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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
Episodes
Crime Time FMDavid McCloskey In Person With Paul
DAVID MCCLOSKEY chats to Paul Burke about his new spy thriller London Station, Artemis Procter, TV and film development, The Rest is Classified, avoiding the…
Crime Time FMMartin Edwards In Person With Paul
MARTIN EDWARDS chats to Paul Burke about his new novel and anthologies: Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife (Head of Zeus) Guilty Secrets: Beyond and…
Crime Time FMThe REVIEW SHOW October 2026
The Review Show - new releases October 2026 Bad Company Sara Paretsky Chain Reaction Lee & Andrew Child Galway Edge Ken Bruen The Rouse China Mieville Murder…
Crime Time FMSara Paretsky In Person With Paul
Sara Paretsky chats to Paul Burke about her new spy thriller Bad Company, Lily, CIA = bad dog, being a Chicago Pitbull and falling out of bed in Paris as…
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Summer Reads In Person With Paul
Tariq Ashkanani (Hollow Boys), Emma Styles (The Shark) and Essie Fox (Catherine/Dangerous) chat to Paul Burke about Underground fires, Byron and Vampires and…
Crime Time FMDavid Fennell In Person With Paul
David Fennell chats to Paul Burke about his new crime thriller/comedy novel All Killers Aboard, crime and comedy, Martha andAgatha Christie and Roger Ackroyd…
Crime Time FMWatching the Detectives - The Authors In Person With Paul
Watching the Detectives authors In Person With Paul talking about their short story contributions to the anthology Julie Anderson Party Time Paul Durston A…
Crime Time FMMichael Amos Cody In Person With Paul
Michael Amos Cody chats to Paul Burke about Avalon Moon, cultural mythology, education and young people, Walnut, North Carolina, the Appalachian mountains, saw…
Crime Time FMLaura Sims In Person With Jenna
In a Crime Time FM/Verve Special Editor Jenna Gordon chats to author Laura Sims about her new novel, The Man, Vivian Maier, Diane Argus, Hitchcock and…
Crime Time FMThe CWA Daggers Award Night
The Crime Writers' Association Dagger Awards Night coverage, including guests speakers and the awarding of the Daggers. The most respected crime awards in…
Crime Time FMTHE REVIEW SHOW Summer 2026
Paul Burke takes a look at the new releases for the Summer. All Murderers Aboard by David Fennell The End of Vodka by Oscar de Muriel The Venetian Redemption…
Crime Time FMCWA Daggers 2026 Episode 2: Diamond Dagger Winner Mark Billingham
CWA DAGGER SPECIALS - Paul Burke chats to Crime Writers Association Diamond Dagger Winner MARK BILLINGHAM, Bread & Circuses - agitprop, Maid Marian and Her…
Crime Time FMCWA DAGGERS 2026 SPECIAL ON CRIME TIME FM
CWA Daggers Special: Episode One The Shortlists -Interviews with five Dagger Shortlisted authors in the run up to Awards Night announcements on 2nd July. Nicci…
Crime Time FMAMANDA PROWSE & ELEANOR RAY #OnTheSofaWithVictoria
Season 10. Episode 6. #OnTheSofaWithVictoria AMANDA PROWSE (15 Minutes) Amanda has published 45 books in a decade and discusses her unique way of writing…
Crime Time FMRUTH MANCINI & SUSAN BARRETT #OnTheSofaWithVictoria
Season 10. Episode 5. #OnTheSofaWithVictoria Ruth Mancini (The Stranger on the Stairs) & Susan Barrett (All Cats are Grey) discuss how they use real crimes as…
Crime Time FMMaz Evans & Luke Bateman #OnTheSofaWithVictoria
Season 10. Episode 4. #OnTheSofaWithVictoria Maz Evans (Who Let the Dogs Out) & Luke Bateman (award-winning composer) discuss turning a novel into a musical…
Crime Time FMGarry Disher & Dom Nolan #OnTheSofaWithVictoria
Season 10. Episode 3. #OnTheSofaWithVictoria Garry Disher (The Paul Hirsch series) and Dom Nolan (White City) discuss location as character. Recommended…
Crime Time FMANNA BAILEY & TARIQ ASHKANANI OnTheSofaWithVictoria
