Tune in for 'Let's Talk'...with Giles Brown - live from 10.00CET. Today, Brendan O'Carroll on 'Captive Scorpion: The Story of PoW Trooper Mick Holland of the Long Range Desert Group', and @neilrootwriter.bsky.social with 'Slumlord: Peter Rachman and the Post-War London Underworld'

In 1963, shortly after his death, Peter Rachman became infamous. The west London landlord was exposed as profiteering, amoral operator who had made his fortune dishonourably. Six decades on memories have faded. Now is the time, argues @neilrootwriter.bsky.social, to look at the whole story afresh👇

'A book that finally breaks the enigma code of Peter Rachman.' - The Idler magazine 'It's a gloriously sleazy saga.' - The Oldie magazine Slumlord: Peter Rachman and the Post-war London Underworld is released today- available in Hardback, eBook and audiobook- www.amazon.co.uk/Slumlord-Rac...

New episode with the latest on Andrew’s arrest, some thoughts on Starmer’s scandals and then a fascinating conversation with @neilrootwriter.bsky.social all about the notorious 1950s landlord Peter Rachman and his astonishing life. youtu.be/RMtNlySLthk?...

I had a chat with Phil Craig on his excellent The Scandal Mongers podcast about my new book Slumlord: Peter Rachman and the Post-war London Underworld- second billing after the man formerly known as Prince- www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMtN... @Slumlord @PeterRachman @TheScandalMongers

Interesting review of my new book Slumlord: Peter Rachman and the Post-war London Underworld in today's Daily Telegraph telegraph.co.uk/gift/f9d8e5d... The book comes out on 26th February but is available to pre-order here: www.amazon.co.uk/Slumlord-Rac... @Slumlord @IconBooks

From the Samurais to the Fascists, Charlotte Brontë to Daniel Defoe, here is a selection of anticipated new history books that will be released over the month ahead. With new books from @olegb.bsky.social, @mmier.bsky.social, @neilrootwriter.bsky.social and many more👇

Great feature about my new book Slumlord: Peter Rachman and the Post-war London Underworld in the Daily Mirror today- you can read it here: www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news... & the book is available to pre-order here: www.amazon.co.uk/Slumlord-Rac... @Slumlord @PeterRachman @DailyMirror @Icon Books

Why not come along to a Q&A event I'm doing with the writer Cathi Unsworth about my new book Slumlord, about the notorious slum landlord Peter Rachman...have a peek into Rachman's seedy and interesting world...it's FREE! #rachman #slumlord #1950s #1960s #cathiunsworth #colonyroomgreen @iconbooks

I appeared on the great American crime fiction and true crime podcast Sunday Tea with V with Verena Rose, talking about my latest true crime historical non-fiction book The Cleveland Street Scandal: How the Victorian Establishment was Almost Brought to its Knees. 1/2

It was great talking to Verena. Listen for free on Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/0ONu... or Audible www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0G25HZPF... The book is available to buy here: lnk.to/thecleveland @clevelandstreetscandal Sunday Tea with V The History Press @royalfamily @scandal @1889 2/2

Other Brazen Art Heists Like the Louvre Jewelry Theft www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/u...

‘Rampant’ Book Bans Are Being Taken for Granted, Free Speech Group Warns www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/b...

JUST RELEASED IN THE UNITED STATES- The Cleveland Street Scandal- How the Victorian Establishment Was Almost Brought to its Knees- available here: www.amazon.com/Cleveland-St... @Victorian @scandal @RoyalFamily @BritishEstablishment @truecrime @history @1889

When the Gilded Age Went Mad for Mars www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/b...

Sending troops into US cities against their will. Strong-arming corporations and extracting gifts in exchange for tariff exemptions. Calling on state governments to gerrymander in his favor. Trump is the "big government" nightmare conservatives have always warned us about.

www.the-tls.com/history/mode... And you can buy the book here! lnk.to/thecleveland 2/2

Good review of my book The Cleveland Street Scandal in this week's Times Literary Supplement by the writer and historian Peter Parker, who writes 'the author has created a narrative as gripping as any detective fiction, draws intriguing parallels with the Oscar Wilde case ...' 1/2

A perfect morning to check out Bear River, #novascotia and its 19th century streetscape. The Bay of Fundy's tides reach the town, even though it is miles inland, and some shops and cafes were built above the water. #summer #history #vacation #architecture #travel

Agatha On Board: Boats in the Mysteries of Agatha Christie crimereads.com/agatha-on-bo... via @crimereads.bsky.social

A good review of my book The Cleveland Street Scandal by Historic Chronicles www.instagram.com/p/DMfesRBoWH...

My old friend Tim Hardy's great new short story has just been published in the literary magazine Hobart- check it out here: www.hobartpulp.com/web_features...

