In today's episode, The Only Murders in my Mind crew answer questions sent by viewers. Join us as we discuss our opinions on current crim fiction, the ways we write our stories and characters and how reality influences stories.

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The names Murder, Only Murders in My Mind. And our mission if we choose to accept it, is to talk about the creator of the James Bond series, Ian Fleming. After serving in World War 2 as Navel Intelligence, he wanted to start writing spy novel with Casino Royal as the first of the James Bond series. The franchise as a whole has grossed 7 billion dollars. Join us as we discuss the legacy Ian Fleming has left in the world of books.

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Today we discuss the perfect crime in Murder Mysteries. Is such a thing possible in todays age with technology so advanced? How can a crime be perfect when the killer and the victim know each other? Can it only be done by professional hitmen or assassins? Is it believable in story telling today?

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In todays episode we dive back into Agatha Christie's world to discuss Miss Marple. Based on Agatha Christie’s her grandmother’s and a combination of her friends, the character miss Marple came to life through a book of short stories. These short stories became so popular that Miss Marple became one of Agatha’s most popular characters. Is Miss Marple as popular as Hercule Poirot? Is she the definition of Cosy Murder Mystery? Tune in to find out.

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In today episode, we talk about our own stories and give an insight into how we go about writing them. We also give a sneak preview into our upcoming novels and ideas that hoped to be developed over the next few months.

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In todays episode, we log in to the cyber world of crime and discuss how technology evolving influences crime stories today and how writing itself is changing because of the use of AI. Is the future happening now? How will Cyber Crime Stories be shaped as technology rapidly progresses?

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In todays episode we tread on the line of the law and break rules to catch criminals as we talk about anti-hero detectives. Often seen as wild cards, these detectives will often do anything in order to get results but also runs the risk of them ending up on the wrong side of the law. Do the ends justify the means? What makes them so compelling? Join us as we discuss.

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In todays episode, we talk about cross genre crime stories and how crime writing can lend itself to many other Genres. Fantasy, Horror, Historical and Romance, Crime writing seems to co-exist in a lot of other genres and uses them to help build the world the story takes place in or flesh out the characters in unique ways.

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In today's episode, should you choose to listen to it, we talk about Spy stories. From James Bond's adaptations from the books to movies, Tinker Tailor solider spy, both versions of the movies and a more recent series, Slow Horses. We talk about the mystic and appeal of these stories and why they endure in modern day media.

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In todays episode we talk about real life murderers, specifically well known ones like Jack the Ripper, Christina Edmunds the Chocolate Cream killer and the lodger killers of Burke and Hare. Join us as we got into detail of their murders, how they did it, why they did it and what lead to their arrest.

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