DEADLINE 30 Sep - Just days left to enter this initiative by @JoffeBooks . A very worthwhile list of prizes on offer for synopsis & first 10000 words of a crime novel. If you know someone who might benefit from entering, do let them know. Details: joffebooks.com/prize-2025

Up at Combestone Tor on Dartmoor. Sunny weather makes the valley the most beautiful spectacle. Something very Lord of the Rings about the scene. I almost had the urge to get up and set off for Mordor to give Sauron a good kicking.

Discussing the relative merits of Test match cricket versus the modern day wham-bam of the Hundred format with Agatha Christie. Her terrier, Peter, also ventured an opinion. He's a staunch traditionalist. White kit. Red ball. Abundant cream teas.

A 'Race Across the World' style drive from Newcastle to Torquay to speak at the @agathafestival with ⁦ Janice Hallett & Andreina Cordani ... I might have stirred things up by asking who would win in a fist fight between Poirot & Marple...

In the latest episode of Murder Junction with @radiomukhers we discuss a spectacular true life crime - The Baker Street Robbery - forever tied to the short story by Sherlock Holmes 'The Red-Headed League'. Tune in: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e...

A Godfather-ish pic from the green room at last weekend's @BloodyScotland festival. Another excellent edition of the event, in the bonny city of Stirling. I may have been sent to the naughty corner...

Q memo #9- SUPER SPY 2050- puzzle & prize to be won. Latest in a series of memos from the desk of Q, head of Q Branch, from Bond franchise. (Memos written by yours truly). QUANTUM OF MENACE out 23rd Oct - enter Q's latest brain teaser: vaseemkhan.com/2025/09/15/c...

Nice to see QUANTUM OF MENACE in Guardian's "biggest books of the autumn" roundup - Q from the Bond franchise investigates the death of a quantum computer scientist in his small hometown. A traditional mystery, with extra helpings of dry humour. PRE-ORDER geni.us/quantumofmen...

Paperback publication day for CITY OF DESTRUCTION, the fifth in the Malabar House series. It's 1951, India. The dying words of a political assassin send Persis, India's first female police inspector, to Delhi, India's ancient capital. ORDER online, incl: www.waterstones.com/book/city-of...

I love small town America thrillers - so much so I wrote my own, The Girl in Cell A. To celebrate the book I wrote this piece for @CrimeReads celebrating 5 such brilliant thrillers, from Deliverance to In The Heat of the Night. Read here: crimereads.com/small-town-a...

Chatting to @kl_pearson, thriller writer and digital therapist on the latest Murder Junction... "Episode 161 - Kingsley Pearson, Flat 401, digital psychology and rubber plantations" . Tune in: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e...

Q memo #8- DRIVING 007- puzzle & prize to be won. Latest in a series of memos from the desk of Q, head of Q Branch, from Bond franchise. (Memos written by yours truly). QUANTUM OF MENACE out 23rd Oct - enter Q's latest brain teaser: gleam.io/KadqW/quantu...

Not so long now till a return to @BloodyScotland , this time in the company of old friends and new. We'll be talking about how us Brits have the audacity to 'write America' - with the odd murder thrown in for fun. Book your tickets now.

Another day, another offer...ENDS 31 JULY! ... 25% off ...Waterstones are suggesting you pre-order paperback of CITY OF DESTRUCTION, the award-winning fifth book in my Malabar House series set in 1950s India ... Use the code: SUMMER25 ... Order here: www.waterstones.com/book/city-of...

31 July deadline to apply for a bursary to attend residential writing courses at Tŷ Newydd Writing Centre in Wales @LitWales ... Find out more here: tynewydd.wales/courses-retr...

TILL 31 JULY! 25% off QUANTUM OF MENACE, the first mystery featuring Q from Bond franchise. Offer is for regular hardback, not for the special edition, but if you love an exclusive edition you can find that via following link too. Use code: SUMMER25 ....Order: www.waterstones.com/book/quantum...

