Little Miss Morfett Chats to Authors: Recent Episodes
Miss Donna L Morfett
Debut author Genevieve came to chat about her novel No Oil Painting, her journey to publishing and so much more. So much fun, literally could have chatted all night.
https://amzn.eu/d/039ISgN7
Charles came to chat about his new book, Play Me, about writing comedy crime, his former career in screen writing, and a whole lot more.
Anthony came to chat about his new series, starting with The Conservatory. A cozy mystery, featuring Miss Lily, homeopathy, tarot, and a whole lot else besides.
Martin Davies, author of the Mrs Hudson series, based on the housekeeper from the Sherlock Holmes stories, Martin has taken her and given her a new helper, and follows their adventures. Book 8 in the series, Mrs Hudson and the Belladonna Inheritance is published by Allison and Busby on 22nd January 2026. Martin has really interesting stories about his books came to be.
Neil came by to chat about his new Palace series, staring with Murder at the Palace, set in Hampton Court Palace in the early 1890's. Firmly in the cozy crime genre, this was a really fascinating chat.
Charles came to chat about his screenwriting career, how he became a novelist, and much more besides.
https://charles-harris.co.uk/
T.G. came to chat about the latest book, number 7, in her Bow Street Society series. So interesting. I always love chatting to TG about these books.
Caroline came to chat about her newest novel, the Reappearance of Frankie Whittle and her journey into writing and many other things.
Jason came to chat about his fascinating journey to becoming an author, accidentally running a bank, running a museum then back to being an author. Also hear him talk about his fascinating books set before World War 2.
https://amzn.eu/d/iI9ODbw
Leigh came by to chat about her latest Geraldine Steel book, number 22. We spoke about the differences of publishing for that long and whats changed.
Louise, author of five psychological thrillers, came to chat about her latest, The Festival. Which I loved. Two women attend the must see festival in Wales and it all starts to go wrong.
Living in the English countryside I already had a couple of careers before I became an author. Having been a Family Lawyer and Family Mediator I became a District Judge in the year 2000 and officially retired from judging in early 2021.Sitting on complex family cases did not leave me much time for my interests of writing and sketching but when I had free-time I tried to visit interesting places .I hope my ancestors helped provide some inspiration as well. My father was a Holocaust survivor and my maternal grandfather a gynaecologist and composer. The people and countryside of Eastern England also are embedded in my psyche .
https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/author/B0BG36K8B2/about
Guy came to chat about his debut paranormal suspense novel The Cubicle at the End, what inspired him to write it and where the characters came from, along with the little easter eggs he may or may not hide in them.
Available on Amazon here https://amzn.eu/d/05WvddyE
Mark came by to chat about his journey to publishing, Stephen King, easter eggs, might have mentioned Greece once or twice. A really fun chat, and a great insight into never giving up on your dream.
Author of the historical novels set in 1400's Florence, David spoke about his long journey to publication and the fun he's had along the way. A really fun and funny chat.
Traci is a womens fiction author, and also a childrens writer. It was fascinating to learn about her process and how her books just flow. The story of her first book is wonderfully heartwarming too.
Jody came by to chat about her new historical crime novel. The Small Museum set in 1873 London. We also touched on fangirling over authors. A really fun interview.
Lorraine came by to chat about her new book, her writing process, choosing character names and book titles, and much more.
Hilly came by to chat about all her book so far, her psychological thrillers, middle grade books, horror and her branch off into slight sci-fi under the psuedonym Billy Hill. She shares her stories of being with different publishers and self publishing.
Malcolm came by to chat to me about his new book, The Edge of the Land. Some teasers from Harrogate series
Julie came to chat about her book The Midnight Man, published by Hobeck Books, set in London 1946. This was a really fascinating chat, and made me want to go away and google!
Sue, an ex journallist and non-fiction writer of walking books, came to chat about her foray into fiction writing with the beautiful Laineys tale.
Lynda came by to chat about her romantic comedies, finding love again and the impact on writing. She talked about her psychological thrillers, and being sought out by a publisher. A wonderful chat.