My latest #truecrime book A Gentleman and a Thief (from @algonquinbooks.bsky.social & @harpercollinsca.bsky.social) spotted in some amazing company in Nashville's @parnassusbooks.bsky.social 'Delectably entertaining' – @nytimes.com Book Review Book details/reviews: www.deanjobb.com/gentleman-th...

www.amazon.co.uk/Cleveland-St... #Pride #clevelandstreetscandal #historypressuk #coverup

I was delighted to be asked to endorse @neilrootwriter.bsky.social's excellent #truecrime book on a sex scandal and cover up that rocked Victorian England. Just released by The History Press: thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/... Author Q&A: thehistorypress.co.uk/article/ask-...

Here's a Q&A I did about my new book The Cleveland Street Scandal: How the Victorian Establishment was Almost Brought to its Knees #clevelandstreetscandal #coverup #lbgtqpride #historypressuk thehistorypress.co.uk/article/ask-...

Knives Out 3 Has a New Teaser Trailer! crimereads.com/knives-out-3... via @crimereads.bsky.social

Here's a feature article I wrote for Londonist magazine about my new book The Cleveland Street Scandal: How the Establishment was Almost Brought to its Knees: londonist.com/london/histo... #clevelandstreetscandal #londonist #thehistorypressuk #Pride

London, Summer 1889- A Gay Brothel And An Establishment Cover-Up: The Cleveland Street Scandal: How the Establishment Was Almost Brought to Its Knees is out today- get it here lnkd.in/ecRMm-Fg and all good bookshops... hashtag#thehistorypressuk #clevelandstreetscandal #LGBTQ #thehistorypressuk

Rich Cohen on the Murder of Jennifer Dulos and His New Book, 'Murder in the Dollhouse' crimereads.com/jennifer-dul... via @crimereads.bsky.social

Why are we fascinated by #truecrime documentaries, podcasts and books? saltwire.com/newfoundland...

Was No. 10 Rillington Place the Deadliest Address in London? www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/b...

You may be interested to know that my biography, THE INSIDER: MALCOLM COWLEY AND THE TRIUMPH OF AMERICAN LITERATURE, willl be published by Penguin Press this November. I fell hard for Crane while writing it.

Beatlemania: A Penetrating New Book Celebrates Lennon and McCartney www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/b...

One Hundred Years of Gatsby Editions of The Great Gatsby—which achieved popularity only after F. Scott Fitzgerald’s death—abound, but the mysteries surrounding the Great American Novel endure. airmail.news/issues/2025-... #gatsby #jazzage #1920s #fiction

A Gentleman and a Thief (@harpercollinsca.bsky.social / @algonquinbooks.bsky.social) is a finalist for the Evelyn Richardson Award for best #nonfiction book by a Nova Scotia writer: atlanticbookawards.ca/wp-content/u... Book details: www.deanjobb.com/gentleman-th... @westwoodcreative.bsky.social

My #truecrime book A Gentleman and a Thief (@harpercollinsca.bsky.social) is a finalist for the Evelyn Richardson Award for best #nonfiction by a #NovaScotia author. Congrats to fellow finalists Martin Bauman (Hell of a Ride) and Andrea Currie (Finding Otipemisiwak) quillandquire.com/omni/finalis...

My new critical study of the work of the great American poet Hart Crane, author of White Buildings (1926) and The Bridge (1930) is now available at greenex.co.uk/home/p/hart-...

In This 1910 True Crime Story, the Victim Finally Gets Some Respect www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/b...

U.S. to shut Canadian entrance to beloved Vermont-Quebec border library /via @theglobeandmail.com www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

How Jazz Age burglar Arthur Barry became 'the greatest jewel thief who ever lived' Check out my @airmail.news feature on the backstory to my latest #truecrime book A Gentleman and a Thief airmail.news/books/2024/8... @algonquinbooks.bsky.social @harpercollinsca.bsky.social

Meet the Lambeth Poisoner Dr Thomas Neill Cream, the sadistic serial killer...His murder spree on both sides of the Atlantic made his name a byword for horror Scotland Yard Investigates list.co.uk/whats-on/326... Check out my #truecrime book on this Victorian fiend: www.deanjobb.com/the-murderou...

Review: New book about medicare highlights Canada’s need for another Tommy Douglas /via @theglobeandmail.com www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books/r...

'True crime has always had a volatile relationship with facts.' Great insights from @sarahweinman.com in the @nytimes.com Truth Is Drifting Away From True Crime www.nytimes.com/2023/04/15/o...

From Tesla to Starlink, here’s how Elon Musk’s support for Donald Trump is backfiring on his companies /via @theglobeandmail.com www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

Tomorrow, 15th March, is the 26th anniversary of the assassination of the Northern Ireland human rights lawyer Rosemary Nelson- As the co-author of the 2011 book Who Killed Rosemary Nelson? I was interviewed at length by Ciarán Dunbar of the Belfast Telegraph...

Agatha Christie's novel Dead Man’s Folly is set on a Devon estate that impressed Hercule Poirot, who described it as 'a superb and noble mansion.' It's an inside joke - Christie was describing her own country estate, Greenway. Join me for a tour: www.elleryqueenmysterymagazine.com/the-crime-sc...