The TRE Bookshow. TRE’s Hannah Murray catches up top authors, to discuss their latest releases 06/03/2026
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Show Notes
Hannah Murray will start by looking at the bestseller lists on Amazon.co.uk and The Sunday Times, the oldest and most influential book sales chart in the UK, and seeing what new entries there are.
Jim Eldridge was born in Central London towards the end of WWII, and survived attacks by V2 rockets on the King's Cross area where he lived. In 1971 he sold his first sitcom to the BBC and had his first book commissioned. Since then he has had more than 100 books published, with sales of over three million copies. 'Murder at St. Paul's Cathedral' is book 1 in his new Cathedral Mysteries Series, which will explore crimes in notable UK cathedrals during WWII. This book follows Inspector Coburg and Sergeant Lampson as they unravel a mysterious murder committed against a senior chorister.
Douglas Jackson is the author of twenty historical novels mystery thrillers, including the critically acclaimed nine-book Hero of Rome series. 'Blood Vengeance' is the gripping third installment in the Warsaw Quartet, where the body of a beautiful, well-connected Polish SOE agent is found in the gardens of a country house in Scotland.
James Sulzer was an Intensive English major at Yale, worked in television for a number of years, then moved with his family to the island of Nantucket, Massachusetts. In his early years on the island, he laboured as a commercial scalloper, which inspired a big part of the story in his novel. 'All that Smolders' is his first murder mystery and is written in honour of his mother, who was a big Agatha Christie fan.
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S.J. Bennett was born in Yorkshire and travelled the world as an army child. She had a varied career before her debut novel was published at the age of 42. Since then her books have won awards, and been optioned for TV. She was once asked to interview for the role of Assistant Private Secretary to the Queen, and still considers it the job that got away. 'The Queen Who Came in from the Cold' is the latest in 'Her majesty the Queen Investigates' series.
Hollay Ghadery is a multi-genre writer living in rural Ontanio. Her acclaimed memoir of mixed-race identity and mental illness, Muse, won the 2023 Canadian BookClub Award for Non Fiction/Memoir. Her debut novel 'The Unravelling of Ou' is about a sock puppet named Ecology Paul, which the character of Minoo has a strong connection to.
Gavin Taylor is a writer and artist inspired by the wildlife in his garden and a long-standing fascination with insects. 'Bertie Comes to Stay and Other Stories' features a most unusual animal; a giant bumblebee the size of a sheepdog! Aimed at children age 6-9, the stories combine humour and warmth with themes of kindness, inclusion, communication and understand difference.
Rashmi Sirdeshpande is aneurodivergent children's author with an advocate for underrepresented voices in children's publishing. A former World Book Day author and BookTrust writer in residence, Rasmni ihas won a number of awards, including the Diverse Book Awards. 'Har Kumar: Ultimate Superstar' is a laugh-out-loud doodle-packed diary series for 8+ readers. Hari is 10 years old and is 75% Indian, 25% French and 100% going to be a superstar. All he needs to make it big is a lucky break.