Author of the very popular Bliss series, along with standalones, and new series featuring Chase and Laney. We chatted about a change of direction for Bliss, politics, music and AI.
American childrens author who wrote Baby Dragons Big Sneeze and Baby Dragon Finds His Family. Creator of be-kind.com.
Greg came by to chat about the second book in his cosy series, Murder at Bunting Manor, which is great. He also talks about the continuation of that series, his slightly dystopian novels, and a new idea. He also talks about the literary cruise he's just returned from. A great, lively chat.
Recorded at The Darkside of Brighton Book Festival held in The Old Ship Hotel on 28th October 2023.
Featuring TG Reid, FE Birch, Alex Scarrow, Ken Ward and Andy Hill.
Panel recorded at The Darkside of Brighton held at the Old Ship Hotel in Brighton on 28th October 2023.
Featuring Simon Toyne, Steve Moore, Wendy Clarke, Martin Tracey and Guy Hale.
Recorded at the Darkside of Brighton Book Festival held at The Old Ship Hotel in Brighton, on 28th October 2023.
Featuring Guy Gardner, Neil Daws and JM Hall.
The third panel from The Darkside of Brighton book festival held at the Old Ship Hotel in Brighton on 28th October 2023.
Featuring Chris Curran, Ann Bloxwich, FE Birch, and Brian Price
The second panel from the Darkside of Brighton Festival held at the Old Ship Hotel in Brighton on 28th October 2023.
Featuring Guy Gardner, Valerie Keogh, Ann Bloxwich, Phil Viner
The first panel from the Darkside of Brighton held on the Old Ship Hotel on 28th October 2023.
Featuring Graham Bartlett, Leigh Russell, Jo Furniss, William Shaw and Lesley Thomson.
After the release of their second co-written book, Gemma and Joe came to chat to me about what its like to work on a book together, and it was a lot of fun.
Sarah came by to chat, after a chance meeting at Capital Crime. She has written a new book, when she discovered an ancestor was part of the police force investigating Jack the Ripper, and puts forward a new suspect.
https://amzn.eu/d/67di1DZ
Des, member of the band Sad Cafe, started writing during lockdown. He came to tell me about his first book, and some of his experiences during his years in the music industry. A really fascinating and fun chat.
Heather uses her teenage years growing up on a rough Manchester estate as inspiration for gangland crime thrillers, and her latest, Redemption, was out on August 17th 2023.
https://amzn.eu/d/dPYu68c
Tony came by to tell me about his new book The Predators, the second in his Chase and Laney series. He also revealed the plans for Bliss and what happens next along with stand alones and completing other series.
Fiona came by to tell me about her Jacqueline Silver adventures, how she came to writing and her journey since. A lot of fun.
Philippa came by to chat to me about her three psychological thrillers, her new book thats due out next february, and all sorts in between.
Annie came to tell me about her debut novel the Cocoa Girls, which came about as a result of her mum asking 'Can you find out my grandmas real name?' A really fascinating and fun chat.
Pepper Anne appears for her first on screen interview, telling me about her true crime novel, based in Texas, USA, when her family member and four others escaped from jail and held a couple hostage.
One of the most enjoyable and fascinating interviews i've ever done.
Neil is the author of a trilogy of cozy crime, set against the back drop of World War 2 with a detective and female criminologist who team up. He speaks about these, his next project, and a lot more besides.
Jane came to chat about her new Horns and Halos series, her Thick Blue Line books about her time in the police force, and a lot more besides. Fascinating as always.
Author of the Mirror Game, came by to chat about his new book, his new book deal, events he's appearing at this year, and much more besides.
New horror writer Axl came by to tell me about his journey to writing, his two books, deal with Red Dragon and some other random questions including why his wife has threatened to cut off his fingers!
Trevor Belshaw who writes as TA Belshaw or Trevor Forest, writes cozy crime, dual timeline novels, funny Tracys Hot Mail series and childrens books featuring a witch with a wonky wand amongst others.
Author of The Coming Darkness, a near future thriller came to chat about that, his writing, and what he likes to do when he isnt writing.
