Sarah Vaughan on writing a seventy-year-old protagonist...

About this episode

In this episode, Sarah Vaughan discusses her new novel and the choice of a 70-year-old protagonist.

Welcome to series 14, episode 1 of In Suspense - a podcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today we’re chatting to the brilliant Sarah Vaughan about her new novel - Based On A True Story, and discussing, amongst other topics, why she chose a 70 year-old protagonist, and how older women are becoming more visible in fiction.

People in this episode

Hosts: Lesley Kara, Nikki Smith

Guest: Sarah Vaughan

Topics covered

• crime fiction
• protagonists
• older women in fiction
• visibility in literature
• author interview

Keywords

• Sarah Vaughan
• Based On A True Story
• crime fiction
• older protagonists
• women in literature

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: In Suspense

Books & works: Based On A True Story