With an introduction from Bloody Scotland Festival Director Bob McDevitt, Sean Watkin is joined by David Goodman (author of A Reluctant Spy and winner of Bloody Scotland's 2025 Debut Prize), Tariq Ashkanani (author of The Midnight King and winner of Bloody Scotland's 2025 McIlvanney Prize), and Marco Rinaldi (author of Dark Waters and the winner of Bloody Scotland's 2025 Pitch Perfect).

With discussions ranging from the Scottish crime writing scene, the pressures of success, and the most writer thing in their homes, this episode is packed in with insights and laughs.

You can find out more about David Goodman below:

David Goodman's website.

David Goodman's Instagram.

You can find out more about Tariq Ashkanani below:

You can find out more about Marco Rinaldi below:

Marco Rinaldi's website.

Marco Rinaldi's Instagram.

Marco Rinaldi's BlueSky.

Page One podcast.

Sean Watkin is joined by multi-million selling author, Simon McCleave (DI Ruth Hunter Series), and instant New York Times bestselling author Cara Hunter (Murder in the Family), where they talk about how tiny details bring writing to life - and maybe Sean should be on a lifestyle programme instead of writing crime.

You can find out more about Simon McCleave below:

Simon McCleave's VIP Club. If you sign up, you can get two free novellas!

Simon McCleave's The Snowdownia Killings Amazon page.

You can find out more about Cara Hunter below:

Cara Hunter's website.

Cara Hunter's podcast, Watching the Detectives.

Sean Watkin is joined by Anna Britton (Left in the Ashes), Danielle Devlin (Burnt Offerings), and Sarah Maclennan, programme leader of Creative Writing at Liverpool John Moores University.

In the second part of this double-episode, the four discuss crafting that first novel, struggles in writing, building tension, and more!

You can find out more about Anna Britton below:

Anna Britton's ⁠website⁠

You can find out more about Danielle Devlin below:

Danielle Devlin's Amazon ⁠author page⁠

You can find out more about Sarah Maclennan below:

Sarah Maclennan's ⁠LJMU profile

Sean Watkin is joined by Anna Britton (Left in the Ashes), Danielle Devlin (Burnt Offerings), and Sarah Maclennan, programme leader of Creative Writing at Liverpool John Moores University.

In this first part of this double-episode, the four discuss crafting that first novel, struggles in writing, building tension, and more!

You can find out more about Anna Britton below:

Anna Britton's website

You can find out more about Danielle Devlin below:

Danielle Devlin's Amazon author page

You can find out more about Sarah Maclennan below:

Sarah Maclennan's LJMU profile

Join Sean Watkin as he chats with Daniel Aubrey (Dark Island, The Dying Light), R.S. Burnett (Whiteout) for a chat about their journey to publication, and somehow a conversation about the merits of Alien vs. Aliens. Catherine Yaffe (The Shadow Killer, Catch Me Twice) joins Sean to discuss nature vs. nurture and the importance of that in crime fiction.

You can find out more about Daniel Aubrey below:

Daniel Aubrey's Amazon author page

The Orcadian Bookshop where you can buy copies of The Dying Light

You can find out more about RS Burnett below:

Whiteout Amazon page

RS Burnett's Instagram account

RS Burnett's X account

You can find out more about Catherine Yaffe below:

Catherine Yaffe's website

Catherine Yaffe's Instagram account

This week, Sean Watkin is joined by 2025 debut authors Christ Bridges (Sick to Death) and Kingsley Pearson (Flat 401) as they discuss their experiences as new authors on the crime scene from getting an agent to publication day and everything in between.

The Incident Room post cast host, Sean Watkin, is joined by authors Daniel Sellers (Murder in Gallowgate, The Lollipop Man), Linda Mather (Forecast Murder, A Future Murder), and Francesca Riccardi, literary agent from Kate Nash for a conversation including trigger warnings, journeys to publication, and much more!

You can find out more about Linda Mather below:

Zodiac Murder Mysteries Amazon page

Linda Mather Instagram

Linda Mather Facebook

You can find out more about Francesca Riccardi below:

Kate Nash Literary Agency website

The Incident Room post cast host, Sean Watkin, is joined by Michael Wood (The Matilda Darke series), Trevor Wood (The Jack Parker series), and Instagram book blogger, Nick_picksbooks.

This week's conversation includes celebrity authors, ghostwriting, and more!

You can learn more about Trevor Wood here:

Trevor Wood website

"The Inside Man" Amazon page