It's The End of The World As We Know It

Added on 17 February 2012

Scientists are now predicting with enormous certainty that the world will end on the 21st December this year. If you've always planned to make that trip to to see the cousins in New Zealand, you'd better be getting on with it. This week's THIS BLASTED LIFE column addresses the issue of t...

CRIMEFEST 2012

Added on 16 February 2012

The programme for this year’s Crimefest in Bristol has now been posted. I’ll be appearing on one panel, details of which are: Friday 25th May 2012 10.10 – 11.00 MAD, BAD & DANGEROUS TO KNOW Authors: Helen Fitzgerald The Author Currently Known As Douglas Lindsay Michael J Malo...

Monday Morning

Added on 13 February 2012

It's Monday morning. First day of the half-term holidays. The Parent Currently Known As Mum (TPCKAM) is working downstairs, the children are killing Nazi zombies in the other room. A couple of weeks ago I started writing a follow-up to The Unburied Dead. I made a decent start. Well, in terms of...

Superbowl Blues

Added on 07 February 2012

I was at Gillette Stadium a few years ago watching the New England Patriots play Indianapolis. A Sunday evening game. A cold night in November. Tom Brady threw four interceptions, the Pats lost by 7. At some point I could hear the guys behind talking and realised that one of them was from the west ...

Naming The Unburied Dead

Added on 06 February 2012

Today is official publication day for THE UNBURIED DEAD. It's been pretty hectic around here. Interviews with the BBC, ITV and Babestation, a photo shoot for Hello! magazine and a lunch engagement with Barack Obama, Brad Pitt and Avon off Blake's 7. Later there will be a celebrity launch par...