In Suspense
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.
In Suspense
True crime fiction – should you make the murderer likeable?
Welcome to series 10, episode 8 of In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today we’re chatting to Eleni Kyriacou & Emma Flint on the topic of true crime fiction – should you make the murderer likeable?
Here are the books we recommend on today’s show:
Eleni’s recommendations:
House on Rye Lane by Susan Allott
Antarctica by Claire Keegan
Emma’s recommendations:
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Nikki’s recommendations:
The Final Act of Juliet Willoughby by Ellory Llyod
Lesley’s recommendations:
City on Fire by Graham Bartlett
The Escape Room by LD Smithson