WE'VE GOT A FUZZBOX:AND WE'RE GONNA USE IT: Brummies All-female band Gutsy funny cool and unique Here's what they did...
Including a 2022 interview with Magsz (Maggie Dunne)
Author of the incredible psychological thrillers such as The Housemaid. Her first ever Zoom interview, so the video is available on Youtube if you would like to see that.
Nick came by to chat about setting up a publishers, his goals and dreams for it. A really interesting chat.
Ex police officer and non fiction writer with Peter James, Graham has turned his hand to writing fiction, and his debut Bad For Good is out on thursday, 23rd June. Its amazing.
Caroline England came to chat about her new release, the Sinner, as well as some of her other books under alter ego Caro Land.
Came to talk about his new book, chatted about Harrogate, blogs, MW Craven and lots more besides. A lot of fun.
Author of the Thorne series, ex stand up comedian and actor, part of the Fun Lovin Crime Writers and all round top gent.
Author of Contemporary, Historical fiction and police procedurals, a very interesting and funny man.
Came by to chat about A Long Way From Home, his new release set in the deep South of America in the 1960s.
Jim Chambers was born in 1954 in the East Midlands city of Derby and has lived in the Peak District in Derbyshire in the UK for the last thirty years or so. He has been married to Barbara for more years than they care to recall and is a family man with four (grown up) children and two grandchildren. He primarily writes fiction with a focus on business and political thrillers. His first book, Paradigm Shift, was self-published in 2013 and was followed by a novella, Perception, in 2018 and subsequently by The Hope Affair in April 2021, a 97,000 word contemporary thriller. Jim is a member of a writing group and is progressing towards the publication of another thriller with a working title of Urban Scarecrows. He is a businessman with experience in both executive and non-executive capacities in the Education sector, is a passionate Derby County football season ticket holder and loves mountain and hill walking almost as much as fine wine!
Panel from Tales on Trent featuring Martin Ferguson, Martin Tracey, Darren Walker, Matt Adcock and Jon Richter
Panel from Tales on Trent featuring Michelle Kidd, Noelle Holton, Sharon Bairden and Valerie Keogh
Panel from Tales on Trent featuring Toya Richardson, Ros Rendle, John Jackson, and Sussn Hayes
Author of horror novel The Books of Sarah, came to chat to me about being a debut author and much more.
Author of court room dramas, and has been long listed for the CWA Gold Dagger at this years awards.
Author of the Connor Fraser series, amongst other books, shortlisted for the Dundee International Book Prize for Falling Fast and is one of the Four Blokes in Search of a Plot podcast.
Vaseem Khan is the author of two award-winning crime series set in India, the Baby Ganesh Agency series set in modern Mumbai, and the Malabar House historical crime novels set in 1950s Bombay. His first book, The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra, was selected by the Sunday Times as one of the 40 best crime novels published 2015-2020, and is translated into 16 languages. The second in the series won the Shamus Award in the US. In 2018, he was awarded the Eastern Eye Arts, Culture and Theatre Award for Literature. Vaseem was born in England, but spent a decade working in India. In 2021, Midnight at Malabar House won the Crime Writers Association Historical Dagger, the world’s premier award for historical crime fiction. His latest book is The Dying Day about the theft of one of the world’s great treasures, a 600-year-old copy of Dante’s The Divine Comedy, stored at Bombay’s Asiatic Society.
For more information about the world of his books please visit vaseemkhan.com where you can also keep abreast of Vaseem’s latest goings-on, competitions, events, and extracts from upcoming books via his newsletter.
Website: http://vaseemkhan.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/VaseemKhanUK
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VaseemKhanOfficial/
Author of Gold Dagger longlisted The Last Thing to Burn, new book First Born, and the Tuva series.
Bestselling author of the Hoon and Logan series, childrens books, and much more besides. Came to chat about the new Hoon book amongst many other things!
Author of new cozy crime novel, The Bingo Hall detectives, Jonathan came by to chat about that and lots more. One of the funniest interviews I've had in a while.
Andrew came to chat about his McIlvanny shortlisted book Whirligig and what hes working on at the moment.