Q memo #7- INVASION OF THE KILLER ROBOTS- puzzle & prize to be won. Latest in a series of memos from the desk of Q, head of Q Branch, from Bond franchise. (Memos written by yours truly). QUANTUM OF MENACE out 23rd Oct - enter Q's latest brain teaser: gleam.io/hpPsk/quantu...

Debating the intricacies of cricket with Lee Child and Andrew Child in the Waterstones / Waterstones Harrogate tent at @TheakstonsCrime festival ... Lee explaining to me how to play the perfect cover drive. And how not to score zero. Again.

A lively stand at the TheakstonsCrime fest for QUANTUM OF MENACE, the first 'Q' novel. Roped in Elly Griffiths to shout at the enormous queue to pre order the book. Then she insisted on buying me an ice cream. That's class. Also... nobody says no to Elly.So preorder now... geni.us/quantumofmen...

Liking the new sign at the @TheakstonsCrime festival. Just in case we forgot we were in Harrogate.

Last week at The CWA Daggers night... handing the chairing mantle to new Chair, the brilliant Nadine Matheson & then 'stabbing' Mick Herron in the back with the Diamond Dagger, as I handed it to him for lifetime achievement in crime & thriller fiction. Pic stolen from @craigsisterson !

Q memo #6- THE DEATH OF M - with puzzle & prize to be won. The latest in a series of memos from the desk of Q, head of Q Branch, from Bond franchise. (Memos written by yours truly). QUANTUM OF MENACE out 23rd Oct - 1 day left to enter Q's brain teaser: tinyurl.com/2yumc55n

Cover reveal time ... So here's the final cover of QUANTUM OF MENACE ... and a very special @waterstones.bsky.social edition. Finally, we get to discover the real Q, in a mystery set in his home town, after he is ousted from MI6. Get your pre-orders in now! www.waterstones.com/book/quantum...

Speaking recently at @Soc_of_Authors launch of the Author Care toolkit...It's a tough industry. The toolkit encourages much needed dialogue, between authors & agents, publishers, publicists. No simple solutions, but honesty & an understanding of constraints- on both sides- helps.

Do you like a good audiobook? THE GIRL IN CELL A is currently in an Apple Audiobooks deal for just £4.99 - BUT ONLY UNTIL THE END OF JUNE. Psychological thriller-meets-murder-mystery-meets-twisted-family-saga set in small town America. Order here: books.apple.com/gb/audiobook... ....

Along with crime/thrillers I'm usually reading other things. Currently these two. Enjoying both, though obv they are very different.

1/2 Some iconic images from CapitalCrime ... 1) Nick Harkaway (son of John Le Carré, now continuing the Smiley novels) turned up with a rapier. And so we decided I had to be knighted. We couldn't decide what for...

A shiny award! CITY OF DESTRUCTION, the fifth in the Malabar House series, wins best historical crime novel at the CapitalCrime Fingerprint Awards. Thank yous all round :) More about the book here: vaseemkhan.com/city-of-dest...

Playing in a match for the Authors XI versus an Artists XI on the weekend I was intrigued by this bat wielded by one of our opponents. He said it was a century old! I have to say, at times, running around in the field, I felt older than the bat. (For the record: Authors won.)

Busy weekend at @capitalcrime.bsky.social 1 coming up, including this main stage session with @mwcraven.bsky.social talking all things Bond & Q. I'll be chatting QUANTUM OF MENACE, first Q mystery & Mike: JAMES BOND AND THE SECRET AGENT ACADEMY. If u know us, u know this will be a riot. Be there.

Praise for THE GIRL IN CELL A continues to roll in - Daily Mail: ‘Beautifully structured and peopled with unforgettable characters, this is story-telling of the highest order: do not miss it.’ If you'd enjoy a meaty crime saga set in small town USA... vaseemkhan.com/the-girl-in-...

Q memo #5- SECTION 7 AND CASTRO'S BEARD. Puzzle & prize to be won. Next in series from desk of Q, head of Q Branch, from Bond franchise. (Memos written by yours truly). QUANTUM OF MENACE out in Oct, feat. Q. Can you solve Q's brain teaser? Deadline May26: tinyurl.com/2c8u67vj

The final @CrimeFest (for now) is another warm and welcoming affair. I've been coming for a decade and I know I won't be the only one who will miss it.

