Episode 80: Malta, Malt and Murder - with A J Aberford

We're delighted to be launching a new series of wonderful thrillers this week - the Inspector George Zammit series by A J Aberford. Set in Malta, George is an unlikely hero. He's not ambitious, carries too much weight, and enjoys the quiet life, but events conspire to place our hero at the centre of a series of complex international conspiracies. As author Tony Gartland, (writing as A J Aberford), tells us, Malta is the perfect location for his novels that combine gripping action, compelling characters, and no little humour. The first novel in the series, Bodies in the Water, is published by Hobeck this week.

Also in this edition of the Hobcast, we discuss how failing up can lead to riches if you're a certain departing UK Prime Minister, and we look ahead to a special edition of the show as part of our build up to the Harrogate Crime Writing festival.