In Suspense

About In Suspense

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.

Publisher

Lesley Kara and Nikki Smith

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 Aug 2020

Latest episode

19 Mar 2026

Latest episodes

129 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Mar 2026

   Sarah Vaughan on writing a seventy-year-old protagonist...

   Welcome to series 14, episode 1 of In Suspense - a podcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today we’re chatting to the brilliant Sarah Vaughan about her new novel - Based On A True Story, and discussing, amongst other topics, why she chose a 70 year-old protagonist, and how older women are becoming more visible in fiction.

2. 

   24 Apr 2025

   In Suspense with Jeremy Vine

   Welcome to series 13, episode 7 of In Suspense - a podcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today is our final episode of this series and we’re chatting to Jeremy Vine about his debut crime thriller, MURDER ON LINE ONE, which is out today! We'd like to pass on our best wishes to Robert Waddington and we also have some amazing book recommendations for: It's Always The Husband - C L Taylor Some of Us Are Liars - Fiona Cummins The Appeal - Janice Hallett Mrs Sidhu - Suk Pannu Way Back - Sa...

3. 

   17 Apr 2025

   Writing books set in the USA with Anna Bailey

   Welcome to series 13, episode 6 of In Suspense - a podcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today we are chatting to the fabulous Anna Bailey about her new novel OUR LAST WILD DAYS and writing books set in the USA. We have book recommendations for: A Beautiful Way to Die - Eleni Kyriacou This Motherless Land - Nikki May The Bodies - Sam Lloyd Beach Bodies - Sienna Sharpe The Wych Elm - Tana French The Lamplighters - Emma Stonex

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

11,622

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

11 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 70 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

75

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

85

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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