Charlie and Kate Weston (You May Now Kill The Bride) discuss her hilarious comedy thriller wherein a group of friends go on a hen do, one of them is murdered, but they don't stop going to hen dos...

Please note there is some swearing in this episode.

A transcript is available on my site
: http://wormhole.carnelianvalley.com/p...

General references:
Below Deck
: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2342499

Books mentioned by name or extensively:
Kate Weston: Murder On A School Night
Kate Weston: You May Now Kill The Bride

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Release details: Recorded 14th March 2024; published 12th August 2024

Where to find Kate online
Website: https://www.katewestonauthor.com
Twitter:   / kateelizweston  
Instagram:   / kateelizabethweston  
TikTok
:   / katewestonauthor  

Where to find Charlie online
Website: http://wormholepodcast.com
Twitter:   / carnelianvalley  
Instagram:   / charlieplacebooks  
TikTok:   / charlieplacebooks  

Discussions

01:56 The starting point/inspiration - hen dos (and Kate's own)
06:17 Why the murders?
08:01 How did you plan/write the book?
10:34 Creating the friends and their personalities
14:58 Was there a particular reason why you offed Tansy first?
16:37 Did you want the murderer to be worked out?
18:36 Have you got a favourite character?
20:00 How did you keep the balance between the bonkers and the realistic?
21:55 Jeremy's club
23:34 Could someone else have been the murderer?
25:29 Could DI Ashford and Lauren's thread ever end happily?
27:04 Transitioning from writing YA
28:59 What are you writing now?
29:29 Tell us about your stand-up career

Photo credit: Joanna Bongard

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