Red Hot Chilli Writers

Joined each episode by special guests, British Asian authors, Vaseem Khan and Abir Mukherjee take a wry look at the world of books, writing, and the creative arts, tackling everything from bestsellers to pop culture and Big Fat Asian Weddings. Insightful, funny, packed with stellar interviews – Dean Koontz, Val McDermid, Ann Cleeves, Mike Gayle, to name a few – and the odd dose of cross-cultural confusion, they dare to explore the parts other podcasts cannot reach. Find out more: <a href="http://www.redhotchilliwriters.com" rel="noopener">www.redhotchilliwriters.com</a>

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

In this episode we discuss Vaseem's latest book, CITY OF DESTRUCTION, and chat about the history of murder, and history's most prolific murderers.

11-18
31:46

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

In this episode, we talk to thriller writer Erin E. Adams about her debut Jackal, and discuss the 'black horror' genre in film and books.

11-04
34:23

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

In this episode we chat to BBC broadcaster turned crime writer Louise Minchin about her debut, Isolation Island, and discuss a one-hundred-year-old frozen foot found on Mount Everest.

10-21
37:00

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

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.

10-07
31:57

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

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

09-23
33:38

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

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.

09-09
32:05

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

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.

08-26
36:15

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

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.

08-12
36:40

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

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.

07-29
30:30

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

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

07-15
30:01

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

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

07-01
30:20

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

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.

06-17
41:02

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

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

06-03
34:01

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

In this special episode dedicated to the British Book Awards 2024 we chat to shortlisted authors Claire Douglas and David McCloskey, discussing their thrillers, the CIA, and boy band haircuts.

05-20
34:49

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

In this episode we discuss new thrillers by Abir Mukherjee and Imran Mahmood, Hunted and Finding Sophie, chat about loans sharks and deadly Deliveroo drivers.

05-06
46:11

Episode 124 -Stig Abell, Death in a Lonely Place, press complaints, and falling satellites

In this episode we talk to journalist, broadcaster and crime writer, Stig Abell, about his new novel Death in a Lonely Place, working at the Press Complaints Commission, and the phenomenon of bits falling off satellites and back to Earth.

04-22
38:02

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

In this epside we chat to historical and thriller writer Erin Young, discuss her gold kitchen, banned trousers, and Christianity's oldest religious book to ever go on sale - the Crosby-Schøyen Codex.

04-08
46:19

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

In this episode we chat to crime writer Harriet Tyce, discuss her new book A Lesson in Cruelty, and pontificate on Chaucer's unfinished Canterbury tales

03-25
36:41

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

In this episode we chat to barrister and thriller writer Tony Kent, discuss great legal thrillers, and get a peek into the world's most famous courtroom at the Old Bailey

03-11
32:55

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

In this episode we chat to bestselling crime writer BA Paris about her new novel The Guest, and discuss Arabian Noir, a crime anthology set in the Gulf, curated by writers Michael Lynes and Alex Shaw.

02-26
54:55

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