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This is a special presentation of a session from the 2021 Bad Sydney Crime Writers Festival, "The Way it is Now" Bad Sydney Chair, Professor, Reviewer and Judge, Dr Sue Turnbull, talks to award winning Crime Writer, Garry Disher. Garry is the celebrated winner of the 2021 Ned Kelly Award and has a new book with a new detective, Charlie Deravin.

Suzanne Leal talks to bestselling authors Jane Caro and Debra Oswald about the moral conundrum they explore in their gripping new novels: is it ever be justifiable to take a life in order to save one?

In this episode, Andy Muir talks with Rae Cairns about her debut crime thriller ‘The Good Mother’, a story of a mother forced to confront her past when her son travels to Ireland. How hard will a mother fight to protect her family? But that’s not the only story that is explored. This novel has had one of the more unusual pathways to publication we can think of and after talking with Rae, the podcast team assembles to discuss both the novel and Rae’s inspiring story about prizes, perseverance, self belief and not giving up.

This episode is a presentation from the Bad Sydney Crime Writers Festival 2021, with an introduction by Andy Muir and Suzanne Leal. "FRESH BLOOD" Bad All About Crime Podcast host, Andy Muir is in conversation with 3 new writers about their varying experiences of launching their first novels and their very different but equally compelling protagonists. Featuring: Sarah Thornton, Peter Papathanasiou, Lyn Yeowart, Loraine Peck

This episode is a presentation from the Bad Sydney Crime Writers Festival 2021, with an introduction by Andy Muir and Suzanne Leal. FRESH BLOOD 2 Bad All About Crime Podcast host, Andy Muir is in conversation with 3 new writers about their varying experiences of launching their first novels and their very different but equally compelling female protagonists. Featuring: Sarah Thornton, Peter Papathanasiou, Lyn Yeowart, Loraine Peck

The Bad: All About Crime Podcast team are very excited about the upcoming BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival on December 2 - 5, at the State Library of NSW. In this minisode, Festival Director, Catherine Du Peloux Menage chats with Festival Chair, Professor Sue Turnbull and interviewers, Suzanne Leal and Andy Muir, about the sessions they will be running, the authors who will be speaking and what they are most looking forward to at this year's festival.  Listen in to get a sneak peek of what's in stored don't worry if you can't attend in person, most sessions are being zoomed, so everyone can still come remotely, no matter where they are.  Head to the BAD Sydney website to check out the full program and pick up your tickets www.badsydney.com SHOW NOTES:  BAD Sydney Crime Writer's Festival Website: https://www.badsydney.com Facebook: @BADCrimeSydney  BAD: ALL ABOUT CRIME BOOK CLUB https://www.facebook.com/groups/1421791224828182/ Instagram: @badcrimesydney Twitter: @BADCrimeSydney Youtube: @Bad Sydney  Suzanne Leal Website: https://www.suzanneleal.com Facebook: @suzanne.author Twitter: @suzanne_leal Instagram: @Suzanne Leal Author Andy Muir Website: C/O https://affirmpress.com.au/publishing/andy-muir/ Facebook: @andy.muir.357 Instagram: @muir8052 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christmas is fast approaching and when in doubt there is no better present than a good crime book. In this episode the BAD: All About Crime Podcast team have Christmas recommendations covered.  BAD Sydney Chair, Professor Sue Turnbull talks to Suzanne, Andy and Catherine about their top crime recommendations from 2021, their favourite classic crime and the perfect books to hook a person into crime this Christmas. Together they have complied a terrific list of must gives and must reads.

Suzanne Leale and the Bad: All About Crime team explore the all important question "What if They're Innocent?" with two of Australia's best crime writing minds on the subject. Dr Xanthe Mallett forensic anthropologist, criminologist and author tackles the question from a true crime perspective, drawing on a number of disturbing real life cases from her latest book "Reasonable Doubt." Then best selling crime fiction author, Candice Fox, talks about why this question is always at the forefront of her mind when developing characters and writing her books. Afterwards Andy Muir, Catherine Du Peloux Menage and Sue Turnbull join Suzanne to unpack the question further, through the books they have read and the cases that have disturb and intrigued them over the years.

In this episode host Andy Muir talks with debut author Amy Suiter Clark about her break out novel “Girl, 11”, true crime podcasts and Amy’s process for writing a crime novel. Following the interview, the “BAD- all about crime” team dissect their thoughts on “Girl, 11”, citizen investigators, crime journalism in fiction, and the rise of the podcast detective. As always, all the books discussed can be purchased from podcast partner Booktopia.

Suzanne Leal talks to Jaqueline Bublitz whose novel, Before You Knew My Name, is taking the world by storm.  Jacqueline discusses why she decided to spotlight the victim instead of the perpetrator and how she brought her unforgettable character, Alice Lee, to life. Then Jaqueline joins the Bad: All About Crime Book Club panel - Suzanne, Andy. Catherine and Sue - to explore other victim-driven narratives in crime fiction.

In this episode host Andy Muir is joined by Text CEO and Publisher, Michael Heyward, to discuss the work of the late Peter Temple and his book The Red Hand. Following the interview, Suzanne Leal, Dr Sue Turnbull and Catherine du Peloux Menage explore Temple’s back catalogue with Andy, unpacking Jack Irish, Truth and The Broken Shore to reflect on why he is one of Australia’s most important crime writers. All the books discussed can be purchased from podcast partner Booktopia.

In this episode hosts Suzanne Leal and Andy Muir are joined by journalist and writer of true crime and crime fiction Caroline Overington, as well as art historian, crime novelist and true crime writer Katherine Kovacic. Caroline will talk about her books Missing William Tyrrell and The Ones you Trust. Katherine will discuss her latest book in the Alex Clayton series The Shifting Landscape and her first true crime book The Schoolgirl Strangler. You can buy the books from podcast partner Booktopia.