The Plot Thickens

Episode 3: The Voice of Ruth Galloway

Thu, 11 Apr 2024 07:00:50 GMT

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.

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Follow Jane McDowell on Twitter @ jane10mcdowell

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Episode 2: Good Cop Brighton Cop

Fri, 22 Mar 2024 16:39:18 GMT

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.

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Episode 1: Writing Female Investigators

Fri, 02 Feb 2024 18:07:36 GMT

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.

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Episode 6: Looking to the Future

Thu, 14 Sep 2023 06:30:56 GMT

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.

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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 .

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Episode 5: Farewell to Old Friends

Fri, 17 Feb 2023 07:30:17 GMT

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!)

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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.

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Episode 4: The Art of Crime Writing

Fri, 13 Jan 2023 07:00:23 GMT

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.

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Follow Mick Herron on Facebook at @MickHerronAuthor

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Episode 3: Down to the bone

Fri, 16 Dec 2022 07:00:34 GMT

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 Linzi Harvey, the archaeologist and human bones expert who advises her on the Dr Ruth Galloway mysteries.

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Follow Ann Cleeves on Twitter and Facebook @AnnCleeves

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Episode 2: Writing Wild Places

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 07:00:55 GMT

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 the bestselling author of the Vera Stanhope and Shetland series, Ann Cleeves, about landscape, plotting and how you know when to end a series…

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Follow Ann Cleeves on Twitter and Facebook @AnnCleeves

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Episode 1: Where It All Began

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 06:05:10 GMT

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 wonderful editor Jane Wood about the first time she read a manuscript called The Crossing Places by an unknown author called E.G. Griffiths…

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Introducing The Plot Thickens

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 13:36:59 GMT

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.

The first episode is coming on October 20th, just in time to celebrate the re-publication of Elly's first Ruth Galloway mystery, THE CROSSING PLACES.

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