Vaseem Khan
@vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social
Author: Q novels (from Bond franchise). Malabar House & Baby Ganesh agency series. The Girl in Cell A. Cricket mad. UCL Security & Crime Science. Website: www.vaseemkhan.com
"...historical fiction at its finest" ... DAILY MIRROR & DAILY EXPRESS on THE EDGE OF DARKNESS ...1951, Naga Hills, India. A headless corpse inside a locked room at the Hotel Victoria. Murder, history & mystery... Options: vaseemkhan.com/the-edge-of-...
February 12, 2026 at 4:27 PM
"...historical fiction at its finest" ... DAILY MIRROR & DAILY EXPRESS on THE EDGE OF DARKNESS ...1951, Naga Hills, India. A headless corpse inside a locked room at the Hotel Victoria. Murder, history & mystery... Options: vaseemkhan.com/the-edge-of-...
Paul McCartney doodling John Lennon and George Harrison... Not bad! ... One of the exhibits at British Library's Treasures Gallery. Wandered around it one evening last week. Worth a look. There's also a Jane Austen exhibit... Did you know she wrote a History of England aged 15?
February 11, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Paul McCartney doodling John Lennon and George Harrison... Not bad! ... One of the exhibits at British Library's Treasures Gallery. Wandered around it one evening last week. Worth a look. There's also a Jane Austen exhibit... Did you know she wrote a History of England aged 15?
An In Conversation event last night at @bloodybarnescrime with BBC Security Correspondent Frank Gardner. We talked politics, thriller writing and James Bond. Basically set the world to rights.
February 9, 2026 at 10:47 AM
An In Conversation event last night at @bloodybarnescrime with BBC Security Correspondent Frank Gardner. We talked politics, thriller writing and James Bond. Basically set the world to rights.
"A rollicking mystery" ... MAIL ON SUNDAY's turn to say nice things about THE EDGE OF DARKNESS ... 1951, Naga Hills, India. A headless corpse inside a locked room at the Hotel Victoria. Murder, history & mystery, against a jungle insurgency. Options: vaseemkhan.com/the-edge-of-...
February 2, 2026 at 6:09 PM
"A rollicking mystery" ... MAIL ON SUNDAY's turn to say nice things about THE EDGE OF DARKNESS ... 1951, Naga Hills, India. A headless corpse inside a locked room at the Hotel Victoria. Murder, history & mystery, against a jungle insurgency. Options: vaseemkhan.com/the-edge-of-...
A big thank you to @lovereadinguk.bsky.social & Liz Robinson. THE EDGE OF DARKNESS is a PICK OF THE MONTH ... "...the history of the time weaves its way through the pages, a wonderful addition to a truly fabulous series." ... Buy options here: vaseemkhan.com/the-edge-of-...
January 30, 2026 at 3:29 PM
A big thank you to @lovereadinguk.bsky.social & Liz Robinson. THE EDGE OF DARKNESS is a PICK OF THE MONTH ... "...the history of the time weaves its way through the pages, a wonderful addition to a truly fabulous series." ... Buy options here: vaseemkhan.com/the-edge-of-...
Loved this v. fun chat with two absolute reprobates...
Today's Page One Extra: @vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social returns to talk writing in the James Bond world & his latest Malabar House book. Plus, we discuss some of his favourite books & wonder about character names... (apologies to Pauls everywhere)
Watch: youtu.be/i1f2KiBCSIs
Listen: linktr.ee/ukpageone
Watch: youtu.be/i1f2KiBCSIs
Listen: linktr.ee/ukpageone
January 28, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Loved this v. fun chat with two absolute reprobates...
Reposted by Vaseem Khan
Today's Page One Extra: @vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social returns to talk writing in the James Bond world & his latest Malabar House book. Plus, we discuss some of his favourite books & wonder about character names... (apologies to Pauls everywhere)
Watch: youtu.be/i1f2KiBCSIs
Listen: linktr.ee/ukpageone
Watch: youtu.be/i1f2KiBCSIs
Listen: linktr.ee/ukpageone
January 28, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Today's Page One Extra: @vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social returns to talk writing in the James Bond world & his latest Malabar House book. Plus, we discuss some of his favourite books & wonder about character names... (apologies to Pauls everywhere)
Watch: youtu.be/i1f2KiBCSIs
Listen: linktr.ee/ukpageone
Watch: youtu.be/i1f2KiBCSIs
Listen: linktr.ee/ukpageone
Walked into one of our offices at the UCL Department of Security and Crime Science (where I work when I'm not writing) recently... Took one look and quietly walked out again. Some questions are best not asked.
January 28, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Walked into one of our offices at the UCL Department of Security and Crime Science (where I work when I'm not writing) recently... Took one look and quietly walked out again. Some questions are best not asked.
