Michael Dobbs on Harry Jones

Michael Dobbs introduces his series character, Harry Jones, who has appeared in The Edge of Madness, The Reluctant Hero, and the forthcoming Old Enemies (published in 2011).

The Reluctant Hero is out now in mass market paperback.

September Crime round-up

New novels from Lynda La Plante and John Rector, plus some Inspector Aurelio Zen classics that will soon be given a new life by the BBC, just some of this month’s titles in the crime round-up.

The September competition [closed]

Win the first three Nicholas Le Floch mysteries, plus titles by John Rector and Michael Dibdin in Bookdagger’s September competition.

John Rector discusses Cold Kiss

Nate and Sara are broke – and on the run from the past. When a shady hitchhiker offers them cold hard cash for a lift, they can’t afford to say no. But very soon they’ll be wishing they had. Because picking him up is about to become the biggest mistake they ever made – and the price they’ll have to pay will be greater than they ever could have imagined…

Nicolai Lilin interviewed

Set in a small and tight-knit community of ‘honest criminals’ in a remote part of Russia, Siberian Education is a tale of an extreme boyhood – exotic, violent and completely unique. Author Nicolai Lilin answers questions put to him by Bookdagger readers.

If you liked…The Ipcress File, by Len Deighton

The sixth in the series, wherein we showcase an all-time classic crime novel, and suggest some titles from the Bookdagger publishers that hit the same spot. This month, it’s The Ipcress File, by Len Deighton, first published in 1962.

Read an extract from The Reluctant Hero, by Michael Dobbs

In his latest adventure Reluctant Hero, Harry Jones is caught in a web of international intrigue, with an old friend as bait, and a female scorpion at his side.

Tana French on her new novel, Faithful Place

Tana French’s first novel, In the Woods, was published in 2007; it won the Edgar, Anthony, Macavity and Barry awards for Best First Novel and the IVCA Clarion Award for Best Fiction. In the Woods and her second novel, The Likeness, were both New York Times bestsellers.

Read an extract from Cold Kiss by John Rector

Nate and Sara are broke – and on the run from the past. When a shady hitchhiker offers them cold hard cash for a lift, they can’t afford to say no. But very soon they’ll be wishing they had. Because picking him up is about to become the biggest mistake they ever made – and the price they’ll have to pay will be greater than they ever could have imagined…

An interview with Jean-François Parot

An in-depth interview with the author of the best-selling Nicolas le Floch thrillers, the latest of which, The Saint-Florentin Murders is soon to be published.