Ten minutes with... is a special series presented by Coode Street that sees readers and booklovers from around the world talk about what they're reading right now and what's getting them through these difficult times.

Today Jonathan sits down with Alyx Dellamonica to talk about writing Dealbreaker - the sequel to their L.X Beckett novel Gamechanger - how living through the pandemic sometimes feels like being stuck in Brendan Fraser's 1999 movie Blast from the Past, the wonders of science, and the comfort of fine crime novels.

Books mentioned include:

Gamechanger by LX Beckett

Nature Obscura: A City's Hidden Natural World by Kelly Brenner

The Secret Place (Dublin Murder Squad #5) by Tana French

The Aud Series (The Blue Place, Stay, & Always) by Nicola Griffith