“Crime fiction is a way of satisfying that nosy need to know.” Sophie Hannah

Two fiendish minds, two dark, twisty debuts. New stars Louise Hegarty and Jenny Morris talk about life, death, grief and using crime fiction to explore the power of human connection.

Louise Hegarty’s Fair Play is a puzzle-box story of two parallel tales which together lay bare the real truth of life: the terrifying mystery of grief. Reeling from her brother’s unexpected death, Abigail’s broken world flips entirely as a Golden Age detective arrives to investigate. Suddenly she finds herself in a locked-room mystery where everyone is a suspect.

In An Ethical Guide To Murder behavioural scientist Jenny Morris asks: if you had the power between life and death, what would you do? Thea can tell how long someone has left to live just by touching them. She can transfer life from one person to another – something she finds out the hard way. As she sets out to punish the wicked and give the deserving more time, she discovers that life and death aren’t as simple as she thought.

In conversation with author, playwright and screenwriter Declan Hughes.

Duration: 1 hour