jakekerridge

Writes about books and the like for the Telegraph and the like. Mainliner of crime fiction.

[St Hilda's Crime Fiction Weekend @HildasCrime]

The full programme for the 33rd St Hilda's Crime Fiction Weekend with guest of honour @AndrewJRTaylor and a stellar cast of speakers is now online!

In Oxford and online, 4-6th September.

Full programme: https://t.co/VRXF4J4vZ2

Tickets: https://t.co/wfiz88gNwv

#hcfw26

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@DeightonDossier Yes, indeed it does

[The Deighton Dossier @DeightonDossier]

Probably one of Len Deighton’s least known bits of writing:

https://t.co/D46JyCyYXo

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@busdrivingfraud I’m very glad to hear that, I am a great admirer of his and it was a pleasure to write about him

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@busdrivingfraud @AboutTheArchers @BBCRadio4 My pleasure -- we'll look forward to hearing from them. Thanks Mike

[Callum McSorley @CallumMcSorley]

Huge thanks to @JakeKerridge for including Paperboy in this list - The 21 best crime and thriller novels of 2025. Some incredible authors on here. I'm a big fan of Nick Harkaway's Titanium Noir series, it's a trip to be listed along with it!
@PushkinPress
https://t.co/vjv9FZW9Q4

[Merle Nygate @MerleNygate]

The 21 best crime and thriller novels of 2025 Amazing review. Thank you ⁦@JakeKerridge⁩ ⁦@TelegraphBooks⁩ ⁦@noexitpress⁩ #TheProtocolsofSpying https://t.co/oC7WESqUGe

[Sarah Hilary @sarah_hilary]

An online ticket to @HildasCrime gives you full access to all sessions inc live Q&As. Plus the chance to win our Whodunnit starring @radiomukhers @Anna_Mazz @RuthWareWriter William Ryan and @JakeKerridge

8-10th August

https://t.co/VlhlR2fbzb

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@alibongowallen @RevRichardColes Dear Alison, I'm very sorry to hear about your father's death. I'm with the Telegraph obituaries desk and I wonder if you might email us at [email protected] to confirm his date of death. many thanks, Jake

[Callum McSorley @CallumMcSorley]

Huge thanks to @JakeKerridge for including PAPERBOY in his round up of the best new crime and thriller books of 2025!
"a vision of Glasgow as a technicolor hellhole of corruption, reminiscent of James Ellroy’s Los Angeles" - that really made my day!
https://t.co/i081vcCFRQ

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@Lymphomaniac67 Thank you for reading! And yes, exactly the same for me re my degree

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@mediahqnews done!

[Lisa Shakespeare @ShakespeareLisa]

The Peacock and the Sparrow @isberryauthor is @JakeKerridge's THRILLER OF THE YEAR @TelegraphBooks & a TELEGRAPH BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR!

'the advent of a writer who has both the insider knowledge & the literary chops to convey the flavour of 21st-century espionage'

Thanks, Jake!

[Telegraph Books @TelegraphBooks]

What were the best crime thrillers of 2024? 📚

This year saw a bumper crop of flawed and villainous heroes, some more traditional cops and the thrilling advent of a new spy-writing talent...

Read @JakeKerridge 's picks here:

https://t.co/r8zgjMJK1k

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@JillPeng1 @_neilarmstrong done!

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'I wonder if Harkaway might feel that he has done too good a job'

Read @JakeKerridge 's 5-star review of Karla's Choice 👇

https://t.co/VnxZMHCHvd

[Patrick Walsh @Walsh_e_Patrick]

…”Harkaway’s new recreation of the Smiley milieu is note-perfect”.

“Readers will respond to KARLA’S CHOICE with pure gratitude”.

Stellar Sunday Telegraph review by Jake Kerridge of Nick Harkaway’s KARLA’S CHOICE, dramatising a few missing events from George Smiley’s life.