Partners In Crime

Why does nobody in Tesco buy spy books by women? Has Bob seen You yet? What is so special about the live ones and is Harvey Weinstein the tuxedo king? Adam Croft and Robert Daws answer these questions and so many more in the latest episode. They also discuss the last will and testament of (the still-living) Jo Nesbø, the nordic noir crime thrillers currently available to stream, why women read fiction and Bob updates us on ITV’s slate of upcoming crime dramas. You’ll also hear Adam’s pitch to become an Evening Standard distributor and Bob singing a celebration of the 90th episode. ~ Moriarty ~ RECOMMENDATIONS Looking Good Dead by Peter James https://www.kobo.com/ebook/looking-good-dead-2 Dead Simple by Peter James https://www.kobo.com/ebook/dead-simple-3 The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell https://www.kobo.com/ebook/the-family-upstairs-1 Don't forget your exclusive Partners in Crime discounts through Kobo. Get 90% off your first purchase using the code CRIME at checkout. And you can also get 40% of

What is a cosy mystery? Which podcast made it onto a list of the top 10 crime podcasts you must follow in 2020? Who put an Instagram filter on Adam’s house and have you seen You? On the very first episode of 2020 Adam Croft and Robert Daws answer most, if not all, of these questions. They also discuss the death of M.C. Beaton, Ian Rankin’s charitable donation of £200,000, Bob’s new Alexa, Wisting – The BBC’s best Nordic noir since the last one and Gary Oldman playing Mike Herron’s Jackson Lamb. You’ll also hear Adam singing along to the theme tune and one of Bob’s trademark slurps. ~ Moriarty ~ RECOMMENDATIONS The Caveman (William Wisting Mystery 4) by Jorn Lier Horst https://www.kobo.com/ebook/the-caveman-william-wisting-mystery-4 Don't forget your exclusive Partners in Crime discounts through Kobo. Get 90% off your first purchase using the code CRIME at checkout. And you can also get 40% off all books using the code PARTNERS when you shop using this link: bit.ly/PartnersKobo CONTACT US Email: hello

What would it take to get Adam to a pantomime? Does anyone remember when one of the Chuckle Brothers died? Who is considering a move to Iceland and what mischief is Adrian Hobart up to? On this very special year in review episode Adam Croft and Robert Daws answer these questions whilst discussing 2019’s happenings in crime fiction. Well, sort of. The Partners also discuss the New York Times list of the best crime novels of the year, the upcoming Scandi Noir TV series – Wisting, the festive bookish habits of Icelanders and their own Christmas plans.  This episode also debuts a dramatic performance of the latest Adam Croft masterpiece: ’Twas the Podcast Before Christmas. ~ Moriarty ~ RECOMMENDATIONS The Night Fire by Michael Connelly https://www.kobo.com/ebook/the-night-fire Don't forget your exclusive Partners in Crime discounts through Kobo. Get 90% off your first purchase using the code CRIME at checkout. And you can also get 40% off all books using the code PARTNERS when you shop using this link: bit

What is Adam’s guilty pleasure? How many mystery books don’t have female victims? How long can two men talk about a TV show they haven’t seen and can Adam and Bob avoid talking about both sex and politics this episode? Adam Croft and Bob Daws answer these questions – and many more – on the latest episode. Skirting politics as best they can, the Partners discuss Adam’s latest release (see his shameless book recommendation below), mysteries without female victims, a new BBC show from the producers of Bodyguard and Traces – the new crime show based on an idea by Val McDermid – despite neither of them having watched it. However, Bob has seen Elizabeth Is Missing starring Glenda Jackson, and *LISTENER ALERT* it sparks a monologue about TV formats.  Also, the upcoming Partners In Crime Christmas special is liberally foreshadowed. It’s coming your way in Christmas week – keep your podcatcher primed! ~ Moriarty ~ RECOMMENDATIONS In Plain Sight by Adam Croft https://www.kobo.com/ebook/in-plain-sight-78 Deep Dir

Are all bald crime writers gobby and succinct? Is a true crime not a true crime when its a podcast? Why has Bob never been to Newcastle until now and did the Partners In Crime predict the Bad Sex in Fiction Award winner?  Adam Croft and returning host Bob Daws answer these pressing crime related questions on the latest episode.   *Spoiler for the last question: yes they did. John Harvey’s Pax was Joint winner of the Bad Sex in Fiction Award with Didier Decoin.* Bob is back from being a travelling actor – sorry – vagabond of the road, for now at least. To celebrate, he uses his impressive acting talents on John Harvey’s entry in the Bad Sex in Fiction Award. Brace yourselves listeners, this rendition is not to be missed.  Adam has his OCD tendencies exposed and also realises that he has much in common with James Ellroy. Also discussed are Sky Crime’s The Disappearance of Susan Cox Powell, Martin Scorsese’s Netflix crime drama, The Irishman and True-Crime Podcast Angel of Vine. ~ Moriarty ~ Recommendatio

