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
Career Longevity: Adapting to the market
Welcome to series 7, episode 7 of In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Our topic today is Career Longevity: Adapting to the market, and we're speaking to Adele P…
Minisode 5: Creating Great Character
Welcome to In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. This is our fifth of six minisodes on policing for authors with police advisor and author Graham Bartlett. These …
Double Trouble: Writing as a duo
Welcome to series 7, episode 6 of In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Our topic today is Double Trouble: Writing as a duo and we're speaking to husband and wife…
Minisode 4: Police Lingo & Acronyms
Welcome to In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. This is our fourth of six minisodes on policing for authors with police advisor and author Graham Bartlett. These…
What's in a name? Pen names and name changes
Welcome to series 7, episode 5 of In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Our topic today is What's in a name? Pen names and name changes, and we're speaking to bes…
Minisode 3: Bending the Rules
Welcome to In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. This is our third of six minisodes on policing for authors with police advisor and author Graham Bartlett. These …
Writing Close To Home
Welcome to series 7, episode 4 of In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Our topic today is Writing Close to Home and the benefits of writing locations you know we…
Minisode 2: Research
Welcome to In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. This is our second of six minisodes on policing for authors with police advisor and author Graham Bartlett. These…
Regional Noir
Welcome to series 7, episode 3 of In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Our topic today is Regional Noir and we have the wonderful Russ Thomas joining us to talk …
Minisode 1: Getting It Right
Welcome to In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. This is our first of six minisodes on policing for authors with police advisor and author Graham Bartlett. These …
The one that got away - a road to self publishing
Welcome to series 7, episode 2 of In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Our topic today is all about the books we've written that for one reason or another haven'…
Sexy Settings
Welcome to series 7, episode 1 of In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Our topic today is Sexy Settings. We're chatting to actress and author, Catherine Steadman…
Keeping It Real - Part II: Storyline & Plot
Welcome to series 6, episode 9 of In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Our topic today is Keeping It Real - Part II: Storyline & Plot. We're chatting to Sunday T…
Sequels & Villains with Lisa Jewell
Welcome to series 6, episode 8 of In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Our topic today is Sequels & Villains with global bestselling author Lisa Jewell. We chat …
Minisode: Messy first draft or edit as you go
Welcome to In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Here is our penultimate minisode on the editing process with author and editorial director Phoebe Morgan. Today w…
Policing for Authors
Welcome to series 6, episode 7 of In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Our topic today is Policing for Authors, and we’re chatting to Police Procedural Advisor a…
Minisode: The Author Editor relationship
Welcome to In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Here is our final minisode on the editing process with author and editorial director Phoebe Morgan. Today we’re c…
Weekend Special with Fiona Barton
Welcome to series 6, episode 6 of In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. We're having a weekend special episode with the fabulous Sunday Times and New York Times …
Keeping it real - part 1: Character
Welcome to series 6, episode 5 of In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today, Lesley and Lauren talk to psychological suspense author Penny Batchelor on the impo…
Minisode: Characterisation
Welcome to In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Here is our fourth minisode on the editing process with author and editorial director Phoebe Morgan. Today we’re …