Podcasts by Murder and Mayhem: Get inside the dark minds of the world’s top crime and thriller writers.
Welcome to Murder and Mayhem – the podcast where we explore the dark and mysterious side of writing. It’s a world filled with more evil and crime than you can shake a sharpened stick at – where people save the world from certain destruction, where spies, terrorists and thugs abound, and where the killer could be someone in your very own home. It's also a world often filled with flawed heroes and likeable villains. But above all, it’s a place where we explore the authors who tell these very stories – what makes them tick and how their words manage take us to some of the darkest corners of our imaginations...
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MURDER MAYHEM 30: Bronwyn Parry has published 10 books, and shortlisted for the 2016 Davitt Award. @BronwynParry from 2016-08-29T20:00
Bronwyn Parry is an Australian author who has published 10 books, including "As Darkness Falls" and her most recent "Storm Clouds" which has been shortlisted for the 2016 Sisters in Crime Davitt...
ListenMURDER MAYHEM 29: Liane Moriarty is the only Aussie author to debut at #1 on the NYT bestseller list. #lianemoriarty from 2016-08-28T23:32:50
Liane Moriarty is the only Australian author whose novel debuted at number 1 on the New York Times bestseller list with her wildly successful novel Big Little Lies. The same novel has been optio...
ListenMURDER MAYHEM 28: Drew Chapman is the American crime author of The King of Fear and The Ascendant. @AndrewDChapman from 2016-08-27T20:00
Drew Chapman is the American crime author of The King of Fear and The Ascendant. He has also been a screenwriter for Disney, Fox, Universal, Warner Brothers and Sony and has co-executive produce...
ListenMURDER MAYHEM 27: Greg Barron is author of novels Rotten Gods, Savage Tide and Lethal Sky. @gjbarronbooks from 2016-08-26T20:00
Greg Barron is author of novels Rotten Gods, Savage Tide and Lethal Sky, as well as a digital novelette Voodoo Dawn. He says he grew up reading Alistair MacLean, Tom Clancy, Robert Ludlum, Wilbu...
ListenMURDER MAYHEM 26: Michael MacConnell is an author who is renowned for his thriller novels Splinter and Maelstrom. from 2016-08-25T20:00
Michael MacConnell is an author who has had his books published in Australia, Germany, New Zealand and the UK. He is renowned for his thriller novels Splinter and Maelstrom. The Murder and Mayhe...
ListenMURDER MAYHEM 25: Katherine Howell is a crime fiction author best known for her series featuring Ella Marconi. @KHowell_Author from 2016-08-24T20:00
Katherine Howell is a crime fiction author best known for her series featuring police detective Ella Marconi. Her novels include Web of Deceit, Silent Fear and Cold Justice. The Murder and Mayhe...
ListenMURDER MAYHEM 24: Sydney Bauer worked in TV before moving on to become an author. from 2016-08-23T20:00
Sydney Bauer worked in TV before moving on to become author of books The 3rd Victim, Move to Strike and Matter of Trust. The Murder and Mayhem podcast is brought to you by the course "How to Wri...
ListenMURDER MAYHEM 23: Jaye Ford is a former journalist. Now she writes crime and thriller books. @JayeFordAuthor from 2016-08-22T20:00
Jaye Ford is a former journalist who worked in print, radio and television for 12 years. Now she writes crime and thriller books including Already Dead and Beyond Fear. The Murder and Mayhem pod...
ListenMURDER MAYHEM 22: John Connolly is a crime writer famous for his series of novels including The Killing Kind. @jconnollybooks from 2016-08-21T20:00
John Connolly is a crime writer famous for his series of novels with private detective Charlie Parker, including The Killing Kind and Every Dead Thing. The Murder and Mayhem podcast is brought t...
ListenMURDER MAYHEM 21: YA Erskine spent 11 years in the police service. She is now a crime fiction author. from 2016-08-20T20:00
YA (Yvette) Erskine spent 11 years in the Tasmanian Police service. She is now a crime fiction author with notable novels The Betrayal and The Brotherhood. The Murder and Mayhem podcast is broug...
ListenMURDER MAYHEM 20: PD Martin is a crime writer whose books feature Australian FBI profiler Sophie Anderson. @pdmartin1 from 2016-08-19T20:00
PD Martin is an Australian crime writer. Her latest book, Kiss of Death, features Aussie FBI profiler Sophie Anderson. Her first published novel was Body Count – the first in a series of books f...
ListenMURDER MAYHEM 19: Crime Writer and psychologist Leah Giarratano. from 2016-08-18T20:00
Dr Leah Giarratano has been a clinical psychologist for many years. Her first three novels focus on the character Jill Jackson. The first is Vodka Doesn’t Freeze, the second Voodoo Doll. We spok...
ListenMURDER MAYHEM 18: LA Larkin is famous for her thrillers. She is a presenter at the AWC. @lalarkinauthor from 2016-08-17T20:00
LA (Louisa) Larkin is a is famous for her thrillers The Genesis Flaw, Thirst and her latest novel Devour. She has been likened to Matthew Reilly and Michael Crichton and is a presenter at the Au...
ListenMURDER MAYHEM 17: Zane Lovitt is a documentary filmmaker turned crime writer. @ZaneLovitt from 2016-08-16T20:00
Zane Lovitt is a documentary filmmaker turned crime writer. His debut novel, The Midnight Promise, won the Ned Kelly Award for Best First Fiction, and led to Zane being named one of the Best You...