Lovely lady in Macedonia writing short stories and full length womens ficition books too.
Jane came to talk about her new book, The Woman Who Knew Faces and I tried to catch her out with some tricky questions too.
Author of thrillers that focus on the darker side of the mind. All amazing. Today was the publication of Exile, a truly brilliant book, so we had a little chat about that then may have gone off piste a little (damn that Reacher guy....)
Guy's debut novel Mirror Game came out recently, so he came to chat to me about this and lots more.
Ex police now writing brilliant crime fiction including Dead Mans Grave and Blood Tide.
Tony came to chat about his new book, the second in the Watson and Monteith series, Keep Your Friends Close.
Sharon is the author of dark psychological thrillers. She came to introduce herself for the Tales on Trent event in May.
Author of the Bow Street Society books, set in Victorian London, using a cast of characters to solve the mystery.
Jenn Came by to tell us about herself ready for Tales on Trent in May and there was mention of Pedro the Penis....
Chloe, who writes vampire stories with a difference, came to tell me about how her diagnosis of anxiety and depression helped her writing.
Author of 3 psychological thrillers to date, Marrisse came to tell me about her journey so far.
Trevor is a self proclaimed non reader, and possible dyslexic, but after dreaming a story and being dared by his wife to write it, now has two books behind him and is working on a third. A really heartwarming and funny interview.
Dale came to chat to me about his book Stitched, which is a thoroughly engaging, thought provoking, heartbreaking read about his incarceration for a false rape accusation and his reaction to it.
Debut author Jess, orginally from the Uk but now living in Sydney, Australia, came to speak about her book that tackles the difficult issue of bullying.
Andy who is a real life CSI came by to chat about his new book, The Pain of Strangers, which is phenomenal, and plans for future books.
Author of crime novels including Birdwatcher and The Trawlerman, gave a fascinating chat about his books, and which naked actress attracted his interest when he was young.
Valerie came to chat and introduce herself to the Tales on Trent event in Stoke in May.
Stoke author transported to America, has written in various genres, including rom-com, military and sci-fi.
The absolute hoot that is author Liz Mistry came by to chat about her new book that was released on the 26th. It may have gone astray a little, but it was so funny.
Conrad came to chat about his new book Something Disturbing Happened today, and his new venture Red Dragon publishing.
Anne has written and released four crime books, the fifth is due out in February and Anne came to tell me about them all. It was a delight to chat to her.
Debut novel Emergency Drill was shortlisted for the Debut Dagger award. Chris came by to chat with me about it.
Contemporary family fiction author popped by to tell me about her two releases so far and her new book out in June.
Steve Cavanagh, multi award winning author of the Eddie Flynn series, including Thirteen, Twisted, and new book, Devils Advocate.
Crime fiction author ahead of the release of the final book in the trilogy on 20th Jan.
Debut murder mystery novellist came by to tell me about her new book, her past career in A and E and the mental health struggles that led her to quit and start writing.
Incredible and prolific author Leigh came by to tell me about her 17th Geraldine Steel novel released 5th Jan 2022.
Welsh author of Scandi noir, living in Canada! Came to chat to me ahead of the release of Death Chorus on 31st Dec 21
Her debut Western style crime novel is released in Feb 22, and she came to tell me more about it.
Book cover model and fitness enthusiast, Phil came to tell me what he does and introduce himself to Tales on Trent.
Martin came by to chat about his books and introduce himself for the Tales on Trent event next May.
Jessica Ames came to introduce herself in advance of the Tales on Trent event in Stoke on May 14th 2022
Author of three books in a fictional hospital detailing their experiences during the pandemic.
The owners of Hobeck books came and chatted about setting up a publishers in lockdown why they did and who they would like to have on as a guest.
Crime fiction writer Charlie came by to chat about his new book Lethal Game, the second in his current series, but 16th or 17 overall (he couldnt remember!!)
Debut novelist, whose first book came out in the summer, and featured at Bloody Scotland as a new voice.
Gary is the author of Westerns, non-fiction books and a new crime series, the first of which was Down Among the Dead.
Author of childrens fairy stories, and adult psychological thrillers. Her first author interview.
