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
Delivering A High Concept Novel
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 Jack Jordan (out 22 June 2023)
Lauren’s recommendations:
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
You Can Run by Trevor Wood