Welsh author Alis Hawkins joins our hosts down the Red Rabbit Hole this week. Alis writes historical crime thrillers and mysterious and has journeyed though many a red rabbit hole, and even a weird warren or three, for her research. She talks about her books, The Oxford Mystery Series, and manages to divide Nicky and Lisa on which side of history they are on with the Skeleton Army – spoiler alert, it’s all about getting drunk! They sing some ditties, have some funny arguments and Lisa reads out yet another old poem – as bad as our Victorian poet William McGonagall? You’ll have to listen for yourself. What are you waiting for?

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Yes, listeners we are heading down another Weird Warren with the Red Rabbit – strap on your spelunking gear and join Lisa and Nicky as they talk with author Hazel Atkinson about the Greek myths that inspired her audio original book with Bolinda, Dark Harvest.

Shockingly, it all gets a little academic talking about the roles of women and goddesses in Greek myths – not shockingly, Nicky and Lisa find a way to bring the tone down! Fortunately, Hazel knows her stuff, so let’s head on down and have a listen…

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It’s what you’ve been waiting for…the conclusion of Lorraine Mace’s interview about her book Pins and Needles and the Harold Shipman case.

Nicky finishes her story regarding her brief brush with a potential doctor of death (probably sounds more dramatic than it was, but as she’s a thriller author, we’ll let her have it)

Lisa delves into the records of Harold Shipman’s potential first victim who survived, and the ladies try, once again to profile the killer. They should really leave it to the professionals, but have jumped down far too many dark rabbit holes of research to give up that easily.

Lorraine reveals her next book, The Family Home and agrees to come back down the Red Rabbit Hole to discuss her book Bye Bye Baby and the Madeline McCann case, as long as your host agree to let her out for a little bit to make the most of that Spanish sun.

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Lisa is our guide as she takes us through the Red Rabbit Hole’s weird warrens of fairy tales and the folklore of changelings. Of course, there’s a few gritty true crime cases spattered in there too.

With all the research she’s done, Nicky gets a bit suspicious as to whether the real Lisa showed up to the recording – and quite rightly so! Although, we all preferred changeling Lisa, so we’ve now hired her.  

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They’ve done it again, gotten their claws into another author and dragged them down into the Red Rabbit Hole. Lorraine Mace is the bestselling author of psychological thrillers and police procedures. Author of the D.I. Sterling series of novels, she joins Nicky and Lisa from her sunny home in Spain to talk about her book Pins and needles which was inspired by the Harold Shipman case.

Your lovely ladies talk about Harold Shipman’s crimes, how he got away with so many murders, and how he got caught. They even, and prepare yourself, try to profile him. Quickly, they discover that he was not an Angel of Death, leaving Nicky’s research on this episode in the dust. Fortunately, Pod Lisa is back and her research is spot on!

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It’s time to do something a little different… The Red Rabbit Hole has some dark, dirty depths, but it can also lead to a few Weird Warrens, and that is what we have for you this week. N V Peacock, also known as Nicky, presents Lisa with her research on demon possession that she dove, head-first, down for her latest thriller The 13th Girl. Talking about the other explanations such as head injuries, mental health conditions and more, Nicky touches on many a spooky subject for your listening pleasure. Come on then, let’s journey down our first Weird Warren and see what the red rabbit has dug up for us…

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https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/N-V-Peacock/author/B08DR522DV?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

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Training exorcists: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/30/vatican-to-hold-exorcist-training-course-after-rise-in-possessions-exorcism-priests

On the rise: https://satodayscatholic.org/demonic-possession-rise-u-s/

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In this 2nd part of author Bridget Walsh’s journey down The Red Rabbit Hole, she talks Victorian taxidermy, the Anatomical Venus and a true crime case that inspired another book – one that chills Lisa and Nicky to their confectionery loving bones…The case of the chocolate cream poisoner! You hosts are now second guessing their snack of choice, and even manage to liken it to another well-known more modern case – lots of questions, lots of intrigue and above all, lots of laughs in this one.

Can Bridget find her way out in time, before her guest pass down the Red Rabbit Hole expires and she’s stuck down there forever? Well, let’s drop down into the warm darkness and see…

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Not content with living alone in the Red Rabbit Hole, Nicky and Lisa have dragged down another author, the lovely Bridget Walsh, who has a PhD in Victorian domestic crime! She’s dove down to talk about her research for her chilling Victorian murder books, Variety Palace Mystery series. Bridget talks about the 1883 Victoria Hall disaster and how the sad deaths of so many children affected the law of the time, and also inspired her book The Innocents. Let’s grab some torches and join the ladies…

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Join us for the 2nd part of The Red Rabbit Hole’s abduction… we mean interview… of bestselling author Karen King. Nicky and Lisa talk to her about her career as a writer, her new book out July 2024 called Girl Next Door, and also delve into more cases of imposters and long lost family members. There’s a bit of hypothetical binge watching going on with a few Netflix series, and of course the usual jumping down red holes like the curious bunnies our hosts are. Join us now for a deep dive into imposters, family trees and more...

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Girl Next Door = Amazon: https://geni.us/B0D274VT3Gauthor

Website: https://karenkingauthor.com/

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Girl in the picture: https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81212487

The imposter: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1966604/  

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Listeners, do we have a treat for you today! Lisa and Nicky are joined today by bestselling author Karen King who’ll be talking about her book The Family Reunion and the research rabbit holes she jumped down to bring to your eager little eyes.

Inspired by the TV show Long Lost Family, Karen talks about her writing process and also living full time in Spain. Not content at staying down the one dark burrow, the hosts have brought their own family tree sagas to the table with Romanoff knock-offs, cuckoo family members and the psychology of identity.

Are you ready to dive down a rabbit hole with these three lovely ladies?

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