Author of cosy mysteries set in Cornwall, Fiona came to chat to me ahead of the launch of her first christmas release.
Esther popped by to tell me a little bit more about herself in preparation for Tales on Trent next year.
Elizabeth popped by to quickly introduce herself for the Tales on Trent event in Stoke next May.
Author of newly released and incredible book The Genesis Inquiry, along with other crime/legal/history thriller books.
Crime Author of Be Sure your Sins, book one in the DS Mel Cooper series. Book 2 due in November
Scottish crime author came by to chat about his books and Bloody Scotland, speaking to Stephen King.
Scottish Crime author and member of the Fun Lovin' Crime Writers. Author of the Jasmine Sharp series, Jack Parlabane series, and some fantasy, and books with his wife.
One of my favourite people and authors came to chat to me aboiut his new book The Huntsmen, new Bliss and was asked some quickfire questions and whether hes ever had a secret admirer.
Nathan is a fantasy author, who is attending the Tales on Trent book signing next year, so done a joint chat.
Author of the Scotland based Charlie Cameron series and London based Glass family series came to take the piss out of me for a bit, and chat about his new book.
American romance author came by to chat about her two books that are already released, and the two which are coming up.
A Scottish writer who got a huge career boost from none other than Stephen King. Find out how here.
David has written a tell all, no holds barred memoir of his mental health struggles throughout his life. He came to chat to me about it, and his reasons for doing it, and it was one of the most open yet funny interviews I have done to date.
Author of the Charlie Cameron and Glass family series'. Came by to chat to me about his new book.
Northern Irish Author writing about her experiences of the Troubles but a fictional account.
Author of multi award winning We Begin at the End, and other novels including Tall Oaks.
Author of 8 psychological thrillers, the newest one, out 31st August, She'll Never Tell.
Author of contemporary fiction and a historical novel based on a family link to the Olmsted who created landscape gardening in America.
The lovely Ros came to chat to me to introduce herself for the Tales on Trent book signing event next year.
Debut author Ashley, came to chat about her thriller based on her work in mental heatlh.
On suicide prevention day, Liz came to chat to me about the tragedy that plagued her family for nearly 9 years, starting with the suicide of her sister. She has written a memoir, and came to chat to me abouit it.
Former scientist and advisor to the crime writing community, turned to novel writing, and his first book Fatal Trade is out next week, and came by to chat to me about it.
Lauren Campbell came to chat to give a brief intro for her appearance at Tales on Trent next year.
Mick Arnold, aiuthor of the saga series set in World War 2, featuring The Auxillary air service.
Author of Standalone thrillers such as The Last Thing to Burn, and the Tuva Moodyson series came to chat to me today.
Ex police officer turned writer came to tell me about her police procedural books, and her turn to cosy crime.
Author of 10 psychological thrillers to date, including the most recent Killing Evil. Using his work in child protection to inspire these books, they have a very strong element of truth to them.
2 million books sold, 16 Geraldine Steel novels, a phenomenol author, came to chat today.
American author of a WW II ya novel focusing on the Japanese contribution to the American war effort.
Colette is an attending author at Tales on Trent next year, and came by to give a short intro to what she does.
Award Winning author of The Hosue on Rectory Lane, Apartment Six, Turn the Other Way, Stranded, and new book, Selfie.
Criminal Barrister turned novelist, with 2 incredible books to date, one of which has been turned into a tv series.
Super interesting guy who has had an incredible life, who writes crime fiction amongst other things.
Author of debut novel The Ink Run, poetry and autobiographical novels too. Cuts off at the end as his phone died.
Author of the womens literary fiction book only one woman, with her friend, and crime fiction.
Conrad, author of 25 books, including the Anglesey Murder series and mystery series, including Unravelling, his latest release.
Came to chat about his new book Oakwood Falls, plans for future books, and who he'd least like to be stuck in a lift with.
Brian came to chat to me about his new memoir that showcases his battles with Bipolar disorder and intersperses it with some funny stories that happened along the way.
Author of crime thrillers The Man on the Street and One Way Street. Winner of various awards and shortlisted for the Old Peculiar Theakstons Crime Book of the Year award.
