Far East Face Off

Back to reality with a bump from the Far East — but fortunately not such a big a bump as the BA 777 from Beijing that touched down at Heathrow just after us…. A salutory reminder for any nervous flier that air travel has plenty of dangers. I’m always intrigued by travel statistics: on Boeing’s…

Prolfic author proves ‘crime days’ pay

By Jay Scott Kanes British crime novelist Peter James, like many of his fictional characters, often encounters the police. But unlike the shady individuals emerging from his imagination, Peter enjoys the experience. Peter often tags along with the police on his home turf in Brighton, Sussex. “I spend about a day each fortnight out with…

Happy Christmas To You All

So who says there is no humour inside mortuaries? This is the Brighton and Hove City Mortuary Xmas card and if you look closely you will spot the real life Cleo Morey (Elsie Sweetman), Darren (Sean Didcott) and the wonderful Victor Sinden. Two weeks ago I attended the Mortuary’s annual Xmas dinner at the excellent…

Simon Mayo Radio Interview

I was interviewed recently on the Simon Mayo book show on Radio 5, alongside James Lee Burke. We each had to read the other’s latest book in advance of the show, so we could comment. He read “Not Dead Enough” and I read his marvellous “The Tin Roof Blowdown” which resonated with me incredibly, because…

Peter James In Prison

I’ve just had my first taste of being in prison today. I have visited various prisons in the UK on several occasions in the past, giving talks, but afterwards they have always let me leave. But not today! My incarceration took place at Lewes Prison, near Brighton in Sussex. Its inmates range from lifers to…