A lovely evening yesterday at the @wallingfordbookshop ... It's been 10 years since my last visit & it was wonderful to see people I'd met then & who'd followed my books through the years. Plus ... cake! [A cake that appears in Quantum of Menace, no less.] Thank you to all involved :)
January 27, 2026 at 5:51 PM
A lovely evening yesterday at the @wallingfordbookshop ... It's been 10 years since my last visit & it was wonderful to see people I'd met then & who'd followed my books through the years. Plus ... cake! [A cake that appears in Quantum of Menace, no less.] Thank you to all involved :)
A mood lit farewell to the incredible @EmiratesLitFest ... Highlight: a talk by Nobel Prize in Literature winner Wole Soyinka, wonderfully articulate at 91, urging writers to think of their work as activism... Looking at the state of the world right now, this seems sage advice.
January 26, 2026 at 10:12 AM
A mood lit farewell to the incredible @EmiratesLitFest ... Highlight: a talk by Nobel Prize in Literature winner Wole Soyinka, wonderfully articulate at 91, urging writers to think of their work as activism... Looking at the state of the world right now, this seems sage advice.
Intense Macbethian witches energy in the Dubai desert as @RuthWareWriter @louise_candlish & @freya_north avidly read THE EDGE OF DARKNESS.. 1951, Naga Hills, India. A headless corpse inside a locked room... Find out why they're (pretending to be) engrossed! vaseemkhan.com/the-edge-of-...
January 24, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Intense Macbethian witches energy in the Dubai desert as @RuthWareWriter @louise_candlish & @freya_north avidly read THE EDGE OF DARKNESS.. 1951, Naga Hills, India. A headless corpse inside a locked room... Find out why they're (pretending to be) engrossed! vaseemkhan.com/the-edge-of-...
On a panel in Dubai about history & stories with historian @bettany_hughes .. Apparently her contract says she has to have mango juice before event.. She denies it! ..I did the honours.. The panel was terrific fun & I learned that the first ever poet was a woman named Enheduanna.
January 23, 2026 at 2:06 PM
On a panel in Dubai about history & stories with historian @bettany_hughes .. Apparently her contract says she has to have mango juice before event.. She denies it! ..I did the honours.. The panel was terrific fun & I learned that the first ever poet was a woman named Enheduanna.
Its publication day for THE EDGE OF DARKNESS, 6th in the Malabar House series ... 1951, Naga Hills, India. A headless corpse inside a locked room at the Hotel Victoria. Murder, history & mystery, set against a post-independence jungle insurgency. Options here. Thnx! vaseemkhan.com/the-edge-of-...
January 22, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Its publication day for THE EDGE OF DARKNESS, 6th in the Malabar House series ... 1951, Naga Hills, India. A headless corpse inside a locked room at the Hotel Victoria. Murder, history & mystery, set against a post-independence jungle insurgency. Options here. Thnx! vaseemkhan.com/the-edge-of-...
Fireworks, fountains & a week of too much food... All part of the incredible Emirates Airline Festival of Literature in Dubai. I haven't been back for a few years - nice to see how the fest has evolved, with a large contingent of Arabic authors this year, to go with the international contingent.
January 21, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Fireworks, fountains & a week of too much food... All part of the incredible Emirates Airline Festival of Literature in Dubai. I haven't been back for a few years - nice to see how the fest has evolved, with a large contingent of Arabic authors this year, to go with the international contingent.
Signing copies of THE EDGE OF DARKNESS at
@GoldsboroBooks .. 1951, Naga Hills, India. A headless corpse inside a locked room at the Hotel Victoria. Murder, history & mystery, set against the backdrop of a post-independence jungle insurgency. Options here: vaseemkhan.com/the-edge-of-...
@GoldsboroBooks .. 1951, Naga Hills, India. A headless corpse inside a locked room at the Hotel Victoria. Murder, history & mystery, set against the backdrop of a post-independence jungle insurgency. Options here: vaseemkhan.com/the-edge-of-...
January 17, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Signing copies of THE EDGE OF DARKNESS at
@GoldsboroBooks .. 1951, Naga Hills, India. A headless corpse inside a locked room at the Hotel Victoria. Murder, history & mystery, set against the backdrop of a post-independence jungle insurgency. Options here: vaseemkhan.com/the-edge-of-...
@GoldsboroBooks .. 1951, Naga Hills, India. A headless corpse inside a locked room at the Hotel Victoria. Murder, history & mystery, set against the backdrop of a post-independence jungle insurgency. Options here: vaseemkhan.com/the-edge-of-...
