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True Crime Fiction episodes

December 12, 2022 94: Unheard: The Fred and Rose West Tapes - A True Crime Podcast
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Mairi find a really well balanced podcast, just a pity it's about Fred and Rose West.

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5 min
November 27, 2022 93. Baby X: A True Crime Book About Fighting Child Abuse
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Mairi discusses probably one of the least enjoyed topics in true crime, but it is very important to talk about.

If anything in this post has affected you please visit Childline or Stop It Now!
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3 min
November 19, 2022 92. HellSans: A sci-fi thriller about disability by Ever Dundass
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Mairi has loved this book so much she has become evangelical.

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11 min
November 13, 2022 91. The Cruelty: A Child Unclaimed. A podcast unravelling one of Scotland's enduring mysteries
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In a land full of mystery the Unknown Bairn is relatively modern, but Davie Donaldson wants to unravell it before it is too late.
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8 min
November 05, 2022 90. CLASSIC CRIME BOOK CLUB: The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tay (and doughnuts) with CJ Cooper
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While the first five mins of this will appear to be a podcast about doughnuts, it is not. Mairi and crime fiction author CJ Cooper discuss a classic crime book.

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1 hr 7 min
October 30, 2022 89. Better the Blood: A Crime Fiction Book which Delves into the Consequences of Colonialisim in New Zealand (contains mild spoilers)
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Mairi muses on the role of crime fiction in addressing the consequences of colonialisim.

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4 min
October 16, 2022 88. Can I Tell You A Secret: A True Crime Podcast About Cyberstalking (again)
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Mairi reviews the new true crime podcast fro The Guardian, and finds questions about neuro-diversity abound.
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4 min
October 10, 2022 87. The Butcher and The Wren: A Crime Fiction Book by Alaina Urquhart
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Mairi reviews the debut novel of one of her fave podcasters.

Text availible here https://true-crime-fiction.com/

All books reviewed can be bought at the TCF bookshop, with profits going to independent retailers and the pod. https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/tcf-reviewed-fiction
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4 min
October 03, 2022 86. His Bloody Project: A Crime Fiction, False True Crime, book by Graeme Macrae Burnet
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Mairi reviews the Booker Longlisted crime fiction that masquerades as true crime.

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4 min
September 26, 2022 85. The Macarbe Tale of John Horwood: A Historical True Crime Podcast
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Mairi delves into this historical true crime podcast, which shows us how little things have changed.
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3 min

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Your host is Mairi Campbell-Jack, long listed for the Crime Writing Associations debut dagger and a finalist on the Amazon Publishing New Voices Awards. Mairi guides you through the best of true…