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Reveal the secret of Nostradamus’s prophecies
Chris Kuzneski, author of the internationally bestselling Sign of the Cross, Sword of God and The Lost Throne, writes about his new page-turner.

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Murder at Royal Ascot
The latest searing, intrigue-filled blockbuster from the best thriller partnership in the business: Dick and Felix Francis. Read on for an exclusive Q&A with Felix Francis.

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A new breed of secret agent...
from the author who has frequently been described as a worthy successor to John le Carré and Frederick Forsyth. Daniel Silva answers questions on his latest Gabriel Allon thriller The Defector.

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Your perfect thriller beach read...
Breakneck thrills all the way on this new life-or-death hunt for the Ark of the Covenant. Author C. M. Palov writes about people's perennial fascination with the golden treasure.

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Murder in the Vatican..?
Read the internationally acclaimed bestseller that taps right into the ever-popular religious conspiracy genre. Meet author Luis Miguel Rocha who answers questions about his research into the mysterious death of Pope John Paul I.

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A messy and mysterious process
The expert on all things Roman, RS Downie, tells us about her experience of writing the fabulous Ruso series.

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Re-imagining history
Following the success of The Malice Box, Martin Langfield explores the historical backdrop of his second eagerly awaited high-concept thriller.

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Where it all began
Discover the story behind the story. Andrew Taylor writes about the origins of his latest masterpiece, which is set in the golden age of crime writing.

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The master of the UK spy thriller returns
Bestselling author Charles Cumming on his brand-new secret-agent adventure Typhoon.

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Ancient civilizations
Chris Kuzneski's passion for ancient Greece and how it inspired the story of The Lost Throne.

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Gone But Not Forgotten
Jim Kelly on the lost villages of England that inspired his new mystery, The Skeleton Man.

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White Russian
Daniel Silva talks about his latest Gabriel Allon thriller

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Interrogation Room
A Q&A with bestselling crime writer Chris Mooney

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In Profile
A short biog on bestselling author Kevin Lewis

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Shaken Not Stirred
Check out our stunning Bond website at www.penguin007.com for all things Devil May Care

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Interrogation Room
Debut thriller writer Michael Morley is in the interrogation room this month

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An Unsuitable Job for a Man?
With a female character central to his new historical novel, Andrew Taylor explores the pitfalls of a man writing from a female perspective

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How Not to Knock Yourself Out of the Game
Marcus Sakey on the common mistakes authors make

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From Pen to Publisher
Caro Ramsay, author of Absolution, on becoming a published writer

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Personal Safety Tips from an Assassin
Barry Eisler's John Rain teaches us how to think like the enemy

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The Interrogation Room
R.S. Downie is in the hot seat this month to answer our quick-fire questions

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The Interrogation Room
Andrew Britton, author of Assassin, answers our 10 quickfire questions

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The Celebrity of Murder
Kevin Brooks discusses the media’s treatment of murder cases – are some more important than others?

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Never Trust an Author
Asa Larsson’s warning letter to readers!

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They Can't Get Us All Can They?
John Rickards on how he was influenced by the Survival Horror genre for his new thriller Burial Ground

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In Search of Lost Plots
Andrew Taylor on why the plot is the writer’s friend – and enemy

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A Short Conversation
David Stone talks about his new job as a novelist and his former work as a Federal Intelligence Agent

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In Dublin’s Fair City
Ingrid Black on the joys – and pitfalls – of writing about a famous city

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Where the ‘Truth’ Ends and the ‘Lies’ Begin
Sue Walker on the moment when a real location becomes fictional

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Chris by Chris
Chris Kuzneski tells us all about himself…

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The Interrogation Room
Katy Gardner, author of Hidden, answers our questions.

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Like father, like son

Felix Francis on life in the Dick Francis household and the new Dick Francis novel, Dead Heat.

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Writer’s Bottom and other worries

RS Downie’s personal insight on those little things that give writers grey hairs … .

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“The Interrogation Room ”
Daniel Silva answers questions on his new novel, The Secret Servant.

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“Seriously, what’s wrong with you?”

Chris Mooney on how he writes terrifying thrillers.

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The Interrogation Room

John Rickards faces the PMW questions … .

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The author to rival Dan Brown

Chris Kuzneski answers questions on his debut, SIGN OF THE CROSS.

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MISSING: Have you seen …?

John Rickards considers what happens to those who go missing.

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Fallen Angel: From page to screen

Andrew Taylor on watching his Roth Trilogy become a TV adaptation.

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New Challenges

Barry Eisler on the new challenges faced by John Rain in The Last Assassin.

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Under Interrogation

Nicci Gerrard and Sean French, authors of the bestselling Losing You, face questioning from Penguin Most Wanted.