Here's a FREE SHORT STORY, 'The Last King of Burma", featuring characters from my Malabar House series, to mark the publication of THE EDGE OF DARKNESS on 22 JAN 2026, the sixth book in the Malabar House series … Meanwhile, here's the short story: vaseemkhan.com/2026/01/14/t...
January 14, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Here's a FREE SHORT STORY, 'The Last King of Burma", featuring characters from my Malabar House series, to mark the publication of THE EDGE OF DARKNESS on 22 JAN 2026, the sixth book in the Malabar House series … Meanwhile, here's the short story: vaseemkhan.com/2026/01/14/t...
Rather like this picture. Taken last year while on book tour, at a historical market town cathedral on the way to Wales. I'm not saying the light is halo-ish... but there's a hint of the angelic :)
January 9, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Rather like this picture. Taken last year while on book tour, at a historical market town cathedral on the way to Wales. I'm not saying the light is halo-ish... but there's a hint of the angelic :)
Happy new year, all. This pic seemed an apt way of getting into 2026. Steering into the new year, not sure if I have much control over it. Resolutions? Read. Write. Lots of events. And cricket. Exercise a bit. Be more active on social media. Eat some cake, now and again. All very achievable, Id say.
January 6, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Happy new year, all. This pic seemed an apt way of getting into 2026. Steering into the new year, not sure if I have much control over it. Resolutions? Read. Write. Lots of events. And cricket. Exercise a bit. Be more active on social media. Eat some cake, now and again. All very achievable, Id say.
Always wonderful to discover a new author. I'm listening to THE TREES by Percival Everett. A brilliantly dark satire, using a terrible, racist incident from America's past to stunning effect. Everett is a Pulitzer Prize winner. From the first sentence you know u r in good hands.
December 17, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Always wonderful to discover a new author. I'm listening to THE TREES by Percival Everett. A brilliantly dark satire, using a terrible, racist incident from America's past to stunning effect. Everett is a Pulitzer Prize winner. From the first sentence you know u r in good hands.
Nice to see QUANTUM OF MENACE appearing on various end of year best crime novel lists incl. @LoveReadinguk , @Shotsblog and the iPaper . Thank you to all. And there's still time to get a copy for Xmas - it's very Christmassy-looking! Some buying options: geni.us/quantumofmen...
December 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Nice to see QUANTUM OF MENACE appearing on various end of year best crime novel lists incl. @LoveReadinguk , @Shotsblog and the iPaper . Thank you to all. And there's still time to get a copy for Xmas - it's very Christmassy-looking! Some buying options: geni.us/quantumofmen...
Nice to see QUANTUM OF MENACE out in the wild. Here it is standing out on airport bookshop shelves. If you haven't got your copy yet... it's everywhere! Just in time for Xmas, too. The first is a small town mystery series featuring Q from the James Bond franchise. Order now! geni.us/quantumofmen...
November 28, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Nice to see QUANTUM OF MENACE out in the wild. Here it is standing out on airport bookshop shelves. If you haven't got your copy yet... it's everywhere! Just in time for Xmas, too. The first is a small town mystery series featuring Q from the James Bond franchise. Order now! geni.us/quantumofmen...
Well, this wasn't the start to the Ashes I was hoping for... Might be time to go back to bed :(
November 21, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Well, this wasn't the start to the Ashes I was hoping for... Might be time to go back to bed :(
FREE EVENT- 22 Nov, 5.30pm: I'll be talking all things James Bond and Quantum of Menace at the excellent @Writeideafest this Sat in Tower Hamlets, organised by those lovely people at @ideastores ... BOOK HERE: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/vaseem-kha...
November 20, 2025 at 9:18 AM
FREE EVENT- 22 Nov, 5.30pm: I'll be talking all things James Bond and Quantum of Menace at the excellent @Writeideafest this Sat in Tower Hamlets, organised by those lovely people at @ideastores ... BOOK HERE: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/vaseem-kha...
An evening event in Edinburgh at the magnificent
@Waterstones_Edi would not be complete without this iconic backdrop.
@Waterstones_Edi would not be complete without this iconic backdrop.
November 13, 2025 at 5:17 PM
An evening event in Edinburgh at the magnificent
@Waterstones_Edi would not be complete without this iconic backdrop.
@Waterstones_Edi would not be complete without this iconic backdrop.
On the weekend I spent a couple of hours outside a shopping centre with other concerned locals in my area raising awareness of planned cuts to our libraries. If we want to save them we need to make the powers-that-be aware of how important they are to our communities.
November 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
On the weekend I spent a couple of hours outside a shopping centre with other concerned locals in my area raising awareness of planned cuts to our libraries. If we want to save them we need to make the powers-that-be aware of how important they are to our communities.