The Plot Thickens

Apr 11 2024 10 ep. 40 mins 108
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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

Apr 11 2024 34 mins  
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 @ ellyg

Episode 2: Good Cop Brighton Cop

Mar 22 2024 38 mins  
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 sha

Episode 1: Writing Female Investigators

Feb 02 2024 43 mins  
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 el

Episode 6: Looking to the Future

Sep 13 2023 53 mins  
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 V

Episode 5: Farewell to Old Friends

Feb 16 2023 66 mins  
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

Episode 4: The Art of Crime Writing

Jan 12 2023 47 mins  
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 w

Episode 3: Down to the bone

Dec 15 2022 36 mins  
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. Follow Elly Griffiths on Facebook and Twitter @ellygriffithsFollow Ann Cleeves on Twitter and Facebook @AnnCl

Episode 2: Writing Wild Places

Nov 17 2022 39 mins  
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…Follow Elly Griffiths on Facebook and Twitter @ellygriffithsFollow Ann Cleeve

Episode 1: Where It All Began

Oct 20 2022 44 mins  
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…Follow Elly Griffiths on Facebook and Twitter @ ellygriffiths.Pre-order Th

Introducing The Plot Thickens

Oct 14 2022 1 mins  
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.For more from Elly follow