The past is never dead, it isn’t even past
The Blood of Others is the latest instalment of the Spoils of War, Graham Hurley’s non-linear series with returning characters that spans World War II. The Blood of Others tells the story of Operation Jubilee, a combined operations raid carried out by Canadian and...
Richard, firstly can you tell us a little about your latest book, Spies of Rome: Blood and Poison? I wanted to write a short, entertaining novella which introduced readers to the character of Rufus Varro (his humour and the age he lives in). At the same time, Blood...
Richard Greene, you have been appointed as the Director for the 24th Graham Greene International Festival. Can you tell us a bit about the festival and your role? The festival, taking place this year from September 28 – October 1, is a gathering of Graham Greene...
A P Handley, your last novel was Tabarin. I’ve never heard that word before. Where did you get the title? Well, as I understand it, before the war there was a night club in Paris with the same name, so although I pronounce my book ‘Tabar‑in’, I guess the French would...
The Queen’s Fire is the third instalment in the Christopher Marlowe series, how does this novel differ from the first two in the collection? The difference between this book and the previous ones is two-fold, I think. For one, Christopher Marlowe is, for once, dragged...
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Lucy Ashe, what prompted you to choose the period that you wrote your first book in? I knew I wanted my novel to be set at a time of new beginnings for British Ballet, and the early 1930s was an important transitional time. Ninette de Valois founded the Vic-Wells...
Graham Hurley your new novel The Blood of Others, is a thriller about the disastrous raid on Dieppe in August 1942. What was it that drew you to the story? A while ago, as a documentary producer with ITV, I made a series of revisionist films to mark various WW2...
Thomas Waugh, Eastern Approaches is the second book in the Daniel Ambler spy series, tell us about the premise of the novel? Eastern Approaches follows on from Duty Calls, although it is written to work as a stand alone. The spy novel is set during a Graham Greene...
Summer Reads from Sharpe BooksAlan Bardos Author of The Dardanelles ConspiracyThe Unseen Enemy by Tom Walker, is a perfect summer read invoking Sunday afternoons watching a black and white war film. Tom Walker effortlessly brings to life an RAF squadron in World War...