Is it insulting to compare a crime to a Jeffrey Archer novel? Would Culverhouse like Adam? Should straight men be able to write queer characters and where’s the best barbecue in Georgia?  Adam Croft and regular guest presenter Adrian Hobart do their best to answer these pressing crime related questions in the latest episode. Adrian has been checking out greasy spoons while his sons do parkrun. Stay tuned for the first instalment of Adrian Hobart’s Restaurant Recommendations. Meanwhile Adam has been scouring the crime news headlines for stories to talk about. He gives a rundown of the best crime fiction from Georgia, tells us why Lee Child is applying for an Irish passport and what new TV show Harrison Ford is appearing in. One of his stories sparks memories of a close encounter with Jeffrey Archer for Adrian. ~ Moriarty ~ Recommendations I’ll Keep You Safe by Peter May https://www.kobo.com/ebook/i-ll-keep-you-safe Dead Eyed by Matt Brolly https://www.kobo.com/ebook/dead-eyed-dci-michael-lambert-crime-s

If you briefly die, but are then resuscitated, does that wipe clean your debt to society? Why is audio fiction having a comeback? What if Jane Tennison interviewed Prince Andrew and where is Bob this week?  Adam Croft and guest host Adrian Hobart answer these questions – except perhaps the last – on this week’s episode.  Adrian’s been in glamorous but grubby Brighton, researching his new book. He gives us the lowdown on his visit to the seaside, tempting Adam with the lure of budget narcotics. Adam has been thinking about the detective-like overtones of the recent Prince Andrew interview on Newsnight. They also discuss the golden age of detective fiction, what’s on the Brit box and YouTube rabbit holes. ~ Moriarty ~ Adam’s Recommendation The Other Woman by Laura Wilson https://www.kobo.com/ebook/the-other-woman-58 Don't forget your exclusive Partners in Crime discounts through Kobo. Get 90% off your first purchase using the code CRIME at checkout. And you can also get 40% off all books using the code PA

Adrian is here again this week. Adam talks about the process of writing his new book, Absolution which came out this week. It’s a political thriller which echoes real events, perhaps more closely than he was happy with. This segues nicely into a news story about whether politicians have been watching true crime - or reading crime fiction. They also talk about whether or not crime writers approve of murder and answer – in great detail – their least favourite question: where do you get your ideas from? Bob may be away, but his presence is felt when his star turn in Alan Ayckbourn’s Ten Times Table is discussed. Stay tuned until the end of the episode where Adrian opens the door on the shocking goings on behind the scenes in the radio industry.~ Moriarty ~"Adrian’s" recommendation Absolution by Adam Croft and Steven Moore https://www.kobo.com/ebook/absolution-95 Don't forget your exclusive Partners in Crime discounts through Kobo. Get 90% off your first purchase using the code CRIME at checkout. And you can als

Bob is AWOL once more so Adrian Hobart is back with a croaky voiced Adam who has risen from his sick bed for a short but sweet episode. They discuss Martina Cole’s claim that she is a victim of snobbery in publishing and also the case of the crime writer turned bank robber. They also settle once and for all the question of whether Los Angeles or Melbourne is the true home of crime. And prepare yourself for a deep dive into the psyche of a crime writer as Adam reveals why he writes about crime.  ~ Moriarty ~Recommendation The Closer I Get by Paul Burston https://www.kobo.com/ebook/the-closer-i-get-3 Non-crime recommendation Legionary by Gordon Doherty https://www.kobo.com/ebook/legionary-legionary-1 Don't forget your exclusive Partners in Crime discounts through Kobo. Get 90% off your first purchase using the code CRIME at checkout. And you can also get 40% off all books using the code PARTNERS when you shop using this link: http://bit.ly/PartnersKobo CONTACT US Email: hello@partnersincrime.online Face

Bob is back! And he’s been so busy that Adam has to bring him up to speed on the WAGatha Christie saga. Adam has brought along the brand new Italian edition of Her Last Tomorrow, which Bob attempts to read from and ends up singing Nessun Dorma. Well, he does have Italian blood.They also discuss Barnes and Noble’s list of the best thrillers of October, Val McDermid’s appointment as Visiting Professor at the University of Otago, the documentary Sherlock Holmes Against Conan Doyle and BBC's upcoming The Dublin Murders.~ Moriarty ~RecommendationIn The Woods by Tana French https://www.kobo.com/ebook/in-the-woods-2 Don't forget your exclusive Partners in Crime discounts through Kobo. Get 90% off your first purchase using the code CRIME at checkout. And you can also get 40% off all books using the code PARTNERS when you shop using this link: http://bit.ly/PartnersKobo CONTACT US Email: hello@partnersincrime.online Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/crimefictionpodcast/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/crimefi

