Your Favourites’ Favourites: Michael Robotham and Chris Whitaker
About this episode
Michael Robotham interviews Chris Whitaker about his new thriller and the themes of obsession and memory.
In Your Favourites’ Favourites, our most loved writers introduce one of their favourite authors. Bestselling Australian crime writer Michael Robotham speaks with British crime novelist Chris Whitaker about his sensational new thriller, All the Colours of the Dark , described as a “must-read” by favourite thriller writer Gillian Flynn. Over decades, Saint Brown has been hunting the man who kidnapped her best friend, Joseph ‘Patch’ Macauley, when they were teens. Meanwhile, Patch is on his own hunt for a girl named Grace, who saved him in a dark room years ago. But his search turns to obsession with little evidence that Grace ever existed. Hear Michael and Chris discuss his unforgettable story, already in development for the screen. This episode was recorded live in May at the 2025 Sydney Writers’ Festival. If you enjoyed this episode, please rate and follow our channel. Sydney Writers’ Festival podcasts are available on all major podcast platforms. After more? Follow Sydney Writers’ Festival on social media: Instagram: @sydwritersfest Facebook: @SydWritersFest TikTok: @sydwritersfest See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
People in this episode
Host: Michael Robotham
Guest: Chris Whitaker
Topics covered
- crime fiction
- thriller
- author discussion
- literature
- storytelling
Keywords
- Michael Robotham
- Chris Whitaker
- crime writer
- thriller
- Sydney Writers' Festival
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: All the Colours of the Dark
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