Samplers Edition: Stuart MacBride's Blood, Rust and Steel (2026) and Deon Meyer's Scorpio Rising (translated by K. L. Seegars) (UK - 2027)

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This is the second samplers edition, and Mal will be looking at two samplers picked up from the Theakston's Old Peculiar Crime Writing Festival: Stuart MacBride's 'Rust, Blood and Steel' and Deon Meyer's 'Scorpio Rising', which has been translated from Afrikaans by K. L. Seegars. MacBride's novel is a new novel and is already available in the UK, while the translation of Meyer's novel will be available early next year in the UK.

In this episode, I'll take a look at the novelists and their series then talk about some of the questions I had when reading these samplers and whether that could impact how or if I read the full novels. These are two authors with long running series, but the novels are very different in tone. Interestingly, though, the questions I had were quite similar when it came to the central character. Please prepare yourself for the usual tangents, for example, a small rant about Meyer being asked why he doesn't write in English (the short version of my rant is: Why should he?); another side point is my memories of 70s PSAs in the UK which I understand for international listeners may make me sound like I'm babbling! Sorry!

Content: There is a bit of swearing.

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MacBride

Book Brunch Interview (2025)

Press and Journal Interview (2023)

Crime Time Interview (2025)

World Stovie Championship website

Page One Interview

Partners in Crime Interview

QBD Crime Club Interview