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
What makes successful commercial fiction?
Welcome to series 9, episode 8 of In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. We’re chatting Holly Seddon about her latest novel, The Short Straw, and our topic today is “What makes successful commercial fiction?”
Here are the books we recommend on today’s show:
Holly:
Uncle Paul by Celia Fremlin
The House of Whispers by Anna Mazzola
Just Another Missing Person by Gillian McAllister
Nikki recommendations:
The Babysitter by Emma Curtis (Out in October 2023)
Lauren’s recommendations:
Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid