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What happens when you accidentally walk into the wrong room? For Clare Mackintosh, it launched an unexpected police career that would eventually lead to her Sunday Times Bestselling debut, 'I Let You Go'.
In this fascinating conversation, Clare shares the surprising twists that led her from management studies to policing to becoming an author with over three million books sold worldwide. We also talk about the challenges of writing a series and her new novel, Other People's Houses'.
For writers at any stage, Clare's journey demonstrates the value of embracing unexpected paths, maintaining creative bravery, and approaching your writing career with both analytical rigor and artistic integrity.
Even on the most desirable street, there's a dark side . . .
The Hill is the kind of place everyone wants to live: luxurious, exclusive and safe. But now someone is breaking and entering these Cheshire homes one by one, and DS Leo Brady suspects the burglar is looking for something, or someone, in particular.
Over the border in Wales, DC Ffion Morgan recovers the body of an estate agent from the lake. There's no love lost between Ffion and estate agents, but who hated this one enough to want her dead - and why?
As their cases collide, Ffion and Leo discover people will pay a high price to keep their secrets behind closed doors . . .
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Chapters
1. Clare Mackintosh: Entering the Wrong Room and Finding Your Story (00:00:00)
2. Writing for the Market vs. Following Your Voice (00:00:08)
3. [Ad] Ruthless Truth--Episode 10: Steve Jobs, the iPhone and Me...The Untold Story (00:10:10)
4. (Cont.) Writing for the Market vs. Following Your Voice (00:10:47)
5. Introduction to Clare Mackintosh (00:15:08)
6. From Management Degree to Policing Career (00:29:00)
7. The Unexpected Path to Publishing Success (00:36:50)
8. Other People's Houses and Series Writing Challenges (00:48:05)
9. Authors as CEOs of Their Careers (00:52:32)
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