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The Penguin Podcast: James Oswald

‘You should be very careful about crossing a writer, particularly a crime writer because they will put you in a book and kill you’

20 February 2016
James Oswald and Konnie Huq

Author James Oswald and presenter Konnie Huq

James Oswald joins Konnie Huq in the Penguin studio to talk about the latest book in his Detective Inspector Tony McLean mystery series, The Damage Done.

James brings along a number of objects that helped shaped the series, including his walking boots, his notebook and a picture of his tractor as he explains how he combines writing with running a farm, and why you shouldn’t get on the wrong side of a crime writer. 

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The Damage Done

  • The Damage Done

    Inspector McLean

  • No good deed goes unpunished...


    When a police raid in Edinburgh goes horribly wrong, the only silver lining for Inspector Tony McLean is a discovery that could lead to a long-lost girl from his early days on the beat.

    Haunted by the mystery of what happened to her, McLean begins to dig into a case he thought long buried.

    But the shadows of the past are soon eclipsed by crimes in the present as a series of strange and gruesome deaths shock the city.

    As McLean's investigation draws him ever deeper into the upper echelons of Edinburgh society, it will not only be his career on the line - but his life as well...


    Praise for James Oswald

    'The new Ian Rankin'
    Daily Record

    'Oswald's writing is in a class above'
    Express

    'Creepy gritty and gruesome'
    Sunday Mirror

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James Oswald

Christopher Fowler (Author) Christopher Fowler is the author of more than forty novels (sixteen of which feature the detectives Bryant and May and the Peculiar Crimes Unit) and many short story collections. A multiple award-winner, including the coveted CWA ‘Dagger in the Library’, Chris has also written screenplays, video games, graphic novels, audio plays and two acclaimed memoirs, Paperboy and Film Freak. His most recent non-fiction book is The Book of Forgotten Authors. Chris divides his time between London's King’s Cross and Barcelona. You can find out more by visiting his website and following him on Twitter. Jane Casey (Author) “All my criminal elements have some basis in reality, no matter how awful they may be. Nothing is completely farfetched.” Jane Casey Crime is a family affair for Jane Casey. Married to a criminal barrister, she has a unique insight into the brutal underbelly of urban life, from the smell of a police cell to the darkest motives of a serial killer. This gritty realism has made her books international bestsellers and critical successes; while D.C. Maeve Kerrigan has quickly become one of the most popular characters in crime fiction. Her novel The Stranger You Know won the Mary Higgins Clark Award and she has also been shortlisted for the Irish Crime Novel of the Year Award four times as well as the CWA Dagger in the Library Award.

James Oswald

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