Red Hot Chilli Writers

RED HOT CHILLI WRITERS

Joined each episode by special guests, British Asian authors, Vaseem Khan and Abir Mukherjee take a wry look at the world of books, writing, and the creative arts, tackling everything from bestsellers to pop culture and Big Fat Asian Weddings....

  • 26 minutes 13 seconds
    Episode 170 - The Sweet Fanny Adams murder
    In this episode, we look at the gruesome murder case of Sweet Fanny Adams and how the well known saying came to be,  
    15 December 2025, 4:00 am
  • 27 minutes 27 seconds
    Episode 169 - Victoria Goldman and Little Secrets
    1 December 2025, 4:00 am
  • 32 minutes 11 seconds
    Episode 168 - Alexandra Benedict and The Christmas Cracker Killer
    In this episode we chat to crime writer Alexandra Benedict, dubbed the 'Queen of the Christmas Thriller' about her latest book The Christmas Cracker Killer
    17 November 2025, 4:00 am
  • 33 minutes 16 seconds
    Episode 167 - The Burning Grounds and the Case of the Tri-State Cemetery Scandal
    In this episode podcast host Abir Mukherjee introduces us to his latest bestselling Wyndham and Banerjee mystery, The Burning Grounds, and we dissect the true crime case of the Tri-State Cemetery Scandal
    3 November 2025, 4:00 am
  • 32 minutes 58 seconds
    Episode 166 - Quantum of Menace, Q makes his debut, and the case of the poison-tipped umbrella
    In this episode we discuss the publicaiton of Quantum of Menace, the first book in a new mystery series featuring Q from the Bond franchise. We also recall the true crime case of the poison-tipped umbrella, a Cold War assassination from the 1970s. 
    20 October 2025, 3:00 am
  • 30 minutes 19 seconds
    Episode 165 - Peter James and The Hawk is Dead, royal glove making, and the worst film ever made
    On this episode we chat to crime writing legend Peter James about his latest novel The Hawk is Dead, discuss royal glove making, and Peter tells us about the 'worst film ever made' - possibly one of his own. 
    13 October 2025, 3:00 am
  • 30 minutes 39 seconds
    Episode 164 - Patricia Cornwell and Kay Scarpetta, from Postmortem to Sharp Force
    In this episode we talk to thriller writing legend Patricia Cornwell about her career and her most famous character, Kay Scarpetta, star of novels from the game changing Postmortem to her latest, Sharp Force - and a soon to be aired TV series featuring Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis.
    6 October 2025, 3:00 am
  • 23 minutes 34 seconds
    Episode 163 - Beth Lewis, The Rush, women in the wilds, and the Yukon Gold Rush
    In this episode we chat to crime writer Beth Lewis about her latest novel The Rush, discuss intrepid women in the wilderness, and the madness of the Yukon Gold Rush
    22 September 2025, 3:00 am
  • 21 minutes 54 seconds
    Episode 162 - City of Destruction, The Baker Street Robbery and the Red-Headed League
    In this episode we chat about the fifth Malabar House novel, City of Destruction, on its paperback release, and discuss a true life crime - The Baker Street Robbery - allegedly based on the Sherlock Holmes short story 'The Red-Headed League'
    8 September 2025, 3:00 am
  • 26 minutes 25 seconds
    Episode 161 - Kingsley Pearson, Flat 401, digital psychology and rubber plantations
    In this episode we chat to clinical psychologist turned crime writer Kingsley Pearson about his debut Flat 401, discuss digital psychology ... and rubber plantations in Sri Lanka. 
    25 August 2025, 10:00 am
  • 30 minutes 15 seconds
    Episode 160 - Heidi Amsinck, Out of the Dark, and Copenhagen noir
    In this episode we chat to crime writer Heidi Amsinck about her Copenhagen-set crime novel Out of the Dark and life in the UK for a Danish-born journalist
    11 August 2025, 10:01 am
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