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The Plot Thickens Elly Griffiths
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The Plot Thickens is the podcast that takes you behind the scenes of crime writing.
Bestselling author Elly Griffiths invites expert guests to lift the curtain on everything you want to know about the world of crime fiction. If you love a good murder mystery, then this is the podcast for you.
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Episode 3: The Voice of Ruth Galloway
The Plot Thickens is a podcast that takes you behind the scenes of crime writing, for anyone who loves good murder mystery.
In this week’s episode, Elly talks to her longstanding narrator of the Ruth Galloway series Jane McDowell about her time in the studio, how she brings the characters to life and what's next for Dr Galloway.
Follow Elly Griffiths on Facebook and Twitter @ ellygriffiths.
Follow Jane McDowell on Twitter @ jane10mcdowell
Buy The Last Word here
Pre-order The Man in Black and Other Stories here
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Episode 2: Good Cop Brighton Cop
The Plot Thickens is a podcast that takes you behind the scenes of crime writing, for anyone who loves good murder mystery.
In this week’s episode, Elly talks to Graham Bartlett, a former cop turned crime writer (author of the Jo Howe series) who advises Elly on police procedures about real-life policing, how Graham can menace and terrify even in a soft spoken manner and their shared love for the setting of both their writing, Brighton.
Follow Graham Bartlett on Twitter @ gbpoliceadvisor
Follow Elly Griffiths on Facebook and Twitter @ ellygriffiths.
Buy The Last Word here
Pre-order The Man in Black and Other Stories here
If you’ve loved listening to this podcast you might enjoy the Elly Griffiths newsletter, which is where you’ll find all the latest updates on Elly’s books, exclusive content, offers and competitions. Sign up here.
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Episode 1: Writing Female Investigators
It's the start of a new season of The Plot Thickens, the podcast that takes you behind the scenes of crime writing, for anyone who loves good murder mystery.
In this week’s episode, Elly talks to her good friend and fellow crime writer, Vaseem Khan (author of The Malabar House series) about the genre of crime, what it's like writing outside of one's own experience and how elephants make really great detectives.
Follow Elly Griffiths on Facebook and Twitter @ ellygriffiths.
Buy The Last Word here
Pre-order The Man in Black and Other Stories here
If you’ve loved listening to this podcast you might enjoy the Elly Griffiths newsletter, which is where you’ll find all the latest updates on Elly’s books, exclusive content, offers and competitions. Sign up here.
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Episode 6: Looking to the Future
The Plot Thickens is a podcast that takes you behind the scenes of crime writing, for anyone who loves good murder mysteries.
In the final episode of season 1, Elly is joined by Val McDermid, the award-winning and multi-million copy bestselling author of the Wire in the Blood series, featuring Dr Tony Hill and DCI Carol Jordan, which was adapted for TV. In this episode Val and Elly talk about how they go about writing a long-standing series, as well as starting a new one, and what's in store for them both in the future.
Follow Elly Griffiths on Facebook and Twitter @Ellygriffiths
Follow Val McDermid on Facebook and Twitter @LBBG Val.McDermid (UK)
Elly's latest book, The Last Remains, is out now here, and her upcoming book The Great Deceiver is available to pre-order .
If you've loved listening to this podcast you might enjoy the Elly Griffiths newsletter, wihch is where you'll find all the latest updates on Elly's books, exclusive content, offers and competitions. Sign up here.
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Episode 5: Farewell to Old Friends
The Plot Thickens is a podcast that takes you behind the scenes of crime writing, for anyone who loves good murder mysteries.
In this week's episode, Elly sits down with her good friends William Shaw, the acclaimed author of the DS Alexandra Cupidi series and Dead Rich (written as G W Shaw) and Lesley Thomson, author of the Detective’s Daughter series and the standalone novel The Companion. In this episode the three friends dig into characters – how they appear, how they change over time and how to know when it’s time to say goodbye. Elly also answers fan questions about the last instalment in her beloved series, The Last Remains (but no spoilers if you haven’t read it!)
Follow Elly Griffiths on Facebook and Twitter @ellygriffiths
Follow William Shaw on Twitter at @william1shaw & Facebook at @williamshawwriter
Follow Lesley Thomson on Facebook at @lesleythomsonnovelist and Twitter at @lesleyjmthomson
The Last Remains is out now here.
If you’ve loved listening to this podcast you might enjoy the Elly Griffiths newsletter, which is where you’ll find all the latest updates on Elly’s books, exclusive content, offers and competitions. Sign up here.
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Episode 4: The Art of Crime Writing
The Plot Thickens is a podcast that takes you behind the scenes of crime writing, for anyone who loves good murder mysteries. In this week's episode, Elly talks to bestselling author of the Slough House series Mick Herron all about the art of writing a great crime novel – from titles to plotting, prizes to adaptations. This is the ultimate look at what it’s like to be a crime writer.
Follow Elly Griffiths on Facebook and Twitter @ellygriffiths
Follow Mick Herron on Facebook at @MickHerronAuthor
Pre-order The Last Remains here
If you’ve loved listening to this podcast you might enjoy the Elly Griffiths newsletter, which is where you’ll find all the latest updates on Elly’s books, exclusive content, offers and competitions. Sign up here.
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Customer Reviews
A great Crime Novel podcast
I came across the Ruth Galloway books via my Father (a retired policeman with whom I share an addiction to crime novels) and I devoured them all in a matter of months. I love Ruth - such a relatable character - but having now read all the books I missed escaping into her world in Norfolk. The podcast is great because I can listen to the background to the characters. It’s like sitting with a group of friends talking about your favourite books. Just a joy. And a great way to find out about other crime fiction too! After the latest episode I now want to listen to the books on audio.
Such a great podcast. Thank you!
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Thank you so much for the Podcasts . I listened to them with great interest. I particularly enjoyed the one about bones as I found the information absolutely absorbing. Each one of the Podcasts slightly different because of the guest/ guests input .
I have always found Authors a fascinating breed of people. Looking at life in a slightly different way from us normal mortals. But I did find one thing strange when you were discussing with Lesley and William about what your main characters looked like . I’m a reader that likes to be given a little idea on how the writer sees that character, not detailed but just an idea , small , large , fair , dark , short , tall . It makes me feel as if the writer has some sort of a image in their mind . That they have given that character flesh and bones .
I have to say that before you mention Ruth Jones as Ruth , I had already had that vision. I do love Williams Zoe . She reminded me of my daughter when she was a teenager. She seems such a real character.
Once again , thank you to you and all your brilliant guests for these Podcasts. Lynne Davis .
What a treat to have stumbled across this wonderful podcast.
I could hardly believe it! Two of my most beloved and cherished authors in conversation!! Ellie Griffiths and Mick Heron!! I was bowled over with excitement and couldn’t wait to share this podcast with one of my daughters who like me loves both Mick Heron’s books and the utterly fabulous TV series, ‘Slow Horses’ and also, all the Ellie Griffiths books. When I finish the last book in one of their series of books, I feel bereft; as if I lost good friends as that is how good the writing in as the characters are bought to life on the page and in my imagination. Thank you both, SO much and for this podcast. I love it!
Joanna.