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    Two Crime Writers And A Microphone

    Two crime writers - Steve Cavanagh and Luca Veste - discuss publishing news, hear reviews from bloggers, and speak to the biggest names in the book world.
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    Episodes (128)

    Season One - Episode Five - In Conversation with Stuart Neville

    Season One - Episode Five - In Conversation with Stuart Neville

    Stuart Neville joins Luca Veste to talk about his life and career to date, as we try to answer the question "How did you get here?" Stuart talks about his early days growing up in a small town in Northern Ireland, becoming passionate about storytelling at a young age, and how music became an important part of his life. His jobs before writing, before talking about his career so far - the ups and the downs, in what is an emotionally revealing discussion about the good and bad about publishing. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode! www.stuartneville.com @stuartneville on Twitter @twocrimewriters on Twitter @lucaveste on Twitter

    Season One - Episode Four - In Conversation with Doug Johnstone

    Season One - Episode Four - In Conversation with Doug Johnstone

    Doug Johnstone joins Luca Veste to talk about his life and career to date, as we try to answer the question "How did you get here?" Doug talks about his early days growing up in a small town, going to university to study physics, being a member of various bands, before becoming a journalist. How his love of writing started and how he became a writer... Subscribe now so you never miss an episode! www.dougjohnstone.com @doug_johnstone on Twitter @twocrimewriters on Twitter @lucaveste on Twitter

    Season One - Episode Three - In Conversation with SJI (Susi) Holliday

    Season One - Episode Three - In Conversation with SJI (Susi) Holliday

    SJI (Susi) Holliday joins Luca Veste to talk about her life and career to date, as we try to answer the question "How did you get here?"

    Susi talks about her early days in a small town outside of Edinburgh, her life as the daughter of a newsagent, reading novels taken from the shelves of that shop, and going to university. Studying science, rather than English, moving to Dublin and then London, before finding her calling as a writer of some of the most effective and dark psychological thrillers around.

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    www.susiholliday.com

    @sjiholliday on Twitter

    @twocrimewriters on Twitter

    @lucaveste on Twitter

    Season One - Episode Two - In Conversation with CL Taylor

    Season One - Episode Two - In Conversation with CL Taylor

    CL (Cally) Taylor joins Luca Veste to talk about her life and career to date, as we try to answer the question "How did you get here?"

    Cally talks about her early days moving around the country, her life in boarding school, university in Newcastle and moving to London and Brighton. Her early jobs, before moving forwards in her journey to be one of the UK's finest psychological thriller writers.

    Also, what is a Pink Thong award...

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    www.cltaylorauthor.com

    @callytaylor on Twitter

    @twocrimewriters on Twitter

    @lucaveste on Twitter

    Season One - Episode One - In Conversation with Mark Billingham

    Season One - Episode One - In Conversation with Mark Billingham

    Mark Billingham joins Luca Veste to talk about his life and career to date, as we try to answer the question "How did you get here?"

    Mark talks about his early days in Birmingham, moving to London to be an actor, his TV writing career, and his journey to being one of the finest authors of British crime fiction today.

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    www.markbillingham.com

    @markbillingham on Twitter

    @twocrimewriters on Twitter

    @lucaveste on Twitter

    Locked Up Festival 1 - In Conversation Don Winslow & Anthony Horowitz with Phil Williams

    Locked Up Festival 1 - In Conversation Don Winslow & Anthony Horowitz with Phil Williams

    The Locked Up Festival 1 in support of the Trussell Trust

    In Conversation Don Winslow and Anthony Horowitz with Phil Williams.

    The Locked Up Festival was a three day event, taking place 2nd July - 4th July 2020, raising money for the Trussell Trust. Over £14,000 was raised for the charity and the biggest stars of crime fiction - plus TV and comedy - appeared. 

    Watch the video on the YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/twocrimewritersandamicrophone

    Locked Up Festival 1 - Domestic Noir Panel

    Locked Up Festival 1 - Domestic Noir Panel

    The Locked Up Festival 1 in support of the Trussell Trust

    The Domestic Noir Panel with Craig Robertson, Erin Kelly, CL Taylor, and Abir Mukherjee.

    The Locked Up Festival was a three day event, taking place 2nd July - 4th July 2020, raising money for the Trussell Trust. Over £14,000 was raised for the charity and the biggest stars of crime fiction - plus TV and comedy - appeared. 

    Watch the video on the YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/twocrimewritersandamicrophone

    Locked Up Festival 1 - TV Heaven and Hell Panel

    Locked Up Festival 1 - TV Heaven and Hell Panel

    The Locked Up Festival 1 in support of the Trussell Trust

    The TV Heaven and Hell Panel with Mark Billingham, Megan Abbott, Jo Spain, and Robert Crais.

    The Locked Up Festival was a three day event, taking place 2nd July - 4th July 2020, raising money for the Trussell Trust. Over £14,000 was raised for the charity and the biggest stars of crime fiction - plus TV and comedy - appeared. 

    Watch the video on the YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/twocrimewritersandamicrophone

    Locked Up Festival 1 - The Debuts Panel

    Locked Up Festival 1 - The Debuts Panel

    The Locked Up Festival 1 in support of the Trussell Trust

    The Debuts Panel with Vaseem Khan, Nadine Matheson, Lloyd Otis, and S.A. Cosby.

    The Locked Up Festival was a three day event, taking place 2nd July - 4th July 2020, raising money for the Trussell Trust. Over £14,000 was raised for the charity and the biggest stars of crime fiction - plus TV and comedy - appeared. 