Bob is treading the boards for his evening job this week, so Adrian ‘The Saviour’ Hobart steps in again to join Adam. After lamenting the lack of an adoring audience following last weeks live episode, they get deep into police recruitment policy and Irish border issues. Honestly, there's a crime fiction angle on all of it, it’s nothing like a cabinet meeting. Would Moriarty lie to you? ~ Moriarty ~ Adam’s RecommendationThe Puppet Show by MW Craven https://www.kobo.com/ebook/the-puppet-show-4Adrian’s RecommendationIn a House of Lies by Ian Rankin https://www.kobo.com/ebook/in-a-house-of-lies Don't forget your exclusive Partners in Crime discounts through Kobo. Get 90% off your first purchase using the code CRIME at checkout. And you can also get 40% off all books using the code PARTNERS when you shop using this link: http://bit.ly/PartnersKobo CONTACT US Email: hello@partnersincrime.online Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/crimefictionpodcast/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/crimeficpodcast Website

After a wobbly start where the wrong theme tune is played Adam and Adrian Hobart (standing in for Bob) play a bizarre game of Exquisite Corpse with the audience (look for the transcript on Facebook) Adrian gives us the lowdown on recording audio books – he has just been narrating Dead & Buried – which gives Adam an opening to do some shameless plugging.  **This episode was recorded live at Morecambe & Vice Crime Festival in front of a live audience. Please excuse any sound glitches.** ~ Moriarty ~ Recommendations The Closer I Get by Paul Burston https://www.kobo.com/ebook/the-closer-i-get-3 Don't forget your exclusive Partners in Crime discounts through Kobo. Get 90% off your first purchase using the code CRIME at checkout. And you can also get 40% off all books using the code PARTNERS when you shop using this link: http://bit.ly/PartnersKobo   CONTACT US Email: hello@partnersincrime.online Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/crimefictionpodcast/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/crimeficpod

After briefly thinking that Amber Rudd has emailed them, Adam and Bob finish the list of true crime books they started last week. They ponder the high volume of female victims in crime fiction. And listeners are kindly invited to buy them a drink after they record the podcast live at the Morecambe & Vice Crime Writing Festival (www.morecambecrimefest.co.uk)   ~ Moriarty ~ Recommendations Laetitia Rodd and the Case of the Wandering Scholar by Kate Saunders https://www.kobo.com/ebook/laetitia-rodd-and-the-case-of-the-wandering-scholar Don't forget your exclusive Partners in Crime discounts through Kobo. Get 90% off your first purchase using the code CRIME at checkout. And you can also get 40% off all books using the code PARTNERS when you shop using this link: http://bit.ly/PartnersKobo   CONTACT US Email: hello@partnersincrime.online Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/crimefictionpodcast/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/crimeficpodcast Website: http://partnersincrime.online   iTunes: croft.

Bob asks the immortal question, “What are we on?” Adam makes a shocking confession about suncream. And a discussion of Stylist magazine's list of the best true crime books ends on a cliffhanger. To be continued…  ~ Moriarty ~ Adam’s holiday reading recommendations: The Art of Betrayal, MI6 – Life and Death in the British Secret Service by Gordon Corera https://www.kobo.com/ebook/the-art-of-betrayal-1 The Secret Barrister – Stories of the Law and How It’s Broken by The Secret Barrister https://www.kobo.com/ebook/the-secret-barrister Don't forget your exclusive Partners in Crime discounts through Kobo. Get 90% off your first purchase using the code CRIME at checkout. And you can also get 40% off all books using the code PARTNERS when you shop using this link: http://bit.ly/PartnersKobo   CONTACT US   Email: hello@partnersincrime.online Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/crimefictionpodcast/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/crimeficpodcast Website: http://partnersincrime.online   iTunes: croft.l

The boys are back and this week it's all about the royal wee... Moving on. Adam's setting fire to his BBQ – best chef EVER. And there's big debate over which detective will come top of the ranks.  ~ Moriarty ~ Recommendations  The Passengers by John Marrs https://www.kobo.com/ebook/the-passengers-5  Don't forget your exclusive Partners in Crime discounts through Kobo. Get 90% off your first purchase using the code CRIME at checkout. And you can also get 40% off all books using the code PARTNERS when you shop using this link: http://bit.ly/PartnersKobo   CONTACT US   Email: hello@partnersincrime.online Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/crimefictionpodcast/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/crimeficpodcast Website: http://partnersincrime.online   iTunes: croft.link/PIC-podcast Stitcher: bit.ly/PIC-Stitcher Google Play: bit.ly/PIC-GooglePlay YouTube: bit.ly/PIC-YouTube Spotify http://bit.ly/Partners-in-crime

