The Museum Mysteries series features a detective duo who at first might appear completely mismatched: Daniel Wilson, a former detective sergeant with the Metropolitan Police, is from a working class background and rose through the ranks to become right-hand man to the famous Chief Inspector Frederick Abberline during the Jack the Ripper investigation; and Abigail […]
Authors who keep it in the family are increasingly common – see Lee and Andrew Child, Jonathan and Jesse Kellerman, PC Cast and Kristen Cast – as well as our own mother and daughter writing duo Anna and Jacqui Burns. Today, we’ve settled down with a cup of tea and a slice of bara brith […]
All the books I’ve especially loved reading recently have very strong distinctive main characters and voices. Like them or loathe them, we are drawn along by their idiosyncrasy and charisma. That’s what I love reading and what I aspire to create with my own writing. In my second novel THE SAVED, the story is told […]
This month, we are delighted to introduce debut author Jess Armstrong and the memorable heroine of The Curse of Penryth Hall, Ruby Vaughn. Ruby has faced her share of drama and trauma at the pinnacle of American high society and behind the wheel of an ambulance on the Western Front. Life as an antiquarian bookseller […]
Do you have a hankering to get away from it all this spring? May we suggest that you armchair travel with one of A&B’s recent titles which makes Paris its atmospheric setting. Jim Eldridge, author of Murder at the Louvre, says he wrote the tenth instalment in the Museum Mysteries series as a love letter […]
We are delighted to welcome our February Author of the Month, Denny S. Bryce, to the blog to chart her journey to writing her biographical historical fiction novel The Other Princess which is inspired by the remarkable life of Queen Victoria’s African Goddaughter. History can take surprising paths to reveal itself, even for a history […]
To celebrate the launch of The White Lady in paperback last month, we asked Jacqueline Winspear who her favourite authors are. It’s an interesting question – which authors have inspired you? I have been an avid reader since early childhood, though I know every writer says pretty much the same thing . However, I have […]
Our Author of the Month for October is Christina Koning, author of the Blind Detective series. This month, we publish two more books in the ongoing interwar series – Murder in Cambridge and Murder in Barcelona. In this blog post, Christina reflects upon writing the series. When, in 2014, I started writing the first book […]
As Jim Kelly is our Author of the Month for July, we asked him to write a blog post on writing crime fiction. I am – apparently – an author of historical crime. I am not sure how this happened, or why, but I’m enjoying it a lot. The Eden Brooke series is set in […]
To celebrate National Crime Reading Month (June 2023) we will be showcasing our finest crime series from the Allison & Busby bookshelves. Each week, we will be spotlighting a different crime series and bringing you exclusive content from the authors themselves. National Crime Reading Month aims to bring crime writing, old and new, to the […]
To celebrate National Crime Reading Month (June 2023) we will be showcasing our finest crime series from the Allison & Busby bookshelves. Each week, we will be spotlighting a different crime series and bringing you exclusive content from the authors themselves. National Crime Reading Month aims to bring crime writing, old and new, to the […]
To celebrate National Crime Reading Month (June 2023) we will be showcasing our finest crime series from the Allison & Busby bookshelves. Each week, we will be spotlighting a different crime series and bringing you exclusive content from the authors themselves. National Crime Reading Month aims to bring crime writing, old and new, to the […]
To celebrate National Crime Reading Month (June 2023) we will be showcasing our finest crime series from the Allison & Busby bookshelves. Each week, we will be spotlighting a different crime series and bringing you exclusive content from the authors themselves. National Crime Reading Month aims to bring crime writing, old and new, to the […]
To celebrate the publication of The Camden Murder in paperback this month, we asked Mike Hollow to share a guest blog post on his writing process. Back in the days when I was teetering on the brink of parenthood, it used to be said that the average British family had 2.4 children. I never met […]
Our Author of the Month for April is Edward Marston, author of the Railway Detective series. This month, we celebrate the publication of the 21st book in the series, Death at the Terminus. In this blog post, he reflects on the origins of the series and his love for steam engineering. Death at the Terminus […]
Jacqueline Winspear is our Author of the Month for March 2023. To coincide with the publication of her stand-alone mystery, The White Lady, we are pleased to share a guest blog post from Jacqueline Winspear on the children of war. “Every war is a war against the child.” Eglantyne Jebb, 1876-1828, founder of the Save […]
Natalie Jenner is our author of the month for February 2023. To celebrate the publication of Bloomsbury Girls in paperback this month, we are pleased to share a guest blog post from Natalie Jenner on her writing process. Listening to an excerpt from the audiobook of my novel Bloomsbury Girls, my editor asked me whose […]
To celebrate the publication of Liz Webb’s The Daughter in paperback this week, we asked Liz to reflect on her experience as a debut author. Taking it on the chin: even in a sea of 5-star reviews, a 1-star review still stings! If you look up any book you love, there will be 5-star reviews, […]
Stephanie Austin is our author of the month for January 2023. To celebrate the publication of Death Comes to Dartmoor this month, we are pleased to share a guest post from Stephanie on the significance of the idyllic countryside in her work. The big event of January for me is undoubtedly the publication of my […]
To celebrate the publication of Isabelle this week, we asked Sophia Holloway to reflect on the spirit of Christmas in her novels. Not only does Sophia vividly represent the spirit of the festive period, but her regency romances are intrinsically linked to the act of giving associated with Christmas celebrations. Isabelle is the third of […]
To coincide with our November E-Book of the Month, Mr Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva, we asked the author to share her experiences of channelling the centrality of Christmas across different mediums … Most people who read Mr. Dickens and His Carol don’t know that it began life as a screenplay – one […]
To celebrate the publication of Bloomsbury Girls by Natalie Jenner, we are pleased to share a list of books that inspired Natalie with her writing of her novel…. Let’s have a look at what books inspired Natalie, in her own words… 84, Charing Cross Road a book by Helene Hanff. (bookshop.org): Hanff’s classic epistolary work […]