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In Suspense

In Suspense

By: Lesley Kara and Nikki Smith
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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.

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Episodes
  • Sarah Vaughan on writing a seventy-year-old protagonist...

    Sarah Vaughan on writing a seventy-year-old protagonist...
    Mar 19 2026

    Welcome to series 14, episode 1 of In Suspense - a podcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today we’re chatting to the brilliant Sarah Vaughan about her new novel - Based On A True Story, and discussing, amongst other topics, why she chose a 70 year-old protagonist, and how older women are becoming more visible in fiction.
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    46 mins
  • In Suspense with Jeremy Vine

    In Suspense with Jeremy Vine
    Apr 24 2025

    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!

    We'd like to pass on our best wishes to Robert Waddington and we also have some amazing book recommendations for:

    It's Always The Husband - C L Taylor

    Some of Us Are Liars - Fiona Cummins

    The Appeal - Janice Hallett

    Mrs Sidhu - Suk Pannu

    Way Back - Sara Cox

    Yellowface - R F Kuang

    Testament of Youth - Vera Brittain

    The Guest List - Lucy Foley

    Nineteen Minutes - Jodi Picoult

    The Killing Kind - Jane Casey
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    39 mins
  • Writing books set in the USA with Anna Bailey

    Writing books set in the USA with Anna Bailey
    Apr 17 2025

    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.

    We have book recommendations for:

    A Beautiful Way to Die - Eleni Kyriacou

    This Motherless Land - Nikki May

    The Bodies - Sam Lloyd

    Beach Bodies - Sienna Sharpe

    The Wych Elm - Tana French

    The Lamplighters - Emma Stonex
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    38 mins
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