Vaseem Khan

How lovely of you!

An intriguing write up in the Henley Standard by Natalie Aldred, ahead of my appearance at the @HenleyLitFest tomorrow evening, Tues 7th, 6pm, in conversation with @jamesscudamore ... We shall set the world to rights. Tickets: shorturl.at/jDiE9

The beautiful setting at Tý Newydd, Wales, the national writing centre. A privilege to have been invited to spend a week here, in the company of like minded souls.

Take a gander at this! ... @GoldsboroBooks exclusive edition of QUANTUM OF MENACE - Signed & numbered by the author (ie, me!) - Digitally sprayed Q edges - Exclusive blue jacket - Silver foil under the jacket - First edition ... Luscious! ORDER HERE: goldsborobooks.com/products/qua...

Thank you, Russel! Much appreciated.

From Cornwall to Wales... A suitably sinister pic at the national writing centre with Alis Hawkins as we set out the murdery beats of crime fiction. A beautiful venue, where, apparently, former PM David Lloyd George lived and died. (No foul play was suspected.)

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.

Thank you! Much appreciated.

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...

Episode 162 - City of Destruction, The Baker Street Robbery and the Red-Headed League Podcast Episode · Murder Junction · 08/09/2025 · 22m

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...

CLASSIFICATION:  GOLD LEVEL (FOR YOUR EYES ONLY) – SUBJECT:  MEMORANDUM #9 – SUPER SPY 2050 Dear colleagues, I recently attended a cross-agency symposium for the Super Soldier 2050 programme, an MOD-led initiative aimed at enhancing the physical and cognitive abilities of our fighting men…

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...

Small Town America: Five Books that Serve Up a Perfect Setting for Murder What is it about small town America—in book and onscreen—that we find so compelling? A question I first confronted as a teenager, growing up in a quiet corner of London, England back in the 1980s. …

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...

Very good of you, Joel!

Hi Alan, Thanks for the interest. Alas, I don't think my publishers have finalised US and Canada dates yet. But do hang in there. Your support is very much appreciated!

Episode 161 - Kingsley Pearson, Flat 401, digital psychology and rubber plantations Podcast Episode · Murder Junction · 25/08/2025 · 26m

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...

Quantum of Menace - A Q Branch puzzle Solve the riddle and enter your answer below for the chance to win a prize from our publishing partners, Ian Fleming Publications Limited. Pot luck, and only for UK based agents I’m afraid! How to ent...

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 !