Snowdonia is one of Britain's most popular National Parks, beloved for it's ruggedly beautiful mountains and forests, and provides the inspired location for Simon McCleave's crime novels. His DI Ruth Hunter series only launched in January 2020, but Simon has already sold 800,000 books. Drawing on the skills he sharpened as a script editor on some of the UK's most popular TV shows, Simon writes quickly and cleanly, publishing a staggering 13 novels in the past 18 months alone. It's an astonishing achievement - and he shares some of the secrets of success with The Hobcast Book Show. Adrian and Rebecca also discuss huge developments at one of their fellow UK Crime publishers, Bloodhound Books, and they reveal the winner of their '#notatharrogate competition.
102: Voodoo dolls and Victorian Asylums - with Sally-Anne Martyn
101: Last Tango In Halifax - with Matthew Smith
100: The 100th episode special - with Elly Griffiths
99: The power of editing - with Rebecca Millar
98: Thrillers, Travel and Giant Kelp - with Lucy Hooft
97: A launch pad to literary success - with Maureen Myant
96: Fighting back - with Cat Yaffe
95: Untold history - the power of forgotten stories - with Kate Mosse
94: From the stage to the page - with Greg Mosse
93: The serious business of comics - with Charles Martin and Jerry Bennett
Episode 92: The why’s and wherefores of audiobooks - with Greg Patmore
Episode 91: Yorkshire’s crime-writing super-duo - with R C Bridgestock
Episode 90: Tips from Hobeck’s own king of TV drama - with Rob Gittins
Episode 89: Acting and the author - with Catherine Yardley
Episode 88: Bringing new voices to print - with Amy Le
Episode 87: Bikes, boats and brilliant fiction - with Zoe Sharp
Episode 86: Murder in an English country garden - with Rae Sargeant
Episode 85: Historical crime fiction - it’s all in the details - with Mark Ellis
Episode 84: Writing Noir with a welsh twist - with Malcolm Pryce
Episode 83: Celebrating the craft - with April Doyle
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