MURDER MYSTERY
HISTORICAL
EDITOR’S CHOICE
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The Ladoux Mystery – the spy who framed Mata Hari?
George Ladoux, the intelligence chief behind a disputed WWI spy conviction, later investigated, with key records still sealed.

Writing a Conspiracy
The author explains his research into a forgotten 1915 peace plot, rebuilding the story through biographies, memoirs and invented scenes when the original archives were lost.

No Body No Crime, By Tess Sharpe
Tess Sharpe
The author explores the influences that formed her writing voice, and discusses her new novel set in a small town where crime never stays buried.

From Taranto to Pearl Harbour: the inspiration behind Rising Tide.
The real history behind a thriller inspired by the Taranto raid, Pearl Harbour, and a spy who tried to change the war.

Five Favourite: Spy Novels
A new spy novelist has picked titles that have inspired him.

The Noble Folly of Roberto Saviano
Matthew Carr discusses Roberto Saviano’s Gomorrah and the implications of writing about organised crime.
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