Season 10 Episode 2: Anna Bailey & Tariq Ashkanani #OnTheSofaWithVictoria Anna Bailey (The Tall Bones) & Tariq Ashkanani (The Hollow Boys) discuss the…
Crime Time FMJack Butler & Barbara Poelle On The Sofa With Victoria
Season 10, Episode One: Industry Experts: Jack Butler (publisher) & Barbara Poelle (agent) #OnTheSofawithVictoria Jack Butler, publishing director at Sphere…
Crime Time FMANDREA MARA In Person With Paul
ANDREA MARA chats with Paul about her new psychological thriller SUCH A NICE GIRL, redundancy-serendipity, sisters, friends and family, TV and All Her Fault…
Crime Time FMMatthew Carr In Person With Paul
Matthew Carr chats to Paul Burke about his latest historical crime thriller THE EMPEROR OF SEVILLE, Bernardo de Mendoza, sixteenth century Spain, Terrorism…
Crime Time FMTHE REVIEW SHOW April 2026
Paul Burke looks at new releases on the screen and fiction for April, 2026. TV/Streaming Tehran - Amazon The Capture - BBC Gone - ITVx Hidden Assets - BBC…
Crime Time FMANTONIA SENIOR In Person With Paul
ANTONIA SENIOR chats to Paul about her new history of the Cambridge Five STALIN'S APLOSTLES, Albania, radio games, spy rings, Burgess, Philby, Maclean…
Crime Time FMHEIDI PERKS In Person With Paul
HEIDI PERKS chats to Paul Burke about her new Psychological thriller IT ENDS HERE, getting published, rejections and bestsellers, It Ends Here - You are one of…
Crime Time FMSamantha Dooey-Miles In Person With Paul
Samantha Dooey-Miles chats to Paul Burke about her debut thriller UNDER THE HAMMER, satire, the housing crisis, daytime TV, para-social relationships…
Crime Time FMNEIL LANCASTER In Person With Paul
NEIL LANCASTER chats to Paul about his new police thriller The Dark Heart, DS Max Cragie, Scottish crime fiction, Max Connor, a love of spies, James Herriot…
Crime Time FMTHE REVIEW SHOW March 2026
New crime fiction reviews for march 2026 by Paul Burke. The Harvey Girl Dana Stabenov Beattie Cavendish and the Highland Hideaway Mary-Jane Riley Stephen…
Crime Time FMNADINE MATHESON In Person With Paul
NADINE MATHESON chats to Paul Burke about her new crime thriller THE SHADOW CARVER, being the Chair of the CWA. serial killers, fraudsters, hurricanes in…
Crime Time FMHOWARD LINSKEY In Person With Paul
Howard Linskey chats to Paul about is new novel Muse Of Fire, love of Shakespeare, Heydrich, the SOE, the Globe, London - population 200,000! Picking up a…
Crime Time FMTRACY SIERRA In Person With Paul
Tracy Sierra chats to Paul Burke about her new Psychological thriller Warning Signs, true crime, tragedy through a lens, Nightwatching, place, James Joyce…
Crime Time FMLOUISE WELSH In Person With Paul
Louise Welsh chats to Paul about her new novel The CUT UP, Rilke, Glasgow, Scottish PEN, The Cutting Pen, academia and being decent people. THE CUT UP: It's…
Crime Time FMSIMON BECKETT In Person With Paul
SIMON BECKETT chats to Paul Burke about his new Dr. David Hunter novel THE BONE GARDEN, writing series fiction as standalones, the psychological, gothic…
Crime Time FMMALCOLM KEMPT In Person With Paul
MALCOLM KEMPT chats to Paul Burke about A GIFT BEFORE DYING, the Arctic, Inuit culture, reading outside your genre and handing out guns to prisoners. A GIFT…
Crime Time FMBRIAN PRICE In Person With Paul
BRIAN PRICE chats to Paul Burke about FATAL SHOT, Mel Cotton, Chemistry, Biology and the Science of Crime, Terry Pratchett and common science mistakes by crime…
Crime Time FMIAN RANKIN & MARK BILLINGHAM #OnTheSofaWithVictoria
SEASON 9 - EPISODE 5: SIR IAN RANKIN (John Rebus) & MARK BILLINGHAM (Tom Thorne) discuss the perks and pitfalls of series fiction & what they might have done…
Crime Time FMJOEL NEDECKY In Person With Paul
Joel Nedecky chats to Paul Burke about his new noir novel THE BROKEN DETECTIVE, Jake Joelsen, Winnipeg, noir spirit, teaching, social critique and family. THE…
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Holly Seddon, Steve Cavanagh & SR Masters #OnTheSofaWithVictoria
