Welcome to series 9, episode 5 of In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. We’ve got an In Suspense special today with the fabulous Sam Lloyd, author of The Memory Wood, The Rising Tide and out this week, The People Watcher. Our topic today is thrillers with a difference and quirky protagonists. Here are the books we recommend on today’s show: Sam’s recommendations:The Trap by Catherine Ryan Howard (August 2023)Nikki’s recommendations:Notes On A Disappearance by B.P. Walters (November 2023) Lesley’s recommendations:Yellow Face by Rebecca F Kuang

The Rise of the Feminist Thriller

Hello and welcome to ‘In Suspense’, a podcast for fans and writers of crime fiction, hosted by Lesley Kara and Nikki Smith. In each series we’ll be interviewing a wide range of authors, both established and debut, and focussing on a particular topic/theme. If there are any topics you'd like us to talk about, do get in touch on any of our social media platforms. Full length episodes are released every three weeks with occasional series of minisodes in between, where we hear from the experts on all manner of writing and publishing.&nbsp;