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...

Douglas Lindsay Discusses THE UNBURIED DEAD On R4 Today Show

Added on 02 February 2012

This morning, celebrity crime writer, Douglas Lindsay, appeared on Radio 4's Today show to discuss his new novel THE UNBURIED DEAD, with presenter John Humphrys asking the questions. This is a transcript of the full interview: Humphrys: So, the list is out of guest authors and attending authors...

The Long And Winding Road To THE UNBURIED DEAD

Added on 30 January 2012

THE UNBURIED DEAD, the new police thriller from BLASTED HEATH, has been fifteen years in the writing. It's been a long road. Regular readers of this column - all three of you - will know the book as 21 Years On The Back Of Dixie Klondyke's Spanish Guitar. The book's journey from there t...