Season 9, Episode 5: Holly Seddon 59 mins, Steve Cavanagh Eddie Flynn series & SR Masters The Drop #OnTheSofaWithVictoria VICTORIA SELMAN SundayTimes…
Crime Time FMVASEEM KHAN & GARETH RUBIN #OnTheSofaWithVictoria
SEASON 9 - EPISODE 4: VASEEM KHAN (Quantum of Menace) & GARETH RUBIN (Holmes & Moriarty) discuss the highs and lows of writing literary spin offs. Desert…
Crime Time FMAA Dhand & Alex Dahl #OnTheSofaWithVictoria
SEASON 9 - EPISODE 3: AA DHAND (Harry Virdee) & ALEX DAHL (Playdate/Stolen Girl) discuss what it's like seeing your novel come to life on the screen and tips…
Crime Time FMABIGAIL DEAN & JENNIE GODFREY #OnTheSofaWithVictoria
Season 9 Episode 2: ABIGAIL DEAN (Girl A) & JENNIE GODFREY (The List of Suspicious Things) discuss true crime, second book syndrome and what it's like to have…
Crime Time FMPhoebe Morgan & Jack Butler #OnTheSofaWithVictoria
OnTheSofaWithVictoria - Season 9, Episode 1: Industry Insiders. Phoebe Morgan (Simon & Schuster) & Jack Butler (Little Brown) discuss the trends coming out of…
Crime Time FMRWR MCDONALD chats to Craig Sisterson
RWR MCDONALD chats to Craig Sisterson about his new novel THE NANCYS AND THE CASE OF THE MISSING NECKLACE, tone, child narrator in adult story, fictionalising…
Crime Time FMVAL McDERMID chats to Craig Sisterson
VAL MCDERMID chats to Craig Sisterson, THE SILENT BONES, Karen Pirie, TV shows, Queen MacBeth, Allie Burns, building a career, editors, ground breaking…
Crime Time FMLILJA SIGURDARDÓTTIR chats to Craig Sisterson
Lilja Sigurdardóttir chats to Craig Sisterson on Crime Time FM about BLACK AS DEATH, trans. Lorenza Garcia, The Arora mysteries, Il Postino, Pablo Neruda and…
Crime Time FMJAKE ARNOTT In Person With Paul
JAKE ARNOTT chats to Paul Burke about his new novel Blood Rival, Sophocles, Family, noir, tragedy, Blue Lights, Jim Thompson, James Ellroy, Cathi Unsworth, The…
Crime Time FMDAVID JARVIS In Person With Paul
DAVID JARVIS chats to Paul Burke about his new spy thriller, The Green Feathers, CHOGM, Five Eyes, Mike Kingdom, the zeitgeist and the lighter touch. The Green…
Crime Time FMTHE REVIEW SHOW September 2025
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…
Crime Time FMGUY HALE In Person With Paul
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…
Crime Time FMDONNA MORFETT In Person With Paul
Donna Morfett chats to Paul Burke about THE MASQUERADE OF MURDER, Luton & Dunstable, revenge on the page, misogyny and self publishing. THE MASQUERADE OF…
Crime Time FMJANE THYNNE In Person With Paul
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…
Crime Time FMALEX GERLIS In Person With Paul
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…
Crime Time FMFIONA FORSYTH In Person With Paul
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…
Crime Time FMTHE REVIEW SHOW JULY '25
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…
Crime Time FMMARK ELLIS In Person With Paul
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…
Crime Time FMDAN FESPERMAN In Person With Paul
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…
Crime Time FMGJ WILLIAMS In Person With Paul
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…
Crime Time FMSIMON McCLEAVE In Person With Paul
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…
Crime Time FMThe CWA Daggers Awards Evening 2025
The Crime Writers Association Awards Evening hosted by Victoria Selman and Imran Mahmood. Vaseem Khan outgoing Chair Nadine Matheson new Chair Mick Herron…
Crime Time FMASIA MACKAY AND SAM HOLLAND #OnTheSofaWithVictoria
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…
Crime Time FMRev RICHARD COLES, TE KINSEY, MARNIE RICHES #OnTheSofaWithVictoria
Season 8 Episode 4, Cosy Crime Rev. Richard Coles, TE 'Tim' Kinsey. Marnie Riches Desert island books: Tiger Margery Allingham. Daughter Laura Shepherd…