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The Ugly Truth, L. C. North’s debut thriller, told exclusively told through interviews, transcripts and diary entries, explores the dark side of celebrity culture and trying to determine the truth through the distorting lens of reportage and social media.  L. C. North lives in Suffolk, co-hosts the crime thriller podcast In Suspense and is working…

Coming home was just the beginning… Kate Hamer follows up her taut psychological blockbuster The Girl in the Red Coat with an equally engrossing sequel, The Lost Girls.  Carmel has been returned home five years after she was abducted by the preacher of a cult. But the trauma of her experience continues to haunt her and and her…

Radio Gorgeous was thrilled to attend – in person – the launch of Heidi Amsinck’s debut novel and first in a new series of crime novels, My Name is Jensen. My Name is Jensen introduces us to journalist turned sleuth Jensen, who has returned to her native Copenhagen after some years working in London. An experience that mirrors…

What happens when you bump into a drop dead gorgeous ex boyfriend? And your marriage is a little dull and there is a part of you that never, ever completely got over your first love ? Josephine chats to Jane Corry about her latest thriller, working in a men’s prison and how tattoos can hinder…

GUILT by Amanda Robson – Your sister. Her secret. The Betrayal. THRILLER with Josephine Pembroke  There is no stronger bond than blood. Guilt is unputdownable, this thriller is edgy, exciting and plausible. Listen to Amanda tell Josephine how and why. Author of the week on Radio Gorgeous. Guilt is published by Avon Books and available now…

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…

  I’ll Eat When I’m Dead FASHION THRILLER with Donna Freed Gorgeous Reads Barbara Bourland’s bust out debut novel has been described as The Devil Wears Prada meets American Psycho. If that doesn’t nab you, listening to her sparkling, febrile mind at work will. You’ll be pleased to know that the sequel is in work as…

The Orphans Annemarie Neary with Donna Freed AUTHOR OF THE WEEK  Two young children, siblings, abandoned on a beach on Goa; the disappearance blights and drives both their lives but in different directions. She needs to bury the past. He won’t let it lie. www.annemarieneary.co.uk @AnnemarieNeary1 #thriller #TheOrphans #radiogorgeous LOVE interviews?Never miss the latest authors 

Shari Lapena, A Stranger in the House AUTHOR with Donna Freed on Radio Gorgeous  While it was her goal to write a thriller and if it turned into an international bestseller so much the better but now the pressure is on: we want another one. Happily, Shari thrives under pressure and has produced another page turning,…

  Karen Dionne, The Marsh King’s Daughter GORGEOUS READS with Donna Freed  A notorious child abductor- the Marsh King – escapes maximum security prison and disappears into the marsh. Only his daughter knows the extent of his ability to survive in the wild and she also knows, he is coming for her and her daughters….

Sarah Stovell, Exquisite with Donna Freed GORGEOUS READS on Radio Gorgeous   A taut psychological thriller: a young woman meets a beautiful and successful writer at a retreat; it’s the beginning of a dangerous and sinister relationship…or is it? And Sarah talks about giving up plastic for a month. #thriller #AmReading #books https://twitter.com/sarahlovescrime @Sarahlovescrime  

  BLOOD SISTERS Jane Corry – THRILLER Gorgeous Reads with Josephine Pembroke  You must read this book, do you like twist and turns and dark humour? Featuring a funny brain damaged sister and a dark and insecure sister; an artist who finds herself in a job in an all male prison. Listen to Jane tell…

Plum Sykes, Party Girls Die in Pearls AUTHOR on Radio Gorgeous with Donna Freed  The bestselling author and Contributing Editor at American Vogue, Plum Sykes chats about the first of her Oxford Girl Mysteries, working with Isabella Blow and Alexander McQueen and staying sensible when your job is going to parties. #fashion #PartyGirls #vogue Follow…

Alive or Dead, Donna Leon escapes the Wildebeests of Venice EARTHLY REMAINS Gorgeous Reads with Donna Freed Donna Leon’s Earthly Remains  Her rebel Inspector Brunetti stalks the canals of Venice and the seemingly tranquil surrounding islands but in his wake, the murky lagoon gives up its lethal secrets. After living in Venice for over 30 years,…

LS Hilton Domina  Lisa is back on Radio Gorgeous talking about her spectacularly gorgeous heroine who seduces all men and doesn’t mind killing the odd one off. We chat about designer clothes, cunnilingus and lawless women. @zaffrebooks  Interested in lawless women find plenty at radiogorgeous.com #erotic #thriller #bestseller

Sheena Kamal Eyes Like Mine Author of the Week with Donna Freed on Radio Gorgeous For fans of dark, female led thrillers like The Girl With The Dragon Tatoo, Sheena Kamal’s debut Eyes Like Mine is deliciously dark. Set in Canada – currently seen as an example of liberal democracy – Kamal invites a conversation…

Pretty Is by Maggie Mitchell A dark & disturbing THRILLER with Jo REES on RADIO GORGEOUS Louis and Carly-May are just twelve years old when they are abducted from their homes and driven across the country to a remote hunting lodge and kept by their kidnapper for two months. Decades later, the two women have…

 Girl In The RED COAT Kate Hamer  It is every mother’s nightmare: Carmel Wakeford goes missing at a children’s festival. A man who claims to be her estranged grandfather tells her that her mother has been in an accident. While her mother desperately tries to find her, Carmel is taken on a strange journey in…

  Peter Swanson The Kind Worth Killing You Should Never Talk To Strangers MAN WEEK on Radio Gorgeous Podcast Length: 18 Minutes 58 Seconds Sunday Times “Thriller of the Month” Crime writer, poet and Alfred Hitchcock enthusiast Peter Swanson talks about his second thriller, The Kind Worth Killing. What makes a person capable of killing?…

Kate Mosse THE TAXIDERMISTS DAUGHTER Author of the Week: Kate Mosse, OBE, The Taxidermist’s Daughter Kate Mosse’s seventh novel takes place among the rising waters of the Fishbourne marshes in 1912 Sussex. It is a gothic revenge thriller set in the strictly codified years just prior to World War 1. Connie Gifford, daughter of the taxidermist, lost…