Written in Blood
Written In Blood brings fact and fiction together as bestselling writer Simon Toyne meets other top crime authors to discuss how their works of fiction have been inspired by real life crimes.
Clare Mackintosh
Clare Mackintosh takes Simon to Northern Ireland to explore a case that has remarkable parallels to one of her books. A plot that seems too far-fetched to write, unfolds in quiet rural County Derry.
Tess Gerritsen
Tess Gerritsen invites Simon to the US, where an incredible real life case inspired her book Body Double, explores whether being a killer is the product of nature or nurture.
Mason Cross
Mason Cross invites Simon back to his hometown of Glasgow, and a case which literally unfolded on his doorstep - a double murder that had police stumped, and saw police knocking on Mason’s door.
Peter Robinson
Peter Robinson invites Simon to Yorkshire - the setting for his successful DCI Banks series, he wants Simon to learn about a real case that unfolded in front of his favourite landscape.
Karin Slaughter
Karin Slaughter asks Simon to join her in Atlanta, Georgia, where she informs Simon about a spree killer who terrorised the whole of the US, and came within a few miles of her family home.
Sophie Hannah
Sophie Hannah takes Simon to Nottingham, where she leads him through a case which left the authorities scratching their heads for 30 years. Sophie is the current writer of the Poirot books.
