There's very little more satisfying in publishing than bringing a great new talent and their debut crime novel to print. We loved Jonathan Peace's submission to Hobeck Books, and we're delighted to be releasing Dirty Little Secret this week. Set in 1987, it's set in Jonathan's home town of Ossett in West Yorkshire, and features WDC Louise Miller, who not only faces a tough investigation into the death of a young girl, but also the challenges of small-town small-mindedness and misogyny from her male colleagues. It's a brilliant debut for a series which will continue with From Sorrow's Hold in July this year. We went to meet Jonathan at his local pub near Nottingham.

Also this week we hear from another Hobeck author, Harry Fisher about his latest novel Yes, I Killed Her, and we discuss the big winners at the National Book Awards this week.

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