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The Chase by AVA GLASS with Donna Freed
Introducing the next female 007, Makepeace, Emma Makepeace! Ava Glass’ hyper-pacy thriller, The Chase follows novice MI6 operative Emma Makepeace as she attempts to escort a man wanted by the Russians across surveillance-filled London without being detected by CCTV. Ava spent over a decade working with British spies at MI5 and MI6, has trained spies…
Nicola Upson, Nine Lessons GORGEOUS READS with Donna Freed
Nicola Upson, Nine Lessons GORGEOUS READS, with Donna Freed Nicola Upson weaves fact and fiction throughout her Josephine Tey mysteries; she incorporates what is known of the real life Golden Age crime writer and casts her in the role of detective. Upson’s triumph is to not only resurrect historical crimes cleverly and enjoyably but…
Sarah Ward, A Patient Fury CRIME FICTION – Gorgeous Reads with Donna Freed
Sarah Ward, A Patient Fury CRIME FICTION – Gorgeous Reads with Donna Freed A Patient Fury is the third of Sarah Ward’s D.C Childs crime thrillers set in atmospheric Derbyshire. She likes to exploit the contradictions and traditions of the small village life in Derbyshire but even more than that, she revels in the…
Jessie Keane Lawless & Harbour Street by Ann Cleeves: DOUBLE BILL! Author(S!) of the Week on Literary Lusts with Donna Freed
Lawless Jessie Keane & Harbour Street by Ann Cleeves This week on Literary Lusts we have an embarassment of riches: both Jessie Keane and Ann Cleeves join us. Jessie Keane returns to Radio Gorgeous to talk about her latest book, Lawless as well as why women love violence in fiction. Ann Cleeves joins us for the…