Bob and Adam are back this week in a rather sweaty studio. All I can say is, thank god there's no smellovision on the pod. They discuss David Lagercrantz – the chap who took over Stieg Larsson's Millennium series – at least he was, until he threw the towel in. It's happy hour on the pun front with a visit from Barry Panasonic. And there's also a spot of collaboration, or was that colloboration?   ~ Moriarty ~ Recommendations The Night Visitor by Lucy Atkins  https://www.kobo.com/ebook/the-night-visitor-6 Don't forget your exclusive Partners in Crime discounts through Kobo. Get 90% off your first purchase using the code CRIME at checkout. And you can also get 40% off all books using the code PARTNERS when you shop using this link: http://bit.ly/PartnersKobo   CONTACT US Email: hello@partnersincrime.online Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/crimefictionpodcast/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/crimeficpodcast Website: http://partnersincrime.online   iTunes: croft.link/PIC-podcast Stitcher: bit.ly

After a week off, Adam and Bob struggle to stay on the topic of crime. In between talking about the weather and the merits of mint imperials, they read some listener emails and manage to address the rumour that Lee Child might be joining the Booker prize panel. Listeners of a sensitive disposition should be warned that this episode contains gratuitous sounds of tea slurping and sweet sucking.  Don't forget your exclusive Partners in Crime discounts through Kobo. Get 90% off your first purchase using the code CRIME at checkout. And you can also get 40% off books using the code PARTNERS when you shop using this link: http://bit.ly/PartnersKobo   RECOMMENDATIONS Fiona Barton — The Suspect: https://www.kobo.com/ebook/the-suspect-14   CONTACT US  Email: hello@partnersincrime.online Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/crimefictionpodcast/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/crimeficpodcast Website: http://partnersincrime.online  

Looking for some vacation reading, Bob and Adam run-through a best of the year crime fiction list and an awards shortlist or two, but somehow the conversation keeps coming back to the tricky business of adapting thrillers for the stage. Adam gets technical explaining the difference between hardbacks and paperbacks, Bob’s account of his recent trip to London inevitably ends with a pub recommendation and PD James has an odd anniversary. Don't forget your exclusive Partners in Crime discounts through Kobo. Get 90% off your first purchase using the code CRIME at checkout. And you can also get 40% off all books using the code PARTNERS when you shop using this link: http://bit.ly/PartnersKobo RECOMMENDATIONS Stephen Booth — Drowned Lives (pre-order): https://www.kobo.com/ebook/drowned-lives-1   CONTACT US  Email: hello@partnersincrime.online Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/crimefictionpodcast/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/crimeficpodcast Website: http://partnersincrime.online   iTunes: croft.l

The boys are geographically confused today. They’re recording in… Well, they're not really sure, it could be Bedford or Milton Keynes or maybe one of a plethora of other landlocked locations. Adam is teaching the art of the book hook and self-publishing basics. Oh, and they're also pondering their next holidays and what to read on the beach.  ~ Moriarty ~ Don't forget your exclusive Partners in Crime discounts through Kobo. Get 90% off your first purchase using the code CRIME at checkout. And you can also get 40% off all books using the code PARTNERS when you shop using this link: http://bit.ly/PartnersKobo   Recommendations Thin Ice by Quentin Bates https://www.kobo.com/ebook/thin-ice-16 CONTACT US  Email: hello@partnersincrime.online Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/crimefictionpodcast/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/crimeficpodcast Website: http://partnersincrime.online   iTunes: croft.link/PIC-podcast Stitcher: bit.ly/PIC-Stitcher Google Play: bit.ly/PIC-GooglePlay YouTube: bit.ly/PIC

It's true crime week this week. And they're definitely not going to talk about political crimes… except when they do! Here's an important question, though. Why are so few women writing political thrillers? And when is Adam going to write the book about his murderous ancestor?  ~ Moriarty ~ Recommendations I, Claudias by Robert Graves https://www.kobo.com/ebook/i-claudius  Anatomy of a Scandal by Sarah Vaughan https://www.kobo.com/ebook/anatomy-of-a-scandal-1    CONTACT US Email: hello@partnersincrime.online Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/crimefictionpodcast/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/crimeficpodcast Website: http://partnersincrime.online