In Suspense

Welcome to In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. This is our sixth and final minisode on policing for authors with police advisor and author Graham Bartlett. These minisodes are all about how authors can ensure authenticity when writing about the police. Today’s episode is on Policing for Authors – the big thing to remember!

Graham is a best-selling author and crime and police procedural advisor to fiction and TV writers He was a police officer for thirty years and mainly policed the city of Brighton and Hove, rising to become a Chief Superintendent and its police commander. Graham started writing when he left the police in 2013 and, almost by accident, became a police procedural and crime advisor. He also runs online crime writing workshops and courses with the Professional Writing Academy, and his debut crime novel, Bad for Good is out now and not only is it a fantastic gritty novel, it’s also an absolute must read for anyone looking to write in the police procedural genre! You can find out more about Graham’s role as a police advisor here: www.policeadvisor.co.uk

You can find links to Graham’s amazing book here: 

Bookshop.org - https://bit.ly/3SupTXx

Amazon.co.uk - https://amzn.to/3UwJvfi

Welcome to series 7, episode 7 of In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Our topic today is Career Longevity: Adapting to the market, and we're speaking to Adele Parks MBE about her phenomenal success, writing across three genres over twenty-two years, as well as her latest thriller One Last Secret. 

Welcome to In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. This is our fifth of six minisodes on policing for authors with police advisor and author Graham Bartlett. These minisodes are all about how authors can ensure authenticity when writing about the police. Today’s episode is on Creating Great Characters.

Graham is a best-selling author and crime and police procedural advisor to fiction and TV writers He was a police officer for thirty years and mainly policed the city of Brighton and Hove, rising to become a Chief Superintendent and its police commander. Graham started writing when he left the police in 2013 and, almost by accident, became a police procedural and crime advisor. He also runs online crime writing workshops and courses with the Professional Writing Academy, and his debut crime novel, Bad for Good is out now and not only is it a fantastic gritty novel, it’s also an absolute must read for anyone looking to write in the police procedural genre! You can find out more about Graham’s role as a police advisor here: www.policeadvisor.co.uk

You can find links to Graham’s amazing book here: 

Bookshop.org - https://bit.ly/3SupTXx

Amazon.co.uk - https://amzn.to/3UwJvfi

Welcome to series 7, episode 6 of In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Our topic today is Double Trouble: Writing as a duo and we're speaking to husband and wife team Ellery Lloyd (Collette Lyons & Paul Vlitos) about how they write their novels as well as their latest novel, Reece Witherspoon Book club Pick, The Club.

Welcome to In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. This is our fourth of six minisodes on policing for authors with police advisor and author Graham Bartlett. These minisodes are all about how authors can ensure authenticity when writing about the police. Today’s episode is on Police Lingo and Acronyms – how much is too much? 

Graham is a best-selling author and crime and police procedural advisor to fiction and TV writers He was a police officer for thirty years and mainly policed the city of Brighton and Hove, rising to become a Chief Superintendent and its police commander. Graham started writing when he left the police in 2013 and, almost by accident, became a police procedural and crime advisor. He also runs online crime writing workshops and courses with the Professional Writing Academy, and his debut crime novel, Bad for Good is out now and not only is it a fantastic gritty novel, it’s also an absolute must read for anyone looking to write in the police procedural genre! You can find out more about Graham’s role as a police advisor here: www.policeadvisor.co.uk

You can find links to Graham’s amazing book here: 
Bookshop.org - https://bit.ly/3SupTXx
Amazon.co.uk - https://amzn.to/3UwJvfi

Welcome to series 7, episode 5 of In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Our topic today is What's in a name? Pen names and name changes, and we're speaking to best selling author Sharon Bolton about this as well as her new book, The Dark - a gripping and twisty thriller about the dark world of incels.

Welcome to In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. This is our third of six minisodes on policing for authors with police advisor and author Graham Bartlett. These minisodes are all about how authors can ensure authenticity when writing about the police. Today’s episode is on Bending the rules: Real Life Policing versus Fictional Policing. 

Graham is a best-selling author and crime and police procedural advisor to fiction and TV writers He was a police officer for thirty years and mainly policed the city of Brighton and Hove, rising to become a Chief Superintendent and its police commander. Graham started writing when he left the police in 2013 and, almost by accident, became a police procedural and crime advisor. He also runs online crime writing workshops and courses with the Professional Writing Academy, and his debut crime novel, Bad for Good is out now and not only is it a fantastic gritty novel, it’s also an absolute must read for anyone looking to write in the police procedural genre! You can find out more about Graham’s role as a police advisor here: www.policeadvisor.co.uk

You can find links to Graham’s amazing book here: 

Bookshop.org - https://bit.ly/3SupTXx

Amazon.co.uk - https://amzn.to/3UwJvfi

Welcome to series 7, episode 4 of In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Our topic today is Writing Close to Home and the benefits of writing locations you know well. Our guest today is the lovely Rachael Blok. 

Welcome to In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. This is our second of six minisodes on policing for authors with police advisor and author Graham Bartlett. These minisodes are all about how authors can ensure authenticity when writing about the police. Today’s episode is on Research. 

Graham is a best-selling author and crime and police procedural advisor to fiction and TV writers He was a police officer for thirty years and mainly policed the city of Brighton and Hove, rising to become a Chief Superintendent and its police commander. Graham started writing when he left the police in 2013 and, almost by accident, became a police procedural and crime advisor. He also runs online crime writing workshops and courses with the Professional Writing Academy, and his debut crime novel, Bad for Good is out now and not only is it a fantastic gritty novel, it’s also an absolute must read for anyone looking to write in the police procedural genre! You can find out more about Graham’s role as a police advisor here: www.policeadvisor.co.uk

You can find links to Graham’s amazing book here: 

Bookshop.org - https://bit.ly/3SupTXx

Amazon.co.uk - https://amzn.to/3UwJvfi

Welcome to series 7, episode 3 of In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Our topic today is Regional Noir and we have the wonderful Russ Thomas joining us to talk about his Sheffield based crime series.