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In this episode we discuss Mick Herron’s second novel in the Oxford series, The Last Voice You Hear, with prolific author, Antony Johnston. We start with some spoiler free discussion of the book before getting into the novel’s take on city life, Herron’s fake outs and the Goldilocks dilemma for mysteries – how many villains is just right?
Plus serial killers, subway creepers and Chekhov’s Ostrich!?!
All that and more in this episode!
Antony Johnston’s Website – https://antonyjohnston.com/
Antony’s newsletter – https://ajwriter.substack.com/
Antony’s Dog Sitter Detective series – https://dogsitterdetective.com/
Antony’s book Can You Solve the Murder? – https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/776484/can-you-solve-the-murder-by-antony-johnston/
My conversation with Antony for the Spybrary Podcast – https://spybrary.com/spy-graphic-novelist-antony-johnston-chats-with-jeff-quest-112/
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I find it hard to believe that SH#s 5&6 can be ‘condensed’ into one story, if the rumours are correct. 6 eps haven’t been enough to do justice to a single book so far, while the ‘manufacture’ of scenes or interactions that don’t occur in the books is particularly irritating, as I have yet to see one that doesn’t detract from the ‘note perfect’ composition of the original.