On this special Thursday episode, V chats with Linda Stratmann about writing true crime and some of her fiction stories.

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"Greater London Murders: 33 Stories of Revenge, Jealousy, Greed and Lust (Sutton True Crime History)"

This compendium brings together thirty-three murderous tales — one from each of the capital's boroughs — that not only shocked the City but made headline news across the country. Throughout its history the great urban sprawl of Greater London has been home to some of the most shocking murders in England, many of which have made legal history. Contained within the pages of this book are the stories behind these heinous crimes. They include George Chapman, who was hanged in 1903 for poisoning three women, and whom is widely suspected of having been the notorious serial killer Jack the Ripper; lovers Edith Thompson and Frederick Bywaters, executed for stabbing to death Thompson's husband Percy in 1922; and Donald Hume, who was found not guilty of the murder of wealthy businessman Stanley Setty in 1949, but later confessed to killing him, chopping up his body and disposing of it by aeroplane. Linda Stratmann also reveals previously unpublished information that sheds a whole new light on the infamous Craig and Bentley case. This carefully researched, well-illustrated and enthralling text will appeal to those interested in the history of Greater London's history and true-crime fans alike.

On this Sunday episode, V chats with Mary Beth Dearmon about her book "I Envy the Walls: Prequel to the House of Parr Series"

In 1697, the ruinous Nine Years’ War has ended, the Treaty of Ryswick signed. As an emblem of peace, Alexander Parr, a British general, falls under the spell of the beautiful and fiery Diane de Plaisance, daughter of a French count. Once they marry, however, his love soon turns to hatred as he begins to believe that their firstborn child, Basil, is not his son. These suspicions unleash a torrent of passion and strife which will rock the Parr household for decades and echo down the generations, forever changing the lives of the Parr children, including tortured Basil, kindhearted Henry, and spirited Mary. An orphaned servant girl, Isabella Tremblay, is embroiled in this firestorm through her relationship with the two brothers, who spar for her love.

I Envy the Walls explores the darkest corners of human nature, where jealousy administers its poison, pride flashes its fatal allure, and a lust for power prevails. This explosive prequel to the acclaimed House of Parr family saga series hurdles toward a dramatic conclusion, where devastation is tempered by the hope of new beginnings—and victory born from the ashes of defeat.

On this special Thursday episode, V chats with Tina Hodgkinson about her book "Agatha Christie's London: A Historical Guide to the Queen of Crime's Capital"

London had a special place in Agatha Christie's heart. In her childhood, she would visit the capital to stay with her Auntie Grannie; as an adult, she owned several homes in the city. A reoccurring location in her stories, London is where Poirot and Hastings, and Tommy and Tuppence reside, and even Miss Marple cannot resist a trip up to town to shop in its department stores.

Avoid red herrings, examine the clues to discover several of her former homes, use your little grey cells to detect where she worked during the Second World War, and probe where the former 'Detection Club' met. Gather the evidence to reveal the fashionable restaurants, luxury hotels and other locations that she and her characters frequented.

On completion of your investigation, your denouement will reveal the final twist: just how important London was to Agatha and her stories.

On this special Tuesday episode, V chats with Carol Pouliot about her book "Murder at the Moulin Rouge: A Blackwell & Watson Time-Travel Mystery"

Paris, 1895. When a cancan dancer at the Moulin Rouge falls to her death from the top of one of Montmartre’s highest staircases, the police dismiss it as an accident. But, Madeleine was one of Toulouse-Lautrec’s favorite models, and the artist is certain she was murdered. Enter Depression-era detective Steven Blackwell and 21st-century journalist Olivia Watson who travel back in time to Paris to hunt down the killer. Before long, they learn that a second dancer—a ballerina and favorite model of painter Edgar Degas—has died. Two dancers dead in two weeks. Two artists grieving. Is the killer targeting young dancers, or, does this case involve the enigmatic Paris art world?

From the moment Steven and Olivia arrive, Steven is out of his element. The small-town cop has no idea what techniques the French police use in 1895. Worse, he has no official status to investigate murder in one of the world’s largest cities. The sleuths soon discover disturbing secrets at the Paris Ballet. And when Olivia insists on going undercover to visit a suspect’s house alone, Steven fears he’s made the biggest mistake of his life.

