First Draft - Andrea Mara

About this episode

Andrea Mara discusses her career as an international bestselling author and her latest novel.

Andrea Mara is a number one international bestselling Irish author. Several of her books have been shortlisted for Irish Crime Novel of the Year awards. Someone in the Attic was her U.S. debut and her novel All Her Fault was adapted into a television series on Peacock. Her new novel It Should Have Been You is her newest novel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Guest: Andrea Mara

Topics covered

• writing
• books
• crime fiction
• Irish literature
• television adaptations

Keywords

• international bestselling author
• Irish Crime Novel of the Year
• Someone in the Attic
• All Her Fault
• It Should Have Been You

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: First Draft, Someone in the Attic, All Her Fault, It Should Have Been You

Places: U.S.

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