Welcome to series 9, episode 3 of In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. We’re chatting to two amazing authors -Sam Holland and Alice Hunter about ‘Serial Killer dos and don’ts.  Here are the books we recommend on today’s show:   Sam Holland: Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfield Jordan Harper’s series:  The Last King of California Lessons in Violence   Alice Hunter:  The Vanishing of Class 3B by Jackie Kabler  The People Watcher by Sam Lloyd (June 2023) The Drift by CJ Tudor    Nikki’s recommendations: Behind these do ..read more

Welcome to series 9, episode 2 of In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. We’re chatting to bestselling author, Amanda Reynolds, about her novel The Assistant, and our topic for today is ‘Writing for the Modern Reader’ Here are the books we recommend on today’s show:   Amanda’s books recommendations:  The Other Mothers by Katherine Faulkner (out 08 June 2023) The Vanishing of Class 3B by Jackie Kabler (out 11 May 2023)   Nikki’s recommendations: Behind these doors by Alex South (out July 2023   Lauren’s recommendations: Good Girls Die Last ..read more

Welcome to series 9, episode 1 of In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. We’re chatting to the amazing Will Dean about his novel The Last Passenger, and our topic for today is ‘Delivering the high concept novel.’ Here are the books we recommend on today’s show:   Will’s books recommendations:  All The Sinners Bleed by S.A. Crosby  Open by Andre Agassi Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel The Last Dance by Mark Billingham Forensics by Val McDermid   Nikki’s recommendations: Nanny Wanted by Lizzy Barber (out 17 August 2023) Conviction by ..read more

Welcome to series 8, episode 7 of In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. We’re chatting to bestselling crime author, Robert Gold, about his novel Eleven Liars, and our topic for today is ‘How publishers sell books to retailers.’ This is the last episode of series 8. We’re back on the 27th April with a fantastic line up of guests and topics!   Here are the books we recommend on today’s show: Robert’s book recommendations:  Cara Hunter’s new book out next year with Harper Collins The Trap by Catherine Ryan Howard (17 Aug 2023)    Nikki’s re ..read more

Welcome to In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. This is our final minisode on Social Media for Authors with social media strategist and author, Zoe Lea. These minisodes are all about how authors can make the most out of social media, grow followers and sell their books. Today’s episode is on what authors need to remember   To find out more about Zoe Lea and to buy her books, follow these links:    Zoe’s website – www.zoelea.com   The Author’s Guide to on Substack - https://zoelea.substack.com/   If He Wakes Amazon – https://amzn.to ..read more

Welcome to series 8, episode 6 of In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. We’re chatting to bestselling crime author, Simon McCleave, about his novel In To Deep, and our topic for today is ‘What Makes A Great Book for TV?’ Don’t forget to check out our minisodes for this series, which is on Social Media for Authors with social media strategist, Zoe Lea.    Here are the books we recommend on today’s show: Simon’s book recommendations:  My Dark Places by James Ellroy (out now)   Lesley’s recommendations: Everyone here is lying by Shari Lapen ..read more

Welcome to In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. This is our fifth of six minisodes on Social Media for Authors with social media strategist and author, Zoe Lea. These minisodes are all about how authors can make the most out of social media, grow followers and sell their books. Today’s episode is on TikTok for Authors   To find out more about Zoe Lea and to buy her books, follow these links:    Zoe’s website – www.zoelea.com   The Author’s Guide to on Substack - https://zoelea.substack.com/   If He Wakes Amazon – https://amzn.to/3W ..read more

Welcome to series 8, episode 5 of In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. We’re chatting to the fabulous Louise Swanson (also known as Louise Beech) about her novel End Of Story and our topic for today is ‘The Power of Storytelling’ Don’t forget to check out our minisodes for this series, which is on Social Media for Authors with social media strategist, Zoe Lea.    Here are the books we recommend on today’s show: Louise’s book recommendations:  The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett (out now) The Beach Party by Nikki Smit ..read more

Welcome to series 8, episode 4 of In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. We’re chatting to debut novelist Mira Shah about her novel Her and our topic for today is ‘Should I give up my day job now I have a book deal?’ Don’t forget to check out our minisodes for this series, which is on Social Media for Authors with social media strategist, Zoe Lea.     Here are the books we recommend on today’s show:  Mira: The Circus Train by Amita Parikh Lauren: The Assistant by Amanda Reynolds (Out in April), and The Hive by Scarlett Brade Nikki: All Of ..read more

Welcome to In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. This is our third of six minisodes on Social Media for Authors with social media strategist and author, Zoe Lea. These minisodes are all about how authors can make the most out of social media, grow followers and sell their books. Today’s episode is on how to sell books on social media   To find out more about Zoe Lea and to buy her books, follow these links:  Zoe’s website – www.zoelea.com The Author’s Guide to on Substack - https://zoelea.substack.com/   If He Wakes Amazon – https://amzn.to/3 ..read more