The cosy crime genre has exploded in recent years, with older protagonists featuring heavily (they tend to have more time on their hands for solving mysteries, you see). But what happens when your older protagonist has a murderous past? That’s the hilarious set up for British actor, comedian and author Fergus Craig’s new ‘cracked cosy’ whodunnit I’m Not the Only Murderer in my Retirement Home. In this episode, Fergus talks about how he started writing crime books, the joys and challenges of bringing his latest novel to life, its international bidding war, and why he decided to walk from the UK to New Zealand.
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- WIN On The Edge by Kate Horan
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Writer in residence: Fergus Craig
Fergus Craig is a multi-award-winning writer, actor, and comedian. His television credits include starring in the International Emmy-winning sitcom Hoff The Record and creating the character Martin Fishback for BBC2.
As a writer, he's worked on BAFTA-nominated Cardinal Burns, Anna and Katy, and Sorry I've Got No Head, earning a Writers' Guild Award for his live comedy and a Chortle Award for his online videos. He's the author of the Detective Roger LeCarre parody crime novels for Little, Brown, with Murder At Crime Manor reaching number one on the Apple audiobook fiction charts. His Twitter account Tips for Actors has over 31,000 followers and inspired his book of the same name. I'm Not the Only Murderer in My Retirement Home is his third novel.
He lives in London.
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