This is firmly in the realm of 'you couldn't make this sh*t up.' Though, obviously, my next novel will now have to include a crime fighting tuktuk ... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
All hail the Finns! I love the look of this Finnish edition of one of my Malabar House novels.... If you want to know why the Finns are reading them... dip in! The first in the series is Midnight at Malabar House.
If you love a locked room murder mystery, an exotic location, and some intriguing history... THE EDGE OF DARKNESS is for you! ... 1951, Naga Hills, India. A headless corpse at the crumbling colonial-era Hotel Victoria... Some buying options here: vaseemkhan.com/the-edge-of-...
Last day 25% off @Waterstones ... On two of my paperbacks out this year.. Use code: FEB26 .. Psych thriller THE GIRL IN CELL A here: www.waterstones.com/book/the-gir... .. or 1950s historical locked room mystery THE EDGE OF DARKNESS here: www.waterstones.com/book/the-edg... ... Those covers! ...
Increasingly seeing articles like this. I still remember a short time that I was unemployed many years ago - it really is soul crushing. I feel huge sympathy for young people today, trying to make headway in the world. It's frightening & no easy fixes. I wish them all good luck.
It's not just raining rain... it's raining discounts! Courtesy of those lovely people at @Waterstones ... 25% off beautiful QUANTUM OF MENACE paperback (23 Apr) & THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN COMPASS (22 Oct) - use code FEB26. Pre-order paperback here: waterstones.com/book/quantum...
Off to the brill #granitenoir this weekend, in the sparkling Granite City of Aberdeen...Talking all things Quantum of Menace, Q and James Bond with Kim Sherwood & Bryan Burnett.. The last time I was in town I had a showdown with a seagull..Tickets here: www.aberdeenperformingarts.com/.../granite-...
25% off ... THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN COMPASS... From now till the 20th of Feb, you can pre-order the second Q mystery for 25% off at Waterstones - just use the code: FEB26 ... Q (& Bond) are back with another small town murder to solve ... Click here: www.waterstones.com/book/the-man...
"...historical fiction at its finest" ... DAILY MIRROR & DAILY EXPRESS on THE EDGE OF DARKNESS ...1951, Naga Hills, India. A headless corpse inside a locked room at the Hotel Victoria. Murder, history & mystery... Options: vaseemkhan.com/the-edge-of-...
Paul McCartney doodling John Lennon and George Harrison... Not bad! ... One of the exhibits at British Library's Treasures Gallery. Wandered around it one evening last week. Worth a look. There's also a Jane Austen exhibit... Did you know she wrote a History of England aged 15?
An In Conversation event last night at @bloodybarnescrime with BBC Security Correspondent Frank Gardner. We talked politics, thriller writing and James Bond. Basically set the world to rights.
"A rollicking mystery" ... MAIL ON SUNDAY's turn to say nice things about THE EDGE OF DARKNESS ... 1951, Naga Hills, India. A headless corpse inside a locked room at the Hotel Victoria. Murder, history & mystery, against a jungle insurgency. Options: vaseemkhan.com/the-edge-of-...
A big thank you to @lovereadinguk.bsky.social & Liz Robinson. THE EDGE OF DARKNESS is a PICK OF THE MONTH ... "...the history of the time weaves its way through the pages, a wonderful addition to a truly fabulous series." ... Buy options here: vaseemkhan.com/the-edge-of-...
Loved this v. fun chat with two absolute reprobates...
Today's Page One Extra: @vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social returns to talk writing in the James Bond world & his latest Malabar House book. Plus, we discuss some of his favourite books & wonder about character names... (apologies to Pauls everywhere)
Watch: youtu.be/i1f2KiBCSIs
Listen: linktr.ee/ukpageone
Walked into one of our offices at the UCL Department of Security and Crime Science (where I work when I'm not writing) recently... Took one look and quietly walked out again. Some questions are best not asked.
A lovely evening yesterday at the @wallingfordbookshop ... It's been 10 years since my last visit & it was wonderful to see people I'd met then & who'd followed my books through the years. Plus ... cake! [A cake that appears in Quantum of Menace, no less.] Thank you to all involved :)
A mood lit farewell to the incredible @EmiratesLitFest ... Highlight: a talk by Nobel Prize in Literature winner Wole Soyinka, wonderfully articulate at 91, urging writers to think of their work as activism... Looking at the state of the world right now, this seems sage advice.
Intense Macbethian witches energy in the Dubai desert as @RuthWareWriter @louise_candlish & @freya_north avidly read THE EDGE OF DARKNESS.. 1951, Naga Hills, India. A headless corpse inside a locked room... Find out why they're (pretending to be) engrossed! vaseemkhan.com/the-edge-of-...
On a panel in Dubai about history & stories with historian @bettany_hughes .. Apparently her contract says she has to have mango juice before event.. She denies it! ..I did the honours.. The panel was terrific fun & I learned that the first ever poet was a woman named Enheduanna.
Its publication day for THE EDGE OF DARKNESS, 6th in the Malabar House series ... 1951, Naga Hills, India. A headless corpse inside a locked room at the Hotel Victoria. Murder, history & mystery, set against a post-independence jungle insurgency. Options here. Thnx! vaseemkhan.com/the-edge-of-...
Fireworks, fountains & a week of too much food... All part of the incredible Emirates Airline Festival of Literature in Dubai. I haven't been back for a few years - nice to see how the fest has evolved, with a large contingent of Arabic authors this year, to go with the international contingent.
Signing copies of THE EDGE OF DARKNESS at
@GoldsboroBooks .. 1951, Naga Hills, India. A headless corpse inside a locked room at the Hotel Victoria. Murder, history & mystery, set against the backdrop of a post-independence jungle insurgency. Options here: vaseemkhan.com/the-edge-of-...
It was lovely chatting to you both :)
Here's a FREE SHORT STORY, 'The Last King of Burma", featuring characters from my Malabar House series, to mark the publication of THE EDGE OF DARKNESS on 22 JAN 2026, the sixth book in the Malabar House series … Meanwhile, here's the short story: vaseemkhan.com/2026/01/14/t...
Rather like this picture. Taken last year while on book tour, at a historical market town cathedral on the way to Wales. I'm not saying the light is halo-ish... but there's a hint of the angelic :)
Happy new year, all. This pic seemed an apt way of getting into 2026. Steering into the new year, not sure if I have much control over it. Resolutions? Read. Write. Lots of events. And cricket. Exercise a bit. Be more active on social media. Eat some cake, now and again. All very achievable, Id say.
Always wonderful to discover a new author. I'm listening to THE TREES by Percival Everett. A brilliantly dark satire, using a terrible, racist incident from America's past to stunning effect. Everett is a Pulitzer Prize winner. From the first sentence you know u r in good hands.
Nice to see QUANTUM OF MENACE appearing on various end of year best crime novel lists incl. @LoveReadinguk , @Shotsblog and the iPaper . Thank you to all. And there's still time to get a copy for Xmas - it's very Christmassy-looking! Some buying options: geni.us/quantumofmen...
Nice to see QUANTUM OF MENACE out in the wild. Here it is standing out on airport bookshop shelves. If you haven't got your copy yet... it's everywhere! Just in time for Xmas, too. The first is a small town mystery series featuring Q from the James Bond franchise. Order now! geni.us/quantumofmen...