Ouch. I feel seen. Bob Odenkirk of Better Call Saul Fame hits the nail on the head. He plays a miserable author/college professor in Lucky Hank. A rather excellent one season gem.

Lovely review for THE GIRL IN CELL A by Lisa Howells @pussmilligan "An intoxicating take of sex, power and corruption; we ate this up." -Well, who doesn't like those things? (& a nod to my mate @aadhand for THE CHEMIST.) ..Available now. Some options here: vaseemkhan.com/the-girl-in-...

Publication day! THE GIRL IN CELL A is out. My first psychological thriller, set in small town USA, follows a woman convicted of murdering the heir to a ruthless mining dynasty. But did she do it? Buy links here: tinyurl.com/awk4s9b5 Details & me going on about it: vaseemkhan.com/the-girl-in-...

Cheeky early copies signed for my local indie Newham Bookshop before The Girl in Cell A comes out on 1 May. Murder mystery meets small town secrets meets unreliable narrators. If that's your thing, do consider ordering. Some options here: vaseemkhan.com/the-girl-in-...

Not longer before this event in Manchester on 6 May with @rutherfordbooks ... We're going to talk unreliable narrators, fast paced thrillers, small town mystery fiction, and dirty secrets... Murder in all its wonderful variety. Come along! Register here: www.urmstonbooks.co.uk/vaseem-khan-...

The Girl in Cell A, my first psychological thriller set in small town USA, comes out on 1 May. A few book tour events listed below. Do come along if you're in the area. And pre-orders always welcome! Some options here: vaseemkhan.com/the-girl-in-...

The start to an English cricket season... Cold. Very cold.

Countdown continues... My first psychological thriller THE GIRL IN CELL A is out 1 May. Set in small town USA, it follows a woman convicted of murdering the heir to a ruthless mining dynasty. But did she do it? If it sounds like your thing, pre-order here: vaseemkhan.com/the-girl-in-...

I began writing in my early teens with short stories. SF mainly; still got some hand scribbled ones. I still write half a dozen short stories each year, in between novels. So to be longlisted for @The_CWA Short Story Dagger is v. lovely. And so many great friends up for one too.

I made a friend... There's a long held belief that all camels are surly, belligerent and supercilious. Nonsense. This one was only surly. And belligerent.

Q memo #4- MIND CONTROL TO COMMANDER BOND. Puzzle & prize to be won. Next in series from desk of Q, head of Q Branch, from Bond franchise. (Memos written by yours truly). QUANTUM OF MENACE out in Oct, feat. Q. Can you solve Q's brain teaser? Deadline Apr14 tinyurl.com/2azz6ypb

Countdown begins! My first psychological thriller THE GIRL IN CELL A is out on 1 May. Set in small town USA, it follows a woman convicted of murdering the heir to a ruthless mining dynasty. But did she do it? If it sounds like your thing, pre-order here: vaseemkhan.com/the-girl-in-...

Lunch at 200 year old Rules restaurant with a posse of journalists & critics.. QUANTUM OF MENACE, the first mystery featuring Q from the Bond franchise (out in Oct). I may have sat on a chair once sat on by Charles Chaplin. Possibly. Much excitement gathering around the book.

Excellent evening at the launch of the Theakston Crime festival by Harrogate International Festivals ... This year's Chair Mick Herron gave me a tin sheriff's badge. Meanwhile Tariq Ashkanani and Tom Hindle turned up looking about five years old... 1/2

The fearless creativity of youth. I'm thinking of getting my nephew to proof read my next book.

OK. This is where I humbly ask for your vote... All excellent writers here... But if you vote for me it's a vote for world peace... Vote here: www.capitalcrime.org/fingerprint-...

Like Arnie Schwarzenegger, Capital Crime is back... I'll be helming a panel at #capitalcrime25 @capitalcrime.bsky.social with spy writing Terminators @CharlesCumming @avaglassbooks.bsky.social & Nick @harkaway.bsky.social on 13 June ... Get your super spy tickets here: www.capitalcrime.org/tickets