Suspense Radio

Nov 22 2024 250 ep. 42 mins 11
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Suspense Radio, brings you the best of the best in suspense / thriller / mystery and horror. Interviews and reviews in the genres.

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Criminal Mischief Episode 26: Storytelling in Dixie

Nov 22 2024 27 mins  
Here’s the thing about the South—if you can’t tell a story, they won’t feed you. They’ll simply deposit you behind the barn and let you wither away. That doesn’t happen often because everyone down there can spin a yarn. Some better than others, but a story is a story. This is a rich tradition and congers up names like William Faulkner, James Dickey, Eudora Welty, Flanne

Interview with Marcia Clark

Nov 19 2024 21 mins  
We are so honored to bring you ex-criminal prosecutor and current bestselling author Marcia Clark. She joins us to talk about her latest book, TRIAL BY AMBUSH, her first True Crime novel. Marcia Clark is the best selling author of nine legal thrillers and one memoir, starting with four bestselling legal thrillers featuring prosecutor Rachel Knight: The Competition, Killer Ambition,

Criminal Mischief Episode 25: Stroll Through Forensic History

Nov 19 2024 35 mins  
SHOW NOTES:   FORENSIC SCIENCE TIMELINE    Prehistory: Early cave artists and pot makers “sign” their works with a paint or impressed finger or thumbprint.  1000 b.c.: Chinese use fingerprints to “sign” legal documents.  3rd century BC.: Erasistratus (c. 304–250 b.c.) and Herophilus (c. 335–280 b.c.) perform the first autopsies in Alexandria.&n

Criminal Mischief Episode 24: Common Writing Mistakes

Nov 19 2024 23 mins  
SHOW NOTES: Writers, particularly early in their careers, make mistakes. Often the same ones over and over. Here are a few pitfalls to avoid.  OVERWRITING: Too many words  Too cute by far  Strained Metaphors  Purple prose  DIALOG: Tag alert  Characters all sound the same  Inane conversations  “As you know” chatting  SHOW VS TEL

Criminal Mischief Episode 23: Apollo 11 and Me

Nov 19 2024 27 mins  
SHOW NOTES: It’s hard to believe that it’s been 50 years. Exactly 50 years. This show has nothing to do with crime writing or the science of crime. It is rather a step back in world history. And in my personal history. Yes, I was there. Inside the gates of the Cape Canaveral Space Center. July 16, 1969, 9:32 a.m. I remember it like it was yesterday. Please indulge me and join m

Criminal Mischief Episode 22: Common Medical Errors in Fiction

Nov 19 2024 24 mins  
Too often, fiction writers commit medical malpractice in their stories. Unfortunately, these mistakes can sink an otherwise well-written story. The ones I repetitively see include: Bang, Bang, You’re Dead: Not so fast. No one dies instantly. Well, almost no one. Instant death can occur with heart attacks, strokes, extremely abnormal heart rhythms, cyanide, and a few other “meta

Criminal Mischief Episode 21: Autopsy of a Thriller, The Terminator

Nov 19 2024 25 mins  
SHOW NOTES: A scene-by-scene analysis of The Terminator Each scene is either good (+), Bad (-) or Neutral (0) for Sarah Conner, the protagonist. Watch the movie and rate each scene. You will see that through the first 2/3s of the film things don’t go well for Sarah but she overcomes seemingly insurmountable odds to win in the end. This is how a good thriller is plotted. The T

Criminal Mischief Episode 20: Elements of a Thriller

Nov 13 2024 28 mins  
 SHOW NOTES: Elements of a Thriller  Open with a Bang or a Chill or a Compelling Question  Establish the 4 Ws Early-------Who, What, When, and Where  Inciting Incident---Sets the protagonist’s story in motion  Establish the Story Question—What does the Protagonist want/need?  Rising Tension  Who/What opposes the Protagonist and Why?  Wha

Criminal Mischief Episode 19: SUNSHINE STATE is coming

Nov 13 2024 15 mins  
From Publishers Weekly: In Lyle’s ingenious third mystery featuring retired major league pitcher Jake Longly (after 2017’s A-List), Jake, who runs a restaurant in Gulf Shores, Ala., is again roped into working for his father Ray’s PI firm. An attorney has contacted Ray on behalf of Billy Wayne Baker, a convicted serial killer. Though Baker pleaded guilty to strangling seven

Criminal Mischief Episode 18: Gunshot to the chest

Nov 13 2024 26 mins  
SHOW NOTES:   Gunshot wounds (GSWs) come in many flavors and those to the chest can be particularly dicey. Yet, a chest GSW can be a minor flesh wound, a major traumatic event with significant damage, or deadly. If you have a character who suffers such an injury, this podcast is for you.     Here are few interesting questions about chest GSWs: