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Crime Time FM

Regular crime, thriller & mystery interviews, features and reviews. Flagship weekly show - IN PERSON WITH PAUL hosted by Paul Burke & seasonal series #OnTheSofaWithVictoria hosted by best selling thriller writer Victoria Selman. Also festival coverage, award ceremonies and magazine shows hosted by Paul with Victoria and Crime Time editor/Financial Times crime critic Barry Forshaw. The monthly Review Show, what"s hot in crime fiction. Further information can be found at crimetime.fm

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8:49

THE REVIEW SHOW September 2025

Crime Time FM ·

2025/09/20

New Reviews on Crime Time FM The Man Who Died Seven Times Yasuhiko Nishizawa trans. by Jesse Kirkwood Evil in High Places Rory Clements Ask for Andrea Noelle W Ihli Deadman's Pool Kate Rhodes Persons of Interest Simon Dinsdale All Our Yestedays by Guy Hale Paul Burke edits Aspects of Crime Magazine and writes for Crime Time, Crime Fiction Lover and the European Literature Network, Punk Noir Magazine (fiction contribution). He is also a CWA Historical Dagger Judge...

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62:15

GUY HALE In Person With Paul

Crime Time FM ·

2025/09/11

GUY HALE chats to Paul Burke about The Shakespeare Murders, PUT OUT THE LIGHT, ALL OUR YESTERDAYS, The Comeback Trail, Stratford theatre, indie publishing and dodgy 70s cops. Put Out The Light, Paperback Act III Stratford-upon-Avon, Spring 1972 On the streets of Stratford four murders remain unsolved. For DC Toby Marlow there is only one potential killer: Oliver Lawrence. But nobody has seen Oliver for over fifteen years. They don’t even know what he looks like, they are chasing a shadow. Oli...

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33:01

DONNA MORFETT In Person With Paul

Crime Time FM ·

2025/09/06

Donna Morfett chats to Paul Burke about THE MASQUERADE OF MURDER, Luton & Dunstable, revenge on the page, misogyny and self publishing. THE MASQUERADE OF MURDER DI Cora Snitton is barely catching her breath after the last case when another body turns up - this time, a suspected junkie dumped in an abandoned quarry. Her team is pulled into the chaos of the Luton Carnival, a vibrant event with a dark reputation for gang violence and drug deals. Amid the crowds, noise, and flashing lights, a...

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73:43

JANE THYNNE In Person With Paul

Crime Time FM ·

2025/08/29

Jane Thynne chats to Paul Burke about new Clara Vine spy novel THE JUDGEMENT OF STARS, Nazi Astrology, the German Film industry, Hedy Lamarr, humour in the darkest moments. The Judgement of Stars Berlin, 1942. Clara Vine, the Anglo-German actress, is working undercover in Germany as an agent of British intelligence. During a hiatus in the filming of Goebbels’ latest propaganda film, the Sinking of the Titanic, she is covertly approached and asked to track down an errant British spy called Vic...

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58:20

ALEX GERLIS In Person With Paul

Crime Time FM ·

2025/08/23

ALEX GERLIS chats to Paul Burke about his WWII spy thriller THE SECOND TRAITOR, Operation Sea Lion, Hitler as military commander, German spies in England and Alan Furst. THE SECOND TRAITOR The countdown to invasion begins... It's September 1940, and British intelligence is on high alert: the Nazi invasion of Britain is imminent. The German navy is assembling a vast fleet in Rotterdam to ferry men and materiel across the Channel. Meanwhile, a sinister organisation called The Group – a collecti...

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56:52

FIONA FORSYTH In Person With Paul

Crime Time FM ·

2025/08/16

Fiona Forsyth chats to Paul Burke about her new historical thriller DEATH and the POET, Ghastly misogynists, Ovid, small town life in the ancient world, studying the classics. Death and the Poet 14 AD. When Dokimos the vegetable seller is found bludgeoned to death in the Black Sea town of Tomis, it’s the most exciting thing to have happened in the region for years. Now reluctantly settled into life in exile, the disgraced Roman poet Ovid helps his friend Avitius to investigate the crime, with...

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14:38

THE REVIEW SHOW JULY '25

Crime Time FM ·

2025/08/10

The latest reviews - July 2025. Strange Houses Uketsu trans. Jim Rion Blood Caste Shylashri Shankar The Red Shore William Shaw The Inside Man by Trevor Wood The Verifiers by Jane Pek The Case of the Mad Doctor PD Lennon Home Before Dark Eva Björg Ægisdottir trans Victoria Cribb The Blue Place by Nicola Griffith Two Kinds of Strangers Steve Cavanagh Snapshot & Chain of Evidence by Garry Disher Paul Burke writes for Aspects of Crime, Crime Time, Crime Fiction Lover and the European Literatu...

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65:00

MARK ELLIS In Person With Paul

Crime Time FM ·

2025/08/08

MARK ELLIS chats to Paul Burke about his new historical crime thriller Death of an Officer and Boom Time an account of crime in WWII London. DEATH OF AN OFFICER: London. Spring 1943. While Europe continues to suffer under the iron fist of Nazi occupation, Britain remains battered but unbowed. DCI Frank Merlin, already contending with a booming wartime crime wave in the capital, is confronted with a baffling case: the brutal murder of a respected doctor. Following a puzzling trail that leads h...

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54:08

DAN FESPERMAN In Person With Paul

Crime Time FM ·

2025/08/02

DAN FESPERMAN chats to Paul Burke about his new spy novel PARIAH, Eastern Europe, fiction as the second draft of history, facades of democracy, comedy and Hollywood, The Baltimore Banner. Pariah: an adrenaline-fueled thriller about a disgraced comedian-turned-politician who takes on the role of a lifetime: infiltrating a corrupt Eastern European country to spy on their brutal dictator. Hal Knight, a comedian and movie star-turned politician, is no stranger to controversy. But after an embarra...

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51:49

GJ WILLIAMS In Person With Paul

Crime Time FM ·

2025/07/29

GJ WILLIAMS chats to Paul Burke about her new historical crime thriller THE CYGNET PRINCE, third in the Tudor Rose Murders series, Tudor scandals, pretenders to the throne, the Kardashians of the Tudor period. THE CYGNET PRINCE: England 1562. Elizabeth's court is besieged by scandal and Catholic plots, when a young German prince arrives in England claiming to be the son of Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves - and so the rightful King. His letters, looks, and jewels seem to prove his case. As...

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48:40

SIMON McCLEAVE In Person With Paul

Crime Time FM ·

2025/07/26

SIMON MCCLEAVE chats to Paul Burke about his new novels - THE ABERSOCH KILLINGS and FIVE DAYS IN PROVENCE, Anglesey and Snowdonia and writing TV. The Abersoch Killings Keep your enemies close and your family closer… At his beachside mansion, with his large family and beautiful wife, Jack Rush celebrated his step-daughter’s wedding: an extravagant, happy day. But that night, the movie producer is found in a pool of blood having snorted cyanide instead of cocaine. With security tight, DI ...

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78:40

The CWA Daggers Awards Evening 2025

Crime Time FM ·

2025/07/22

The Crime Writers Association Awards Evening hosted by Victoria Selman and Imran Mahmood. Vaseem Khan outgoing Chair Nadine Matheson new Chair Mick Herron Diamond Dagger winner Maxim Jakubowski introducing Red Herring recipient Janet Laurence Dea Parkin Emerging writer dagger - Winner Ashland by Joe Eurell Vicki Goldie introducing the Dagger in the Library - winner Richard Osman (recorded) DV Bishop introducing the Best Crime Publisher Dagger - winner Orenda Books collected by Karen Sullivan ...

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27:32

ASIA MACKAY AND SAM HOLLAND #OnTheSofaWithVictoria

Crime Time FM ·

2025/07/15

Season 8, Episode 5: Serial Killers. Asia Mackay (Killing it & A SERIAL KILLER'S GUIDE TO MARRIAGE) and Sam Holland (The Echo Man & THE COUNTDOWN KILLER) chat with Victoria Selman about the worst kinds of killers and having fun doing it. Are sex scenes tougher to write than murder. Do serial killers have a high IQ. Avoiding the dilemma of killing 30 people, which is ok, but killing one animal... VICTORIA SELMAN SundayTimes bestselling author of ALL THE LITTLE LIARS Amazon Author Page:...

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27:49

Rev RICHARD COLES, TE KINSEY, MARNIE RICHES...

