Jonathan Kellerman on the inspiration for BONES and TRUE DETECTIVES
'I became aware of the fascinating interplay between police detectives and private eyes through various personal contacts as I researched my novels. What I learned is that reality is quite different from what’s served up in films and TV shows...'

Time to say goodbye - an article by Quintin Jardine
'How does it feel when you kill your child? Not good, but sometimes a man’s got to do...'

Duncan Campbell writes exclusively for CF:i
'The title of If It Bleeds comes from that old news maxim, ‘if it bleeds, it leads’, which is to say that, if it’s about a violent crime, it’ll be on the front page or the top of a news bulletin...'

Find out about DON'T LOOK BACK from the author Scott Frost
'The best detectives work on faith that they’ll be up to the task of solving the crime, at least my lead character Lieutenant Alex Delillo does. Solving crime and writing in that sense is a perfect match...
 

Martina Cole talking FACES
'My latest novel, FACES, is about a young boy called Danny Cadogan. Just before Danny’s fourteenth birthday, his father leaves and he quickly realises that, in order to look after his mother, brother and sister, he’ll need to make something of himself...'

Anne Perry discusses her much anticipated new Thomas Pitt novel
'I wanted to have fun with BUCKINGHAM PALACE GARDENS, so I used the rule my American agent suggests – think of the most dramatic or outrageous situation you can, and then make it worse!...'

Patrick Quinlan: Tough Guys Don't Dance
'I stole the book that hooked me on crime fiction...'

Michael Stanley: In for the Kill
Talking about the killing off of fondly remembered characters and new births to look forward to.