Murder And Mayhem: Get Inside The Dark Minds Of The Worlds Top Crime And Thriller Writers.

Barry Maitland is an award winning Australian author of crime fiction. He has published 15 books, including Crucifixion Creek and The Raven’s Eye. He is author of the acclaimed Brock and Kolla series of crime mystery novels set in London, as well as the Australian mystery thriller Bright Air and the new Belltree Trilogy. The Murder and Mayhem podcast is brought to you by the course "How to Write About Murder". www MurderCourse.com

Lisa Lutz is an American author, well known for her successful Spellman series, six novels about a family of private detectives. She is also author of the thriller The Passenger. The Murder and Mayhem podcast is brought to you by the course "How to Write About Murder". www MurderCourse.com

Michael Robotham is the author of international bestselling psychological thrillers that have been translated into 22 languages and published in over 50 countries. He is famous for Life or Death, Shatter, The Suspect and Say You’re Sorry. The Murder and Mayhem podcast is brought to you by the course "How to Write About Murder". www.MurderCourse.com

Tom Rob Smith is a British thriller author and screenplay writer, Tom’s debut novel, Child 44, was nominated for several awards including being listed for the Man Booker Prize, it was then produced into a film starring Tom Hardy. He has also written The Farm and Agent 6. The Murder and Mayhem podcast is brought to you by the course "How to Write About Murder". www MurderCourse.com

In 2010 Caroline published her first novel, Ghost Child. Since then she has written 11 books including her most recent a thriller called The One Who Got Away. We spoke to caroline after she published Place Like Home, a thriller set in the beachside suburb of Bondi. Early one morning a young Tanzanian man walks into a shopping centre. Strapped to his neck is a bomb and within minutes, he is locked in a shop with four hostages. The Murder and Mayhem podcast is brought to you by the course "How to Write About Murder". www MurderCourse.com

Scott Frost is a screen writer and novelist with some incredibly successful television programs and books to his credit. Before turning to writing he worked for several years as a photographer. His television credits include shows such as Twin Peaks, The X-Files, Babylon Five and Andromeda. He has also written five books. His first novel, Run the Risk, was nominated for an Edgar Award or best first novel. He also wrote the official tie-in book for Twin Peaks – The Autobiography of FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper: My Life, My Tapes. He has written three other crime novels, Never Fear, Point of No Return and Don’t Look Back. The Murder and Mayhem podcast is brought to you by the course "How to Write About Murder". www MurderCourse.com

Linwood Barclay is a #1 internationally bestselling author of 13 novels including Trust Your Eyes, A Tap on the Window and No Safe House. The story in Trust Your Eyes resulted in a bidding war between film giants Universal and Warner. His most recent books are Broken Promise and Far From True.  The Murder and Mayhem podcast is brought to you by the course "How to Write About Murder". www MurderCourse.com

Gabrielle Lord has written 16 books as well as a 12-volume thriller series for young adults. She started writing seriously at the age of 30. She says that her first two manuscripts ending up as compost but her third, Fortress, was picked up interationally and made into a feature film starring Rachel Ward. Her fifth novel Whipping Boy was made into a telemovie starring Sigrid Thornton. Her latest book is Dishonour. In this interview, I chat to Gabrielle after she wrote Shattered, the fourth book in her popular Gemma Lincoln series,preceded by Spiking the Girl, Baby Did a Bad Thing and Feeding the Demons. Gabrielle delves into the physical, the psychological and the forensic with an intimate knowledge and eye for detail. The Murder and Mayhem podcast is brought to you by the course "How to Write About Murder". www MurderCourse.com

Publishing phenomenon Matthew Reilly is known for his action/thriller novels. His first book, Contest, was self-published in 1996. After being knocked back by every major publisher in Sydney, he produced 1,000 copies of Contest himself, and eventually won a publishing deal with Pan Macmillan. The rest is history and a self-publishing fairytale that ends up with Matthew being becoming an international best seller. His first book with Pan Macmillan was Ice Station, followed by Contest, Temple and many more. He has sold over 7.5 million copies of his novels worldwide. He is the author of over a dozen novels and novellas. More recent ones include The Tournament, The Great Zoo of China and Troll Mountain. The Murder and Mayhem podcast is brought to you by the course "How to Write About Murder". www.MurderCourse.com

Candice Fox is the bestselling and award-winning crime and thriller writer behind the novels Hades, Eden, and Fall. They are international bestsellers translated into multiple languages. Candice also wrote a novel with iconic crime and thriller author James Patterson, Never Never, “a brutal, action-packed and really hard-edged novel about a crime set in a FIFO mine in the outback”. She is the daughter of a parole officer at one of Sydney’s biggest prisons and an enthusiastic foster-carer. She spent her childhood listening around corners to tales of violence, madness and evil as her father relayed his work stories to her mother and older brothers. As a cynical and trouble-making teenager, her crime and gothic fiction writing was an escape from the calamity of her home life. For even more for an insight into Candice's mind, check out her course. Yes, it's about murder! www.MurderCourse.com

Are you ready for a Month of Murder and Mayhem? You're about to spend 31 days with the worlds best crime and thriller authors. If you're interested in the crime and thriller genre then this is a don't-miss podcast series that will keep you on the edge of your seat. You'll discover how the best crime and thriller authors come up with their dastardly plots and get an insight into how their minds work. The Murder and Mayhem podcast is brought to you by the course "How to Write About Murder". www.MurderCourse.com