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.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 39 minutes
- Episodes
- 128
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
In Suspense with Jeremy Vine
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 thr…
Writing books set in the USA with Anna Bailey
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 …
Our Listeners Q&A's answered!
Welcome to series 13, episode 5 of In Suspense - a podcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today we are answering some very interesting questions from our listeners - so tune in to find out wh…
Making a career out of crime with Mari Hannah
Welcome to series 13, episode 4 of In Suspense - a podcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today we are talking to Mari Hannah about her latest novel, Her Sister's Killer (out on 6 March), and…
The Art Of The Psychological Thriller - with Claire Douglas
Welcome to series 13, episode 3 of In Suspense - a podcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today we are talking to the incredible Claire Douglas about her latest novel, The New Neighbours, and…
Juggling Multiple Roles - with Rob Parker
Welcome to series 13, episode 2 of In Suspense - a podcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today we’re chatting to the fabulous Rob Parker about his latest book; The Troubled Deep and our topi…
Why WhoDunnits never go out of fashion!
Welcome to series 13, episode 1 of In Suspense - a podcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today we are chatting to the fabulous Tom Hindle about his new book DEATH IN THE ARCTIC and why whodu…
The Road to Disney+ : When your book becomes a screenplay with Alex Dahl
Welcome to series 12, episode 8 of In Suspense - a podcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today is our Christmas special and we’re chatting to Alex Dahl about her latest book Girlfriends and …
Finding the recipe for writing success with Orlando Murrin
Welcome to series 12, episode 7 of In Suspense - a podcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today we are chatting to Orlando Murrin - acclaimed food writer and now crime writer, whose book Knif…
Mining trauma for fiction with Jo Jakeman
Welcome to Series 12, Episode 6 of In Suspense, a podcast for fans and writers of crime and thriller fiction. Today we are interviewing Jo Jakeman on the topic of mining trauma for fiction, and discu…
How to write uniquely original novels with Will Carver and Dom Nolan
Welcome to series 12, episode 5 of In Suspense - a podcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today we are talking to Will Carver and Dom Nolan about how to write uniquely original novels.
Does it help to have been a police officer when writing Crime....?
Welcome to series 12, episode 4 of In Suspense - a podcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today we are chatting to Neil Lancaster about whether it helps to have been a police officer when wri…
Switching Genre - How easy is it to do and should you consider it to get another book deal?
Welcome to series 12, episode 3 of In Suspense - a podcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today we are joined by Anna Mazzola and Barbara Copperthwaite to talk about whether switching genres …
How to get a book deal
Welcome to series 12, episode 2 of In Suspense - a podcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today we are chatting to Roxie Key, the debut author of The Deadly Spark about how to get a book deal…
From Self Starter to Big Five author with Mark Edwards
Welcome to Series 12, episode 1 of In Suspense - a podcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today we are chatting to the brilliant Mark Edwards about his newest book, The Darkest Water and abou…
Behind the Scenes with Stu Cummins and Charlotte Wilson
Welcome to Series 11, Episode 6 of In Suspense - a podcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today, on our final episode of this season, we are going behind the scenes with book bloggers, Stu Cu…
Behind The Scenes with Rebecca Thorne
Welcome to series 11, episode 5 of In Suspense - a podcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today we are going Behind The Scenes with Rebecca Thorne to chat about her book The Grief House, and …
Behind the Scenes with Alan Johnson
Welcome to Series 11, episode 4 of In Suspense - a podcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today we are going Behind the Scenes with Alan Johnson, whose new book Death on the Thames is out now…
Behind The Scenes with Ashley Elston
Welcome to series 11, episode 3 of In Suspense - a podcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today we are going Behind The Scenes with Ashley Elston whose new book First Lie Wins is out now! We …
Behind The Scenes with Tracy Sierra
Welcome to series 11, episode 2 of In Suspense, a podcast for fans and writers of crime and thrillers. Today we are going Behind The Scenes with Tracy Sierra and chatting about her amazing book NIgh…