    Watch the video on the YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/twocrimewritersandamicrophone

    Locked Up Festival 1 - Am I The Ar*ehole Panel

    Locked Up Festival 1 - Am I The Ar*ehole Panel

    The Locked Up Festival 1 in support of the Trussell Trust

    Am I The Ar*ehole Panel with Steve Cavanagh, Luca Veste, Alex North, Ruth Ware, and Jane Casey.

    The Locked Up Festival was a three day event, taking place 2nd July - 4th July 2020, raising money for the Trussell Trust. Over £14,000 was raised for the charity and the biggest stars of crime fiction - plus TV and comedy - appeared. 

    Watch the video on the YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/twocrimewritersandamicrophone

    Locked Up Festival 1 - The Reacher Guy Panel

    Locked Up Festival 1 - The Reacher Guy Panel

    The Locked Up Festival 1 in support of the Trussell Trust

    The Reacher Guy Panel with Lee Child, Heather Martin, and Brian McGilloway.

    The Locked Up Festival was a three day event, taking place 2nd July - 4th July 2020, raising money for the Trussell Trust. Over £14,000 was raised for the charity and the biggest stars of crime fiction - plus TV and comedy - appeared. 

    Watch the video on the YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/twocrimewritersandamicrophone

    Locked Up Festival 1 - Confessions...

    Locked Up Festival 1 - Confessions...

    The Locked Up Festival 1 in support of the Trussell Trust

    Confessions... with Jenny Blackhurst, Dervla McTiernan, Louise Candlish, and Fiona Cummins.

    The Locked Up Festival was a three day event, taking place 2nd July - 4th July 2020, raising money for the Trussell Trust. Over £14,000 was raised for the charity and the biggest stars of crime fiction - plus TV and comedy - appeared. 

    Watch the video on the YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/twocrimewritersandamicrophone

    Locked Up Festival 1 - There's Only One Val McDermid

    Locked Up Festival 1 - There's Only One Val McDermid

    The Locked Up Festival 1 in support of the Trussell Trust

    There's Only One Val McDermid with Val McDermid and Luca Veste.

    The Locked Up Festival was a three day event, taking place 2nd July - 4th July 2020, raising money for the Trussell Trust. Over £14,000 was raised for the charity and the biggest stars of crime fiction - plus TV and comedy - appeared. 

    Watch the video on the YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/twocrimewritersandamicrophone

    Locked Up Festival 1 - One Star Reviews Panel

    Locked Up Festival 1 - One Star Reviews Panel

    The Locked Up Festival 1 in support of the Trussell Trust

    One Star Reviews Panel with Mark Billingham, Chris Brookmyre, Elly Griffiths, and Alex Knight.

    The Locked Up Festival was a three day event, taking place 2nd July - 4th July 2020, raising money for the Trussell Trust. Over £14,000 was raised for the charity and the biggest stars of crime fiction - plus TV and comedy - appeared. 

    Watch the video on the YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/twocrimewritersandamicrophone

    Episode One Hundred and Twelve - The Lingering Smell of Pumpkins

    Episode One Hundred and Twelve - The Lingering Smell of Pumpkins

    It's where it's at!

    It's Halloween. Which means, a big discussion about horror novels. The two crime writers discuss the favourites, the differences between crime and horror, and much, much more...

    Special thanks to Netflix and the new series YOUNG WALLANDER for sponsoring this episode of the show.

    Credits:

    Produced by Twenty Inches of Monkey Productions

    Music by Stuart Neville

    Episode One Hundred and Eleven - "A Plethora of Ar*eholes" with Laura Shepherd-Robinson

    Episode One Hundred and Eleven - "A Plethora of Ar*eholes" with Laura Shepherd-Robinson

    It's where it's at!

    It's beginning to look a lot like lockdown... This episode, the two crime writers are joined by the incredible author of the award winning novel Blood and Sugar, Laura Shepherd-Robinson! They talk about Laura's previous career in politics, writing historical crime, how to appeal to contemporary readers, and much, much more.

    Special thanks to Netflix and the new series YOUNG WALLANDER for sponsoring this episode of the show.

    Credits:

    Produced by Twenty Inches of Monkey Productions

    Music by Stuart Neville

    Episode One Hundred and Ten - The Widget of Calm with Gytha Lodge

    Episode One Hundred and Ten - The Widget of Calm with Gytha Lodge

    It's where it's at!

    *Recorded 30/09/20*

    This episode, the two crime writers are joined by massively talented bestselling author Gytha Lodge. They talk US politics, videogames, writing for different mediums, and much, much more.

    Special thanks to Netflix and the new series YOUNG WALLANDER for sponsoring this episode of the show.

    Credits:

    Produced by Twenty Inches of Monkey Productions

    Music by Stuart Neville

    Episode One Hundred and Nine - A Tool Fetish - with Stuart Neville

    Episode One Hundred and Nine - A Tool Fetish - with Stuart Neville

    It's where it's at!

    More restrictions have been announced, the two crime writers are in local lockdown, but they're not letting it get them down. This episode, we're joined by the incredible Stuart Neville! He discusses his new collection of short stories The Traveller, pancake recipes, nice tools, class issues. Plus Steve has a problem... does he ever come back?

    Special thanks to Netflix and the new series YOUNG WALLANDER for sponsoring this episode of the show.

    Credits:

    Produced by Twenty Inches of Monkey Productions

    Music by Stuart Neville

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