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Inside The New Neighbours: Claire Douglas on Crafting Tense, Compelling Crime Fiction

26 Jun 2025

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Welcome back to another episode and today’s we’re lucky enough to get to chat to Claire Douglas about her latest thriller, The New Neighbours.  This was my first of read of Claire’s and I loved it so much I went straight back to the beginning and read her debut which was another winner for me. I can’t wait to read more.In this episode we chat about the inspiration behind The New Neighbours and we managed to keep it completely spoiler free!  We discover the inspiration behind the story and find out whether Claire is as brave as her characters (I know I’m not). Of course as always we chat about the five books that have shaped Claire’s life (let’s gloss over the fact she picked the entire Famous Five series).  Here are Claire’s choices.The Famous Five by Enid ByltonRachel's Holiday by Marian KeyesThe Moving Finger by Agatha ChristieThe Secret History by Donna TarttThe Magpies by Mark EdwardsAlso mentioned in this episode:We Are Completely Beside OurselvesSandwich by Catherine NewmanI Let You Go by Clare MacIntoshGentleman & Players by Joanne HarrisSince recording I have now read and loved Rachel’s Holiday I only needed three bestselling authors to convince me! If you've enjoyed this episode as much as I enjoyed recording it, please, please do me a little favour! Take a moment to rate, review, and subscribe to Best Book Forward – it makes the world of difference in helping more book lovers find our little corner of the podcast world. And the absolute best thing you could do? Tell a friend who you think would love Claire’s books or our chats! Until next time, happy reading!

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