find out more?

Rea Frey Author of Because You're Mine

 


Because You’re Mine by Rea Frey

Rea Frey Author of Because You're Mine

Because You’re Mine

But when her best friend Grace convinces her she needs a small break from motherhood to recharge her batteries, Lee gives in to a weekend trip. Surely a long weekend away from home won’t hurt? Noah, Mason’s handsome, bright, charismatic tutor – the first man in ages Lee’s even noticed – is more than happy to stay with him. Forty-eight hours later, someone is dead. But not all is as it seems. Noah may be more than who he claims to be. Grace has a secret – one that will destroy Lee. Lee has secrets of her own that she will do anything to keep hidden. As the dominoes begin to fall and the past comes to light, perhaps it’s no mystery someone is gone after all… Because You’re Mine is a breathtaking novel of domestic drama and suspense.

Order Your Copy of Because You’re Mine today: 

Amazon US

Amazon UK


Not Her Daughter by Rea Frey

Rea Frey author of Not Her Daughter

NOT HER DAUGHTER

Gripping, emotional, and wire-taut, Not Her Daughter raises the question of what it means to be a mother—and how far someone will go to keep a child safe.

Emma Townsend. Five years old. Gray eyes, brown hair. Missing since June.
Emma is lonely. Living with her cruel mother and clueless father, Emma retreats into her own world of quiet and solitude. 

Sarah Walker. Successful Entrepreneur. Broken-hearted. Kidnapper.
Sarah has never seen a girl so precious as the gray-eyed child in a crowded airport terminal. When a second-chance encounter with Emma presents itself, Sarah takes her—far away from home. But if it’s to rescue a little girl from her damaging mother, is kidnapping wrong?

Amy Townsend. Unhappy wife. Unfit mother. Unsure whether she wants her daughter back.
Amy’s life is a string of disappointments, but her biggest issue is her inability to connect with her daughter. And now Emma is gone without a trace.

As Sarah and Emma avoid the nationwide hunt, they form an unshakeable bond. But what about Emma’s real mother, back at home? 

Amazon.com

Amazon.co.uk 


Rea’s Contact:

Website: www.reafrey.com 

Facebook: Rea Frey on Facebook

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReaFrey_Author 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reafrey/


Thank you so much to everyone who’s left a review for the show, it goes a long way toward helping convince someone who hasn’t heard the show whether it’s worth their time or not. If this podcast is something you’ve enjoyed, please leave a review on iTunes or Stitcher and subscribe if you haven’t done so already

Thanks for Listening!

To share your thoughts:

  • Leave a note in the comment section below.
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To help out the show:

  • Leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews really help and I read each one.
  • Subscribe on iTunes.

Special thanks to Rea for joining me in this episode of The Crime Fiction Lounge.

Bye, until next time!

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Filed Under: Author Friends, TCFL Podcast Tagged With: Because You're Mine, Kidnap, Murder, not her daughter, Rea Frey, Suspense, Thriller

TCFL Podcast Episode #23 with Gary Bell, author of the Legal Thriller, Beyond Reasonable Doubt

June 10, 2019 By Paul

Welcome to my podcast, The Crime Fiction Lounge.

My guest on this episode is legal thriller author Gary Bell QC. Now Gary has an interesting and unusual background, to say the least, this is one interview that you won’t want to miss! 

Beyond Reasonable Doubt by Gary Bell

 

Born into a coal mining family, Gary Bell QC left school without any qualifications and was an apprentice mechanic, forklift truck driver, production line worker, builder, fireman, and door-to-door salesman, as well as a notorious football hooligan, before being arrested for fraud aged 18. After a brief stint in prison, he set off to seek fame and fortune abroad and, after two years drifting around Europe ended up penniless and homeless. He next enrolled in an FE College to study his O and A levels, and then went on to study law as a mature student at Bristol University where he ‘became’ an Old Etonian.

 


Beyond Reasonable Doubt (Book #1 in the Elliot Graham QC Series) by Gary Bell

Beyond Reasonable Doubt by Gary Bell

Beyond Reasonable Doubt

Book 1

The start of a thrilling new legal series, perfect for fans of Robert Galbraith and The Secret Barrister, written by an acclaimed QC.


Elliot Rook QC is one of the greatest barristers of his generation. 

He is also a complete fraud.

Elliot Rook is the epitome of a highly successful, old Etonian QC. Or so everyone believes. In fact, he is an ex-petty criminal with a past that he has spent decades keeping secret. Until now.

An unidentified young woman of Middle Eastern origin has been found murdered on the outskirts of Rook’s home town. Billy Barber – a violent football hooligan and white-supremacist – is accused of her murder. Barber insists that Rook must defend him. If Rook refuses, Barber will expose him, bringing crashing to the ground the life and career that Rook has spent his life building.

The truth is there for the finding. But at what cost?

Order Your Copy of Beyond Reasonable Doubt today: 

Amazon US

Amazon UK


Gary’s Contact:

Facebook: Gary Bell on Facebook

Twitter: https://twitter.com/garybellqc 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-bell-46837831/


Thank you so much to everyone who’s left a review for the show, it goes a long way toward helping convince someone who hasn’t heard the show whether it’s worth their time or not. If this podcast is something you’ve enjoyed, please leave a review on iTunes or Stitcher and subscribe if you haven’t done so already

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To share your thoughts:

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To help out the show:

  • Leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews really help and I read each one.
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Special thanks to Gary for joining me in this episode of The Crime Fiction Lounge.

Bye, until next time!

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Author of The Brilliant Game

 

Episode #21 with Adriana Gavazzoni, author of the Hidden Motives Thriller Trilogy

 

Filed Under: Author Friends, TCFL Podcast Tagged With: Beyond Reasonable Doubt, Elliot Rook QC, Gary Bell, Legal Thriller, Thriller

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