Society & Culture
On today’s episode, Róisín Ingle speaks to American crime writer Karin Slaughter from her home in Atlanta, Georgia. Slaughter has just released her 20th novel, The Silent Wife, which follows the investigation into a brutal attack on a young woman. In this conversation, the author paints a picture of lockdown life with her two and a half cats and takes a look at the US response to coronavirus. They also talk about Karin’s stand-alone book Pieces of Her which is being adapted for Netflix and why crime novels are the perfect form of escapism.