Today I'm delighted to welcome
ERIN KELLY
to share her BEST OF CRIME...
Ruth
Rendell. No one can match her. I love the Wexfords, the standalones, the
Barbara Vines: she, more than any other author, is my inspiration and my
blueprint.
... FILMS/MOVIES
Alfred Hitchcock’s Marnie.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Marnie.
... TV DRAMAS
Cracker. I re-watch the box set every few years. It still feels fresh and relevant.
Cracker. I re-watch the box set every few years. It still feels fresh and relevant.
... FICTIONAL KILLERS
Joe Goldberg, the charmingly deranged sociopath narrator of
Caroline Kepnes’s novels You and Hidden Bodies.
... FICTIONAL DETECTIVES
The flawed, funny, incredibly human DI Manon Bradshaw, from the fiendish imagination of Susie Steiner. I’ve just finished the second installment in the series, Persons Unknown, and it felt like catching up with a friend.
The flawed, funny, incredibly human DI Manon Bradshaw, from the fiendish imagination of Susie Steiner. I’ve just finished the second installment in the series, Persons Unknown, and it felt like catching up with a friend.
... MURDER WEAPONS
An icicle, because then you can melt the evidence.
An icicle, because then you can melt the evidence.
… DEATH SCENES
I’m very proud of one of my own: the final murder in my debut The Poison Tree. I still get loads of emails about it.
I’m very proud of one of my own: the final murder in my debut The Poison Tree. I still get loads of emails about it.
... BLOGS/WEBSITES
I love the Facebook page for the podcast My Favourite Murder. It’s a mash up of true crime and humour – it pushes the boundaries of good taste but it’s so addictive.
I love the Facebook page for the podcast My Favourite Murder. It’s a mash up of true crime and humour – it pushes the boundaries of good taste but it’s so addictive.
... WRITING TIPS
Read widely. Read authors who write like you and authors who don’t. Then re-read them. Read closely. Circle passages you love and think about why they work.
Read widely. Read authors who write like you and authors who don’t. Then re-read them. Read closely. Circle passages you love and think about why they work.
... WRITING SNACKS
When I’m on deadline and can’t be bothered to cook I live off these horrible workout supplements/meal replacements called ProMax – protein bars fortified with caffeine. Then I go to bed completely wired and wonder why I can’t sleep. I don’t recommend it.
First Monday Crime, March 2017
Erin Kelly will be on the First Monday Crime panel on 6 March 2017. Come along and listen to her and three other fantastic authors - Julia Crouch, Daniel Cole and MJ Arlidge - talk about their books and crime writing. The event is held at Browns, St Martins Lane, London at 6.30pm.Buy your tickets here.
About Erin Kelly
Erin Kelly is best known for The Poison Tree, which was a Richard and Judy bestseller and a major ITV drama. Her new psychological thriller, He Said/She Said, is published in April 2017. It’s about a couple who witness a crime and only doubt their version of events after the trial, with deadly consequences. She has no plans to move into romantic comedy.
Find out more about Erin Kelly on her website and follow Erin on Twitter - @mserinkelly
About He Said/She Said
Publisher's description
In the
hushed aftermath of a total eclipse, Laura witnesses a brutal attack.
She and her
boyfriend Kit call the police, and in that moment, four lives change forever.
Fifteen
years on, Laura and Kit live in fear.
And while
Laura knows she was right to speak out, she also knows that you can never see
the whole picture: something is always hidden... something she never could
have guessed.
He Said/She Said is being published by Hodder & Stoughton on 20 April 2017.
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