On the day of the release of Tony's ebook version of his latest book, Family First, he came for a chat.
American author and lovely lady LB came to chat to me about her writing journey and the events that led to her writing about ghosts.
Rob came to chat about his upcoming thriller and a couple of other tricksy questions to keep him on his toes.
Author of thrillers such as Abattoir of Dreams, The Key to Deaths Door and the new one, One Must Die.
Ali came to chat to me about the release of her new book, Throttled, the second in the Quirk Files series.
Gold Dagger winner and Sunday Times best-selling author of the Poe and Tilly series came by to chat.
Author Malcolm Hollingdrake decided he wanted to turn interviewer and ask me the questions and this is the result. I hope you enjoy listening as much as I did taking part.
Author of the Edward Crisp series of cosy mysteries came by to chat about his new book and his future writing plans.
Jon came to chat to me on the day of release of The Warden. Writes in a variety of genres and this is his 7th book.
Author of the brilliant Wednesdays Child has a new book out, and she came to chat to me about it.
Author of the new DCI Boyd novels, featuring rescue dog Ozzie, who is almost as famous as Alex himself. Has also written thrillers and books for younger people.
Author of the DCI Yorke series of books has a new series. Jake Pettman has upped and left to the United States and doesnt like what he finds.
Author of Sleeping Dogs, a cosy crime thriller with a dark heart, published by Hobeck Books.
Author of the Sebastian and Walker series and out now, the new Sebastian Clifford series.
Author of the Hudson Bell series, came to chat about the new Joel Baxter series which was out today (04.05.21)
Author of the Jack Tate and Aiden Snow series, along with a new series featuring Sophie Racine.
Released her debut novel in 2019, a crime mystery. Soon to be followed up with a new release.
Author of unusual and different books, and on the release of Comatose, a crime thriller with a twist.
Ex prison officer has released a new ficiton book based on his four yeers spent working in Peterborough mixed prison.
Author of the Harrogate crime series came to chat about the new Merseyside series with Hobeck books.
Best Selling author of the Bliss series, came to chat about the re-release of Cold Winter Sun and Scream Blue Murder, the two books in the Mike Lynch series.
Author of YA Books including award nominated Hideous Beauty, and crime thriller series featuring Detective Scott Jericho.
Worldwide Best Selling author of the Enzo McLeod series, China series and the Lewis trilogy.
Charlie came to chat to me about his new book The Friend and who his first celebrity crush was as well as what drives his wife crazy.
Ex police officer Graham joined up with Peter James to write a non-fiction book about what its really like in policing. He then became an advisor to Crime Fiction writers and got the bug and has now begun his own crime fiction series. He still advises authors and police tv shows.
Author of the Joe Hunter thrillers and Grey and Villere thrillers along with various stand alones.
Psychological Thriller author of The Bride, His Hidden Wife, We Were Sisters and What We Saw
Author of the Kent Fisher books, an Environmental Health Officer that accidentally gets involved in a murder case.
Graham also write as John Ryder, he has 4 series, two set in the UK, and two in the United States.
Best selling author, actor, known as Gary in Maid Marian and stand up comedian, quite a life!
Former book blogger now author, came to chat to me about making the step up from blogging, and who she fan girls over at the book festivals.
Author of Wednesdays Child, a story set in the inter-war period based on her grandmothers own experiences.
Writing as Charlotte Barnes - Crime Fiction author - psychological thrillers and police procedurals The Watcher, The Copycat, Intention and others.
Award winning book blogger and now author Noelle came to chat to me about her Maggie Jamieson series, and David Boreanz once or twice!
Iuliana is a Polish born author, currently residing in the United States, who writes Sci Fi
Has three books detailing a fictional journey of her experiences as a young policewoman in the 70s
Author of lots of Marylin Monroe non fiction books and her first psychological thriller The Webs We Weave
On his birthday and the re-release of his book Degrees of Darkness author of the Bliss series came and chatted to me.
Irish author Valerie Keogh came to chat about her new release Little Lies and answered some readers questions.