ListenMURDER MAYHEM 16: Mark Abernethy is an Australian crime and thriller writer. @Markabernethy from 2016-08-15T20:00
Mark Abernethy is an Australian crime and thriller writer, famous for his thriller novels Second Strike, Double Back and Counter Attack. He is also a journalist and a ghostwriter. The Murder and...
ListenMURDER MAYHEM 15: Ellie Marney is author of the "Every" crime trilogy series for young adults. @elliemarney from 2016-08-14T20:00
Ellie Marney is author of the Every series (Every Breath, Every Word, Every Move), a highly-awarded crime trilogy for Young Adults now published in Australia and overseas. Every Breath was one o...
ListenMURDER MAYHEM 14: Liz Porter is a true crime writer, novelist and freelance journalist. @saintlizzie from 2016-08-13T20:00
Liz Porter is the author of Cold Case Files, an account of how cold cases from Australia, the UK and the US have been solved using new science and techniques. She is also the author of Written o...
ListenMURDER MAYHEM 13: Sonya Voumard is a journalist. She has written about the incidences related to the Port Arthur massacre. from 2016-08-12T22:56:04
Sonya Voumard is an Australian journalist who has published a novel Political Animals and a nonfiction book The Media and the Massacre, an account of incidences related to the horrific Port Arth...
ListenMURDER MAYHEM 12: David Rollins is author of thrillers such as his Vin Cooper series, which included Stand Off, War Lord and Ghost Watch. @DavidRollins1 from 2016-08-11T20:00
David Rollins is an action-thriller author based in Sydney. After a career in advertising, he made the switch to writing and has since produced thrillers such as his Vin Cooper series, which inc...
ListenMURDER MAYHEM 11: Marele Day is a crime author of several mystery novels and the non-fiction book "How to Write Crime". from 2016-08-10T20:00
Marele Day is an Australian author known for mystery novels like The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender and The Lambs of God. She has won the Shamus Award for her first Claudia Valentine novel an...
ListenMURDER MAYHEM 09: Lisa Lutz is an American author known for her successful Spellman series, six novels about a family of private detectives. She is also author of the thriller The Passenger. @lisalutz from 2016-08-08T20:00
Lisa Lutz is an American author, well known for her successful Spellman series, six novels about a family of private detectives. She is also author of the thriller The Passenger. The Murder and ...
ListenMURDER MAYHEM 08: Michael Robotham is author of bestselling psychological thrillers including Life or The Suspect and Say You’re Sorry. @michaelrobotham from 2016-08-07T20:00
Michael Robotham is the author of international bestselling psychological thrillers that have been translated into 22 languages and published in over 50 countries. He is famous for Life or Death...
ListenMURDER MAYHEM 07: Tom Rob Smith's novel, Child 44, was listed in the Man Booker Prize, and produced into a film starring Tom Hardy. @tomrobsmith from 2016-08-06T20:00
Tom Rob Smith is a British thriller author and screenplay writer, Tom’s debut novel, Child 44, was nominated for several awards including being listed for the Man Booker Prize, it was then produ...
ListenMURDER MAYHEM 06: Caroline Overington: journalist, thriller author; and true crime writer @overingtonc from 2016-08-05T20:00
In 2010 Caroline published her first novel, Ghost Child. Since then she has written 11 books including her most recent a thriller called The One Who Got Away. We spoke to caroline after she publ...
ListenMURDER MAYHEM 05: Scott Frost is a crime novelist who has also written for Twin Peaks, The X-Files and Babylon 5. from 2016-08-04T20:00
Scott Frost is a screen writer and novelist with some incredibly successful television programs and books to his credit. Before turning to writing he worked for several years as a photographer. ...
ListenMURDER MAYHEM 04: Linwood Barclay is an bestselling crime author of Trust Your Eyes, Broken Promise and Far From True. @linwood_barclay from 2016-08-03T20:00
Linwood Barclay is a #1 internationally bestselling author of 13 novels including Trust Your Eyes, A Tap on the Window and No Safe House. The story in Trust Your Eyes resulted in a bidding war b...
ListenMURDER MAYHEM 03: Gabrielle Lord reveals why she is the queen of crime. @GabrielleLord from 2016-07-28T01:30
Gabrielle Lord has written 16 books as well as a 12-volume thriller series for young adults. She started writing seriously at the age of 30. She says that her first two manuscripts ending up as ...
ListenMURDER MAYHEM 02: Matthew Reilly is an action/thriller author who has sold more than 7.5 million copies of his novels @Matthew_Reilly from 2016-07-28T01:00
Publishing phenomenon Matthew Reilly is known for his action/thriller novels. His first book, Contest, was self-published in 1996. After being knocked back by every major publisher in Sydney, he...
ListenMURDER MAYHEM 01: Candice Fox's childhood drove her obsession with crime and murder. @candicefoxbooks from 2016-07-28T00:10:54
Candice Fox is the bestselling and award-winning crime and thriller writer behind the novels Hades, Eden, and Fall. They are international bestsellers translated into multiple languages. Candice...
ListenMURDER MAYHEM 00: Are you ready for a Month of Murder and Mayhem? from 2016-07-26T00:01:52
Are you ready for a Month of Murder and Mayhem? You're about to spend 31 days with the worlds best crime and thriller authors. If you're interested in the crime and thriller genre then this is a...
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