Crime Writing
Interviews with Ian Rankin, Kate Atkinson, Paul Cleave and other writers of crime fiction.
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Michael Robotham: ghosting and crime
Australian writer who worked in the United Kingdom as a journalist, and as ghostwriter for politicians and celebrities including Rolf Harris. He has been a bestselling crime fiction writer since 2002… Audio
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Craig Sisterson - Kiwi Crime Writing
The founder of the Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Crime Novel, Craig Sisterson, reflects on this year's crop of finalists and the state of Kiwi crime writing. Craig regularly reviews crime novels and… Audio
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New Zealand Crime
Three of New Zealand's most prominent crime writers - Paul Cleave, Vanda Symon and Paul Thomas - discuss how their stories are affected by their distinctly New Zealand setting. Audio
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The Vault - Dame Ngaio Marsh
The familiar voice of Dame Ngaio Marsh – leading crime fiction writer and Shakespearian producer. She sends a personal message on an acetate disc and reveals the tricks of her trade as a dramatist and… Audio, Gallery
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Joanne Drayton : Ngaio Marsh
30 Aug 2008Biographer of Dame Ngaio Marsh,whose books have sold more copies than any other New Zealand author. Audio
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Paul Cleave: life of crime
Christchurch author Paul Cleave has written six internationally bestselling crime novels. His seventh novel, Joe Victim (Penguin, ISBN: 9788-0-143-57042-4), is the sequel to his 2006 debut, The… Audio
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Peter Graham: crime and punishment
Former Hong Kong barrister who returned to New Zealand to write about crime, and has just published So Brilliantly Clever: Parker, Hulme and the Murder that Shocked the World. Audio
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The Bassett Road machine-gun murders: NZ's gangster killings
25 Nov 2013It was December 7th 1963 and for the first time New Zealanders were reading about a violent criminal underworld in our own backyard. But the murders of George Walker and Kevin Speight would take… Audio
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A History of Crime
In her first novel 'A History of Crime - The Southern Double-Cross', Dinah Holman takes us back to the New Zealand of the 1880s when dubious land deals were being done by unscrupulous speculators and… Audio
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Lucy Sussex - Crime Blockbuster
New Zealand-born Lucy Sussex has written Blockbuster!, the story of Fergus Hume and his book 'The Mystery of a Hansom Cab ', the biggest and fastest-selling detective novel of the 1800s and… Audio
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Drowning City
Ben Atkins has just had Random House publish his first novel - he's just 19 but you wouldn't know it from his noir crime-story set in the Prohibitionist Depression-era USA. It's called Drowning City.
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Crime novelist Ben Sanders
Ben Sanders is young writer in a hurry. At the tender age of 22 he's already published two best-selling crime novels and his third was released just this week. Called 'Only the Dead', it continues the… Audio
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A Year To Learn A Woman
Paddy Richardson talks about her psychological thriller, A Year To Learn A Woman Audio
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Chapter and Verse - Paddy Richardson
Traces of Red: Television ratings have dropped and glamorous television journalist Rebecca Thorne has lost her edge. In a bid to save her flailing career she begins to dig into the case of a convicted… Audio
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Crime writing
31 Aug 2014Craig Sisterton is one of the judges of the 2014 Dame Ngaio Marsh Best Crime Novel Award, being announced at the Christchurch WORD Festival. How is crime writing defined these days? And who's won this… Audio
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Camilla Läckberg: Sweden and crime writing
Just what is it about Sweden and crime writing? One person who is a star in the genre is Camilla Läckberg. She has sold more than 10 million books in 55 countries, outselling even Steig Larson of the… Audio
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Author Lee Child discusses losing his job and finding Jack Reacher
Lee Child is the man behind the Jack Reacher character. He has a new book, another in the Jack Reacher series, called Personal. Reacher is on a mission to hunt down a sniper, who he put away in prison… Audio
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James Lee Burke : evil and redemption
American crime writer based in Montana and Louisiana; his thirtieth novel is Feast Day of Fools. Audio
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Peter Temple: top Australian crime writer
Peter Temple: top Australian crime writer
Former journalist and lecturer who has won five Ned Kelly Awards for crime fiction, most recently for The Broken Shore. Audio
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Peter Temple: truth and consequences
Australian crime writer and former print journalist and editor, who has won widespread acclaim for his novels The Broken Shore and Truth. Audio
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Kate Atkinson: love and loss
Acclaimed British crime writer (her latest is When Will There be Good News?), visiting NZ for the Christchurch Writers Festival. Audio
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Neil Cross: criminals and spies
Suspense novelist (Burial, Captured) and screenwriter (Spooks, Luther). Audio
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Val McDermid: crime and journalism
Scottish writer and former journalist who was the 2010 recipient of the Crime Writers' Association Cartier Diamond Dagger Award. Audio
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Feature author Peter James
British author Peter James speaks with Jim about crime and writing. With over five million sales worldwide of his books on it, there's a bit to say. Audio
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British crime writer R.J. Ellory
Roger Ellory was orphaned at 7 and arrested for poaching at 17. He lost contact with his brother and it was the public profile his career as a crime writer gave him that led to them reconnecting. He… Audio
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Best-selling US crime novellist Michael Connelly
Author Michael Connolly is a former police reporter for the Los Angeles Times. After three years on the crime beat in LA he began writing his first novel. He is the author of the acclaimed Harry Bosch… Audio
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Scottish crime writer Ian Rankin
Ian Rankin talks to Lynn Freeman about his novel, "Standing in Another Man's Grave", which brings back the man who has been described as "one of the most beguiling characters in the history of crime… Audio
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Neil Cross - star screenwriter
The British star screenwriter who calls New Zealand home. Creator of hit detective series 'Luther' and gritty spy drama 'Spooks', Neil Cross is one of the hottest properties at BBC TV. So much so, his… Audio
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Crime writing and detective novels
Dunedin-based Scot Liam McIlvanney talks about the difference between crime and detective novels, why Scotland produces so much great crime writing, his own literary detective creation who's in fact a… Audio
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Adam Brookes - Thriller writer
Adam Brookes is a former BBC foreign correspondent whose debut thriller novel, Night Heron, has just been published. The jumping-off point for the story is one of Adam's real-life experiences as a… Audio
Adam Brookes - Thriller writer
Interviews with Neil Cross, Ian Rankin, Kate Atkinson, Peter Temple, Paddy Richardson, Paul Cleave and other writers of crime fiction.