Written in Blood

Clare Mackintosh takes Simon to a quiet community in Northern Ireland to explore a double murder with close parallels to her Sunday Times best-selling novel, `Let Me Lie'.

Tess Gerritsen invites Simon to the state of Oregon in the US, where an incredible real-life case of multi-generational murder influenced her book Body Double.

Mason Cross invites Simon to his hometown of Glasgow to uncover a case that literally unfolded on his doorstep.

Peter Robinson invites Simon to Yorkshire, the setting for his DCI Banks series, where he reveals the largely untold story of 14-year-old stabbing victim Elsie Frost.

Karin Slaughter introduces Simon to the case of `Casanova Killer' Paul John Knowles, a spree killer who terrorised the US, and who came within a few miles of Karin's home.

Sophie Hannah takes Simon to Nottingham to explore the murder of 16-year-old Collette Aram in 1983, the very first case featured on `Crimewatch'.

Clare Mackintosh takes Simon to Northern Ireland to explore a case that has remarkable parallels to one of her books. A plot that seems too far-fetched to write, unfolds in quiet rural County Derry.

Tess Gerritsen invites Simon to the US, where an incredible real life case inspired her book Body Double, explores whether being a killer is the product of nature or nurture.

Mason Cross invites Simon back to his hometown of Glasgow, and a case which literally unfolded on his doorstep - a double murder that had police stumped, and saw police knocking on Mason’s door.

Peter Robinson invites Simon to Yorkshire - the setting for his successful DCI Banks series, he wants Simon to learn about a real case that unfolded in front of his favourite landscape.

Karin Slaughter asks Simon to join her in Atlanta, Georgia, where she informs Simon about a spree killer who terrorised the whole of the US, and came within a few miles of her family home.

Sophie Hannah takes Simon to Nottingham, where she leads him through a case which left the authorities scratching their heads for 30 years. Sophie is the current writer of the Poirot books.