Crime Time FM ·

2025/07/01

Season 8 Episode 4, Cosy Crime Rev. Richard Coles, TE 'Tim' Kinsey. Marnie Riches Desert island books: Tiger Margery Allingham. Daughter Laura Shepherd Robinson. A Big Boy Chris Brookmyre VICTORIA SELMAN SundayTimes bestselling author of ALL THE LITTLE LIARS Amazon Author Page: https://amzn.to/3xmvMeS Website for news and giveaways: http://www.victoriaselmanauthor.com Twitter: @VictoriaSelman We love to hear from our listeners! Find me on Twitter @VictoriaSelman and join in the ...

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19:41

THE REVIEW SHOW June 2025

Crime Time FM ·

2025/06/27

The Review Show June 2025 Into the Fire GD Wright The White Crow by Michael Robotham Actually I'm a Murderer by Terry Deary A Schooling in Murder by Andrew Taylor Broken Jon Atli Jonasson Fortress of Evil Javier Cercas Rush Beth Lewis Make a Home of Me Vanessa Santos Can You Solve the Murder by Antony Johnston The Woman Who Laughed Simon Mason King of Ashes SA Cosby Agatha Christie Capital Christie Criminal Pursuits: This is Me ed. Samantha Lee Howe Carniva...

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57:57

MARK BILLINGHAM In Person With Paul

Crime Time FM ·

2025/06/19

Mark Billingham chats to Paul Burke about his new thriller What the Night Brings, donuts, longevity, opening scenes and please don't do spoilers! Bonus: Mark Billingham chats to Philip Gwynne Jones at Gwyl Crime Cymru Festival in Aberystwyth. Two pals have a chat. What the Night Brings"Three dead coppers, Tom, maybe four by lunchtime." The targeted murder of four officers is only the first in a series of attacks that leaves police scared, angry and, most disturbingly of all, vengeful. As Tom ...

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65:43

CWA SPECIALS 2025, Part 1, THE WHODUNNIT DAGGER

Crime Time FM ·

2025/06/19

The Crime Writers Association Whodunnit Dagger A CWA Specials Part 1 The Whodunnit Dagger celebrates books where the sex, swearing, and bloodletting take place offstage–books that focus on the intellectual challenge at the heart of a good mystery, and which revolve around often quirky characters. Books in this category include cosy crime, traditional crime, and Golden Age-inspired mysteries. Interviews with all six shortlisted authors ahead of the prize announcement on 3rd July 2025. SJ...

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37:36

REME KONE & SM GOVETT #OnTheSofaWithVictoria

Crime Time FM ·

2025/06/17

Season 8 Episode 3: Debut crime novelists with a screenplay/film background Remi Kone Innocent Guilt & SM 'Sarah' Govett Believe. Recommends: The Death of Grass John Christopher, The Art of Fielding Chad Harbach. VICTORIA SELMAN SundayTimes bestselling author of ALL THE LITTLE LIARS Amazon Author Page: https://amzn.to/3xmvMeS Website for news and giveaways: http://www.victoriaselmanauthor.com Twitter: @VictoriaSelman We love to hear from our listeners! Find me on Twitter @VictoriaSelman a...

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59:54

FIONA CUMMINS In Person With Paul

Crime Time FM ·

2025/06/11

FIONA CUMMINS chats to Paul Burke about SOME OF US ARE LIARS, Saul Anguish, Essex inspiration, Sisters, celebrity and being the best writer you can be. SOME OF US ARE LIARS When Jen Miller entrusts her youngest child to the care of her beloved sisters, she has no idea of the devastating tragedy that is about to unfold. To celebrate her sister's wedding, global superstar Winter Kellaway throws the party of the decade at her luxurious beachside estate. The decorations are flawless. The ch...

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35:05

JANICE HALLETT & MAZ EVANS #OnTheSofaWithVictoria S8E2

Crime Time FM ·

2025/06/03

OnTheSofaWithVictoria Season 8 Episode 2: Writing for adults and children JANICE HALLETT The Examiner, The Appeal & MAZ EVANS That'll Teach Her. Recommends: East of Eden John Steinbeck, Don Quixote Miguel de Cervantes VICTORIA SELMAN SundayTimes bestselling author of ALL THE LITTLE LIARS Amazon Author Page: https://amzn.to/3xmvMeS Website for news and giveaways: http://www.victoriaselmanauthor.com Twitter: @VictoriaSelman We love to hear from our listeners! Find me on Twitter @Victo...

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