
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 ev... more
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 128 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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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!
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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.
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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... more
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 crim... more
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Thank you so much to Lesley and Lauren (and Nikki!) for putting this podcast out so regularly. I love crime/thrillers and greatly enjoy your discussions with each other and with other writers. I am a bit of a nosey nerd when it comes to writers’ routines and am endlessly intrigued by how writers work and structure their days. The friendly camaraderie among the hosts and the generosity of guests is delightful.
I know you’re all very busy, but I hope you continue the podcast for some time to come... more
Not only is this a helpful podcast for writers but it’s fun, too, with presenters who make you feel like you’re part of the conversation.
There’s a lot to love here! Not trying to be rude, but not everyone enjoys listening to random chit-chat, so I would just recommend moving the ‘catch up’ bit to the end so that those of us who are short on time can choose to listen to that bit or not. Or let us know in the notes at what point the author guest is introduced so that we can skip to that part. Thanks! *downgraded to 2 stars because too often involves chit chat about motherhood…one conversation had loads of assumptions about “all wom... more
There’s a lot to love here! Not trying to be rude, but not everyone enjoys listening to random chit-chat, so I would just recommend moving the ‘catch up’ bit to the end so that those of us who are short on time can choose to listen to that bit or not. Or let us know in the notes at what point the author guest is introduced so that we can skip to that part. Thanks! *downgraded to 3 stars because too often involves chit chat about motherhood…one conversation had loads of assumptions about “all wom... more
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