Q&A with Gillian Philip

Fascinating insights into the writing process. OK, I'm obviously biased because Gillian gave me a name check, but my response is beyond the usual mutual back-scratching. Bad Faith is superb. It moves along unpretentiously and yet it's dealing with major social and cultural concerns. But, just as Gillian's enthusiasm and humanity come through in this interview, so it's the energy and dynamism of the people in the book which hold the attention. Think of all the tags you'd want to see on a book - page-turner, mystery, compassion, conflict, menace, humour, realistic characters - and you'll find them all (and more) in Bad Faith. I don't think Gillian's capable of writing a bad book and I'm looking forward to the avalanche of new releases her interview promises.