Travel back in time with Steven and Olivia, as they enter the back-stabbing world of dance in one of the world’s greatest cities. Murder at the Moulin Rouge is their most daring and dangerous case to date.

On this special Monday episode V chats with Peter Clenott about his book "The Murder Investigation of Adolf Hitler: A Munich Mystery"

It is 1931. Adolf Hitler is less than two years away from becoming the dictator of Germany. But nothing is certain. He is walking a political tightrope. He is maneuvering to court the German upper class, while trying not to disavow the violence of his Stormtroopers. Then, in September of that year, his niece, twenty-two-year-old Geli Raubal, is found dead of a gunshot wound to the chest in her locked bedroom in Hitler’s flat. Is it suicide, as Hitler claims, or is it something more sinister?

Avi Kreisler is a young Munich detective called to the scene on Prinzregentenplatz 16 while investigating the death of another young woman who happened to be a friend of Geli Raubal. It is hard to be an idealist in Munich, 1931, harder still to be Jewish.

Anni Leeuwenberg is a red-headed, six-foot-tall member of the German Communist Party and one of Kreisler’s love interests. He has two. Charlotte ‘Lotte’ Leinsdorf, unlike Anni, is born into a wealthy German family whose parents are willing to marry her off to any important Nazi official. Together with Kreisler, they enter the maelstrom of a Munich spiraling out of control.

Anni’s boss, Oskar Waldmann, is the publisher of Der Weg, a Communist newspaper. Max Glaser is a prosecutor bent on bringing Hitler to trial. Both enlist Kreisler in the effort to get to the truth at all costs. And what is that cost? Everything. For Germany. For Hitler. For the world. And for Avi, Anni, and Lotte.

On this Sunday episode, V chats with Jean K. Dudek about her novel "The Scent of Bright Light"

Sarah’s infertility is a heavy weight over her life. Her situation looks even more hopeless when she is trapped for years in the harem of an Egyptian Pharoah. Upon being freed, Pharoah gives Sarah a little girl who was born in the harem, named Ta-Sherit. The mysterious God who speaks to Sarah and her husband, Abraham, seems to have great power and has promised them a multitude of descendants. But Sarah is old and getting older, and still has not given birth.

In this novel, Sarah tells her story through the lens of her relationship with Ta-Sherit, whom she loves and raises like a daughter—while others nickname the Egyptian girl “Hagar” and view her as a servant. In this creative reimagining of an ancient family drama, the biblical text becomes a new story when it comes from Sarah in her own voice.

On this Sunday episode, V chats with Nicky Nielsen about his book "Death on Stanley Dock: A Murders on the Mersey Mystery"

Liverpool, 1891. Detective Sergeant Thomas O’Callaghan is a man haunted by failure. The gruesome murder of a young girl at Stanley Dock dredges up memories of the unsolved Ripper killings he left behind at Scotland Yard.

When Danish surgeon Sophia Amalie Steenberg is drawn into the investigation, her expertise reveals a chilling truth linking the killer to Liverpool’s role in the transatlantic slave trade. As Thomas and Sophia delve into Liverpool’s history, they uncover further sinister connections.

With another victim claimed and the killer’s methods growing more depraved, the pair must race against time to stop a killer intent on leaving a trail of terror across Liverpool.

On this Sunday episode, V chats with Amanda Cockrell about her book "Are You Now or Have You Ever Been?: A Novel of the Hollywood Blacklist"

Elizabeth "Liza Jane" Sydney, a beloved, old-school Movie Star, is used to getting what she wants. Her film career took off in the Golden Age of Hollywood and barely survived Sen. Joe McCarthy's infamous Red Scare hunt for Communists. Some of her costars and writer friends weren't so lucky. Now in her 80s, Liza Jane's a legend. But even legends eventually pass. She has a plan for that, too. Her will stipulates she must be buried in the oak grove in her backyard, local ordinances be damned. When she dies shortly after signing, a volatile assortment of industry friends, family, former lovers, rivals, charitable beneficiaries, and paparazzi descend. Some of Liza Jane's friends fight to uphold her wishes. Others try to break the will. And as her past is told in alternating chapters, her eccentric last wishes make sense. It's a timely tale of betrayals of friends by friends - including the worst one of all: by their country's own government.