We were joined by Pamela Hart, acclaimed author of historical fiction and recent convert to the world of crime fiction authorship, to talk about her latest novel 'An A-List for Death', the second novel in the Poppy McGowan series. While looking after her aunt Mary, Poppy goes to find out why Mary's neighbour is late to visit, only to find Daisy bleeding with a wound to her head in her home. The police won't believe it was any more than an accident, and Poppy's keen eye soon has her embroiled in a race against the clock. Daisy can't remember what happened, but can her would-be attacker risk that memory ever coming back? In this (mostly) spoiler-free discussion, we talk more about the lessons Pamela brought from historical fiction, pantsing, and how characters lives off-screen mould them. If you're heading to BAD: Sydney Crime Writers' Festival the morning this comes out, or attending online, 'And Now For Something Slightly Different' is on at 10:30AM, with Pamela's 'Mystery Writing: The Victim is the Story' workshop from midday. The festival runs from 8-10 September 2022 at the State Library of NSW. Thank you to the festival's team for putting us in touch with Pamela, and providing Death of the Reader media tickets.

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