The Ratcliffe Highway Murder Maps, Part One

A young linen draper and his family are cruelly murdered at night in their home at 29 Ratcliffe Highway in Wapping. Twelve days later, a publican and members of his household are slaughtered in similar fashion, just half a mile away. Paul Bonner’s amazing maps follow the murderous events of 200 years ago this month…

Retracing the Ratcliffe Highway Murders, Part One

Between now and the end of December, retrace the locations of the notorious 1811 Ratcliffe Highway Murders, described in P. D. James & T. A. Critchley’s The Maul and the Pear Tree, with The Gentle Author from the Spitalfields Life blog. And, read on for details of the Ratcliffe Highway Murder Walk…

P. D. James shares her appreciation for Jane Austen

In this extended 30-minute interview the author discusses the challenge of taking, Pride and Prejudice, a beloved work of fiction, in a wholly unexpected direction.

An extract from The Statement, by Brian Moore

Hot on the heels of last week’s extract of The Magician’s Wife, we present an insight into The Statement.

Watch out for a competition to win copies of Brian Moore’s novels in our November competition this Friday!

An extract from Death Comes To Pemberley, by P.D. James

In a pitch-perfect recreation of the world of Pride and Prejudice, P. D. James elegantly fuses her lifelong passion for the work of Jane Austen with her talent for writing detective fiction….

An extract from The Magician’s Wife

Power, politics, religion and love, the court of Napoleon III and the deserts of Algeria combine in this mesmerising novel from master storyteller Brian Moore.

Watch out for a competition to win copies of Brian Moore’s novels later this month!

Crime Roundup

In case you missed it, check out a round up of some of this month’s featured books!

Enter to win an advance copy of Eat Him If You Like [closed]

Enter to be one of three winners to take home an advance copy of Jean Teule’s upcoming book, Eat Him If You Like.

Eat Him If You Like

Read an extract from Eat Him If You Like, a cannibalistic story based on real events in nineteenth-century France. Due to come out from Gallic 1 November.

Win sets of Claude Izner’s Victor Legris mysteries! [closed]

Three Bookdagger readers will win complete sets of six Claude Izner’s Victor Legris 19th Century Parisian thrillers, courtesy of Gallic Books.

A Q & A with Michael Gregorio

Michael Jacob and Daniela De Gregorio write together as Michael Gregorio. They have created a series of crime novels whose central character is the Prussian magistrate, Hanno Stiffeniis. The series includes Critique of Criminal Reason, Days of Atonement, A Visible Darkness and Unholy Awakening, out this month in paperback.

Revealing Jason Goodwin’s Evil Eye

When the body of a Russian agent is found down a monastery well, Yashim knows exactly who to blame. Fevzi Ahmet Pasha, commander of the Ottoman fleet.

Read an extended extract from An Evil Eye, by Jason Goodwin, the fourth Ottoman adventure, featuring Yashim the eunuch detective!

Watch the trailer and read the extract for Roots of Betrayal

The brilliant new Elizabethan thriller from the highly acclaimed author of Sacred Treason…

There’s a chance to win a copy of Roots of Betrayal over on Bookhugger if you’re quick!

An interview with James Forrester, author of The Roots of Betrayal

Watch an interview with James Forrester, author of The Time Traveller’s Guide to Medieval England which was a Sunday Times top ten bestseller, and the highly acclaimed Sacred Treason, as he immerses us in his latest Elizabethan crime mystery.

Michael Jecks discusses King’s Gold

Watch Michael Jecks discussing medieval history, writer’s block, his main characters, and how he became a writer.

Andrew Martin on The Somme Stations

Andrew Martin is the author of the Jim Stringer series, detective novels set during Edwardian times that began with The Necropolis Railway in 2002. The seventh and latest instalment is The Somme Stations…

Win Armand Cabasson’s Napoleonic Murders bundles! [closed]

Gallic Books has kindly given Bookdagger readers a chance to win one of three bundles of Armand Cabasson’s Napoleonic Murders titles!

Armand Cabasson interviewed by Scott Pack

Armand Cabasson is a prize-winning author and psychiatrist who lives in the north of France. He is a member of the French Napoleonic Society and has used his extensive research to create The Napoleonic Murders series. Featuring Quentin Margont, these novels create a vivid portrait of the Napoleonic campaigns.

Alan Bradley Q&A

Jennie Blake interviews Alan Bradley, author of the Flavia de Luce historical thrillers, the latest of which, A Red Herring Without Mustard, is out now via Orion.

Read an extract from Sacred Treason, by James Forrester

Download the extract from this gripping historical thriller full of compelling detail and narrative twists in the vein of C. J. Sansom, that received blanket rave reviews in hardcover, out in paperback this month. Watch for a competition to win copies of Sacred Treason on our sister site, Bookhugger, next week!