This is a very special one off Episode of Bestsellers.

Dan Brown joins us to discuss his first new book in around eight years: The Secret of Secrets. The Da Vinci Code guy has sold over 250 million books..! And now his latest explores the human conscience and whether there's more going on with our brains than we know about.

Dan's very candid here about the heat his books get; why mind altering drugs aren't completely off the menu and what Netflix wants to do with his series of novel adaptations.

We loved talking to Dan and you can find all of is book recommendations on our website: bestsellerspodcast.com

Mike Craven is celebrating his tenth anniversary in crime fiction. The Final Vow is an absolute humdinger of a book with which to celebrate.

His long standing sleuth Washington Poe is back with Tilly Bradshaw as a random sniper's on the loose across the UK. It's a pulse raising heart stopper of a thriller and in this interview we discuss Mike's extensive research for each novel; why women' s pubes make good flyfishing ties and his next venture into the world of James Bond, for 9-12 year olds.

We're honoured to have one of Britain's finest writers join us on Bestsellers this week: Irvine Welsh. The man who brought us Trainspotting three decades ago is back with a brand new novel which follows on immediately after Trainspotting and Renton legging it with the cash.

They're all here: Renton, Spud, Begbie, Sick Boy...Trying to turn into Men in Love.

Enjoy!

We kindly thank Irvine Welsh for permission to use two tracks from the accompanying album to this book: Men in Love - Irvine Welsh and the Sci-Fi Soul Orchestra:

You Gotta Be Strong - Irvine Welsh, The Sci-Fi Soul Orchestra, Louise Marshall.

A Man in Love With Love - Irvine Welsh, The Sci-Fi Soul Orchestra, Shaun Escoffrey