Sarah Vaughan on writing a seventy-year-old protagonist...
19/03/2026 | 46 mins.
Welcome to series 14, episode 1 of In Suspense - a podcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today we’re chatting to the brilliant Sarah Vaughan about her new novel - Based On A True Story, and discussing, amongst other topics, why she chose a 70 year-old protagonist, and how older women are becoming more visible in fiction.
In Suspense with Jeremy Vine
24/04/2025 | 39 mins.
Welcome to series 13, episode 7 of In Suspense - a podcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today is our final episode of this series and we’re chatting to Jeremy Vine about his debut crime thriller, MURDER ON LINE ONE, which is out today! We'd like to pass on our best wishes to Robert Waddington and we also have some amazing book recommendations for: It's Always The Husband - C L Taylor Some of Us Are Liars - Fiona Cummins The Appeal - Janice Hallett Mrs Sidhu - Suk Pannu Way Back - Sara Cox Yellowface - R F Kuang Testament of Youth - Vera Brittain The Guest List - Lucy Foley Nineteen Minutes - Jodi Picoult The Killing Kind - Jane Casey
Writing books set in the USA with Anna Bailey
17/04/2025 | 37 mins.
Welcome to series 13, episode 6 of In Suspense - a podcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today we are chatting to the fabulous Anna Bailey about her new novel OUR LAST WILD DAYS and writing books set in the USA. We have book recommendations for: A Beautiful Way to Die - Eleni Kyriacou This Motherless Land - Nikki May The Bodies - Sam Lloyd Beach Bodies - Sienna Sharpe The Wych Elm - Tana French The Lamplighters - Emma Stonex
Our Listeners Q&A's answered!
27/03/2025 | 56 mins.
Welcome to series 13, episode 5 of In Suspense - a podcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today we are answering some very interesting questions from our listeners - so tune in to find out whether authors regard each other as competition, how we feel about reviews, does AI pose a threat to authors in the future and so much more!
Making a career out of crime with Mari Hannah
06/03/2025 | 54 mins.
Welcome to series 13, episode 4 of In Suspense - a podcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today we are talking to Mari Hannah about her latest novel, Her Sister's Killer (out on 6 March), and our topic for today is making a career out of crime. Book recommendations are for: All The Colours of the Dark - Chris Whitaker When Shadows Fall - Neil Lancaster Her Many Faces - Nicci Cloake Death of the Author - Nnedi Okorafor Happy listening!
Hello and welcome to ‘In Suspense’, a podcast for fans and writers of crime fiction, hosted by Lesley Kara and Nikki Smith. In each series we’ll be interviewing a wide range of authors, both established and debut, and focussing on a particular topic/theme. If there are any topics you'd like us to talk about, do get in touch on any of our social media platforms. Full length episodes are released every three weeks with occasional series of minisodes in between, where we hear from the experts on all manner of writing and publishing.
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