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Origins, Sources and a Puzzle or Two

Martin Langfield introduces his debut thriller The Malice Box, with a few puzzles to whet your appetite.

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Location, location, location

Sue Walker on the three Ls of writing a great crime novel.

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The Accidental Detective

Cammie McGovern on the inspiration behind her new crime novel, Eye Contact.

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Why am I doing this?

Andrew Britton introduces Heart of Betrayal and tells us exactly why he loves being a writer.

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A question every author dreads

Andrew Taylor on the title of his new paperback, A Stain on the Silence, and where his ideas come from.

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From the Fountain Pen to Publisher

The newest edition to the Penguin Crime list, Caro Ramsay, tells us about writing Absolution.

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Talking 'bout my generation

John Rickards asks why crime doesn’t appeal to younger readers.

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Question Time

Daniel Silva, author of Prince of Fire, under interrogation.

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... then I gave them some lasers and made them from The Future ... then I sent them back in time ...'

John Birmingham, author of high-octane thriller, Weapons of Choice, tells us how his novel started out.

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The Interrogation Room…

Jonathan Kellerman faces the Penguin Most Wanted questions.

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Stepping into the past

John Boyne on writing Next of Kin

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The Interrogation Room II

Sue Walker in the PMW hotseat...

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The Interrogation Room…

Nick Stone tells us about his fantastic debut novel, Mr Clarinet.

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The Master Returns…

Dick Francis tells us about his new novel, Under Orders.

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Story ideas are like buses…

Katy Gardner, author of Hidden, writes about where she finds her ideas and inspiration.

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Meeting the real Mafia

Neil Griffiths, author of Saving Caravaggio, on an unusual Neapolitan encounter.

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Honestly, I Thought Dactyls Were Those Big Birds In Jurassic Park

Kevin Guilfoile, author of Wicker, on when readers know your novel better than you do…

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The Interrogation Room

Barry Eisler writes about his character John Rain and his new book, ONE LAST KILL.

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The last execution

Jim Kelly on the infamous James Hanratty case, which fired his interest in writing crime.

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You ask the questions

Jonathan Kellerman, author of Rage, answers your questions.

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Scene of crime

Jon Fasman writes about the importance of place in crime fiction.

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Old theme or new?

John Matthews writes about original ideas in crime fiction.

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The Space Race

Elizabeth Rigbey tells us about how she has been influenced by her time in Russia.

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The Interrogation Room

The crime-writing duo P.J. Tracy answer the Penguin Most Wanted questions…

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A wordsmith with criminal tastes

Andrew Taylor, author of A Stain on the Silence, on life as a full-time writer.

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Sweating the small stuff

Michael Ridpath, author of See No Evil, on the pleasures and pain of research.

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An accidental murder

Clare Clark, author of The Great Stink, on the moment her novel became a crime novel!

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Shades of noir

John Rickards appraises noir fiction - how far can it go?

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Crime-writing Rules, OK

Part Two - David Lawrence, author of COLD KILL, concludes his look at the rules of crime fiction.

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You ask the questions

Barbara Vine, also known as Ruth Rendell, answers your questions . . .

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Murder on campus

Cormac Millar, author of THE GROUNDS, on the changing face of academic crime.

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Bunny Boiler

Lawyer Francesca Weisman, author of The Shape of a Stranger, on women and crime (both real and fictional).

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Do crime writers make good detectives?

Stav Sherez’s (semi-autobiographical?) tale of a love lost . . .

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Who is Mr Clarinet?

New author Nick Stone on the publishing process through the eyes of the writer.

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Jilliane Hoffman

Jilliane Hoffman gives us a fascinating insight into her new bestseller, Last Witness.

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Nicci French

Read a collection of exclusive interviews with Nicci French at www.niccifrench.co.uk

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Kevin Guilfoile

Kevin discovers how he came to sympathise with his main characters and how humour plays a great part in writing of all kinds.

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Jim Kelly

Jim Kelly, a man of contradictions, describes mixing fact with fiction in England's backwaters.

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David Lawrence

David Lawrence on the writing of Nothing Like the Night, character-development and his plans for the series.

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Jilliane Hoffman

Jilliane reveals the challenges on building on a successful story line and her research.

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Charles Cumming

Charles talks here about his second novel The Hidden Man, the ideas behind its conception, and the rivalry between MI5 and SIS.

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John Boyne

John answers some of our questions about Crippen, the man and Crippen, the novel.

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John Rickards

John talks about his love of Alex Rourke the main character in The Touch of Ghosts, and why he chose such an obscure part of the US to base some of his characters.

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P. J. Tracy

P. J. Tracy answers some delving questions into the writing of Want to Play?

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