Jan Field, nominated for Best Crime First Novel
About this episode
Erik D'Souza interviews Jan Field about her nominated novel, Yesterday Lies, exploring its unique crime scene and family themes.
Erik D'Souza interviews Jan Field about her novel, Yesterday Lies (published by La Cloche Publishing), which has been nominated for Best Crime First Novel, sponsored by Melodie Campbell. They discuss the novel's 1994 Northern Ontario setting, the unique crime scene involving a body in a tree, and the importance of family in the story. Jan explains her decision to keep the story in the 1990s era and describes her upcoming second book, Silence of the Deep, which is already written and heading t...
People in this episode
Host: Erik D'Souza
Guest: Jan Field
Topics covered
- crime fiction
- interview
- novel discussion
- 1990s setting
- family importance
Keywords
- crime novel
- Yesterday Lies
- Jan Field
- 1990s
- Northern Ontario
- family
- Silence of the Deep
Sponsors
Melodie Campbell
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: La Cloche Publishing
Books & works: Yesterday Lies, Silence of the Deep
Places: Northern Ontario
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