Pip Drysdale has three bestselling psychological thrillers to her credit. Her latest, The Paris Affair, features Harper, an online journalist who goes to the City of Love to get over a broken heart and finds herself on the trail of a murderer – and the scoop of a lifetime.br /

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And as The Paris Affair’s tagline suggests: She thinks love can kill you. It turns out she might be right.br /

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Hi there, I’m your host Jenny Wheeler and on Binge Reading today Pip talks about the passion she shares with Harper for murder podcasts, the deep level research she does for her edgy thrillers, and her earlier career as an actor, musician and song writer.br /

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As part of our Armchair Traveler Giveaway we’ve got three E book copies of Pip’s thriller The Paris Affair to give away.  Enter the draw today and be into win for the rest of the month!br /

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ENTER FREE BOOK DRAWbr /

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Six things you’ll learn from this Joys of Binge Reading episode:br /

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Why writing mysteries is like composing songsHow 'writing what you know' worked for herHer passion for all things FrenchWhy parity for women mystery authors is importantThe writers she admires mostWhat she'd do differently second time aroundbr /

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Where to find Pip Drysdale: br /

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Website: https://pipdrysdale.com/the-paris-affair/br /

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pipdrysdale/br /

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pipdrysdale/br /

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What follows is a near as transcript of our conversation, not word for word but pretty close to it, with links to important mentions.br /

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But now here’s Pip.br /

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Introducing author Pip Drysdalebr /

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Jenny Wheeler: Hello there, Pip, and welcome to the show. It's so good to have you with us.br /

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Pip Drysdale - Thriller authorbr /

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Pip Drysdale: Thanks so much for having me.br /

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Jenny Wheeler: The Paris Affair is your third psychological thriller. The two previous books have both been bestsellers, and in this one your protagonist, Harper, goes off to Paris to put a broken love affair behind her.br /

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She is going to start a new life as an arts journalist, but very quickly finds herself on the trail of a murderer and the scoop of a lifetime. Tell us how you came to start writing this particular story.br /

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Pip Drysdale: I wanted to write a book about a woman who didn't believe in love and didn't want love but moved to the City of Love. I wanted to incorporate the true crime podcast into it, because I feel so many of us listen to those, and there are deep reasons for that. I wanted to show a side of Paris that wasn't necessarily always shown in film and TV, so I take a very postcard perfect part of Paris – Saint-Germain-des-Prés – and then flip it on its head.br /

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Jenny Wheeler: We want to talk about the book without giving away any spoilers. There are so many great plot twists that we don't want to spoil any of it for anybody, so let’s start by examining Harper's state of mind at the book opening. There is this hilarious opening scene where she is exercising her superpower of getting rid of a man in three minutes. Tell us how she has perfected that particular superpower.br /

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Superpower for getting rid of menbr /

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Pip Drysdale: Harper has learnt the hard way that it is not always the best move to bruise a guy's ego, and so she has found a way to get rid of them by making them think that it's their idea. br /

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She acts super clingy and then they don’t want to see her anymore. She gets what she wants,