What crime novel would you most like to have written?
THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY by Patricia Highsmith.
What fictional character would you most like to have been?
Like any storyteller, I’m tempted to say God but on the other hand He might have the last laugh.
Who do you read for guilty pleasures?
PG Wodehouse, Josephine Tey.
Most satisfying writing moment?
When Livia Gollancz said she’d publish my first novel ... also, in one sense far more satisfying, anytime the writing’s going well.
The best Irish crime novel is …?
THE THIRD POLICEMAN by Flann O’Brien.
What Irish crime novel would make a great movie?
I’d love to see a movie based on Declan Hughes’ Ed Loy series. Or maybe a TV series.
Worst / best thing about being a writer?
Writing / writing. Of course.
The pitch for your next book is …?
NYGB - noir and nasty in the last months of British New York in the 18th century. Due in February 2013.
Who are you reading right now?
Laura Lippman’s THE INNOCENTS, Barry Forshaw’s GUNS FOR HIRE, and - wait for it - E. Nesbit’s THE ENCHANTED CASTLE.
God appears and says you can only write OR read. Which would it be?
Write (I shall need to rewrite the Bible, for a start).
The three best words to describe your own writing are …?
Don’t. Ask. Me.
Andrew Taylor’s Cold War thrillers - THE SECOND MIDNIGHT, TOYSHOP and BLACKLIST - are now available in e-book format.
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