Destination Murder: Alex Barclay and Lucy Foley with WC Ryan From a luxury inn on a remote west coast peninsula in Ireland, to a Scottish hunting lodge, these dark stories are told by two of crimes leading female voices. Chaired by WC Ryan, author of House of Ghosts, a man who knows a thing or two about dangerous, lonely places. Lucy Foley’s departure to the dark side is her fourth bestseller, and Alex Barclay, the first lady of Irish crime, brings us her first Irish set standalone in a gripping...
Dec 24, 2019•42 min•Ep. 12
All About Agatha: John Curran and Andrew Wilson with Anna Carey John Curran is one of the world’s leading experts on Agatha Christie and author of Agatha Christie’s Complete Secret Notebooks; John is the long-time literary advisor to Agatha Christie’s estate, often giving talks and appearing on documentaries about her life. He has spent the last few years unpicking the notebooks and deciphering Agatha Christie’s handwriting for his books. Andrew Wilson brings Christie to life as the protagonist ...
Dec 23, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 11
Untold Stories: The Five. Hallie Rubenhold with Joseph O’Connor Polly, Annie, Elizabeth, Catherine and Mary-Jane are famous for the same thing, though they never met. They came from Fleet Street, Knightsbridge, Wolverhampton, Sweden and Wales. They wrote ballads, ran coffee houses, lived on country estates, they breathed ink-dust from printing presses and escaped people-traffickers. What they had in common was the year of their murders – 1888 – and their murderer, the man known as Jack the Rippe...
Dec 22, 2019•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 10
Past Crimes: Jess Kidd, Henrietta McKervey and Paddy Hirsch with Declan Burke From Jess Kidd’s Things in Jars to Henriette McKervey’s Violet Hill, London’s only female Victorian detective, via Hudson’s Kill and the Irish gangs of New York, three novelists use the past as a backdrop to their page-turning adventures of deception, danger – and detection. Host Declan Burke is an award-winning author and editor. His novel Absolute Zero Cool won the Goldsboro Award in 2012. Books to Die For (2013), co...
Dec 21, 2019•41 min•Ep. 9
Martina Cole’s first novel Dangerous Lady caused a sensation when it was published, and launched one of the bestselling fiction writers of her generation. Twenty-seven years later, Martina has gone on to have more No.1 original fiction bestsellers than any other author. She won the British Book Award for Crime Thriller of the Year with The Take , which then went on to be a hit TV series for Sky 1. Her new novel No Mercy was published by Headline in October 2019. Martina held the Murder One audie...
Dec 20, 2019•50 min•Ep. 8
Staring Death in the Eye: Unnatural Causes In conversation with international bestselling crime writer Dr Paul Carson, Shepherd will take you into his world where he stares death in the eye. As the UK’s leading forensic pathologist, Dr Richard Shepherd has faced serial killers, natural disaster, ‘perfect murders’ and freak accidents, all in the pursuit of the truth. And while he’s been involved in some of the most high-profile cases of recent times, it’s often the less well-known encounters that...
Dec 19, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 7
Sam Blake’s Fresh Blood: Meet three stunning debut authors - Holly Jackson, Catherine Kirwan and James Delargy Find out how these authors got their break and what made the difference for them. How did they get their ideas and how long did it take to go from idea to bookshelf? From ingenious premise, to writing what you know, Sam Blake gets to the heart of three completely different but massively successful debut novels. Murder One is part of the HeadStuff Podcast Network For more on the Murder O...
Dec 18, 2019•57 min•Ep. 6
Things that Go Bump in the Night: CJ Tudor & Stuart Turton in conversation with Sinéad Crowley If you loved The Chalk Man and The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, this is the episode for you. Taking crime fiction in new directions, two incredible authors discuss inspiration, outstanding debuts and spine-tingling goings on with bestselling crime author, RTE’s Sinéad Crowley. CJ Tudor’s debut novel, The Chalk Man, was published by Penguin in January 2018 and was a Sunday Times Bestseller. He...
Dec 17, 2019•47 min•Ep. 5
Multi-award winning author of the phenomenal international bestseller Thirteen, Steve Cavanagh is back this year with Twisted. Barrister turned bestselling crime writer Andrea Carter discusses life, the law and stunning plot twists with one of Ireland’s most brilliant writers. Murder One is part of the HeadStuff Podcast Network For more on the Murder One Festival, head to the Murder One website Music in this episode from X3nus at Freesound.org.
Dec 16, 2019•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 4
CrimeHawks: Catherine Ryan Howard, Louise Phillips and Alex Barclay Rick O’Shea quizzes bestselling authors Catherine Ryan Howard, Louise Phillips and Alex Barclay on the three books they each recommend as lifetime must reads, bring your notebooks! Murder One is part of the HeadStuff Podcast Network For more on the Murder One Festival, head to the Murder One website Music in this episode from X3nus at Freesound.org.
Dec 15, 2019•58 min•Ep. 3
Sam Blake chats to literary agent Simon Trewin about what catches an agent’s eye, famous hits and misses, and his top ten tips for writing a killer pitch. He gives examples of pitches that worked so you can find out how to make your book irresistible to a literary agent. Murder One is part of the HeadStuff Podcast Network For more on the Murder One Festival, head to the Murder One website Music in this episode from X3nus at Freesound.org.
Dec 14, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 2
Creating brilliant detectives is never easy, especially when so many great writers have left their mark on history. Multi-award winning authors John Banville (Benjamin Black), Jane Casey and Roz Watkins reveal who their fictional favourites are and why, and how they make their own characters stand out. Hosting the chat is Brian Cliff, Assistant Professor of English at Trinity College, Dublin. His most recent book is Irish Crime Fiction (2018), and he has published essays on authors including Emm...
Dec 13, 2019•59 min•Ep. 1
Welcome to Murder One, the podcast of Ireland's international crime writing festival. You'll hear some of the world's biggest authors talk crime, crime fiction, and true crime. Season 1 launches on December 13th. Music in this episode from X3nus at Freesound.org.
Dec 04, 2019•2 min
