{"id":8236,"date":"2025-01-08T22:12:29","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T22:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/entertainment\/books\/crime-fiction-can-take-you-to-places-that-are-not-always-comfortable-the-dorset-book-detective\/"},"modified":"2025-01-08T22:12:29","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T22:12:29","slug":"crime-fiction-can-take-you-to-places-that-are-not-always-comfortable-the-dorset-book-detective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=8236","title":{"rendered":"\u201ccrime fiction can take you to places that are not always comfortable\u201d \u2013 The Dorset Book Detective"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5209\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/dorsetbookdetective.wordpress.com\/2023\/10\/10\/henry-sutton-interview-crime-fiction-can-take-you-to-places-that-are-not-always-comfortable\/kd6nsbnjs8g5ko75ckv7a8io99-_sy600_\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/dorsetbookdetective.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/kd6nsbnjs8g5ko75ckv7a8io99._sy600_.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"kd6nsbnjs8g5ko75ckv7a8io99._sy600_\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/dorsetbookdetective.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/kd6nsbnjs8g5ko75ckv7a8io99._sy600_.jpg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/dorsetbookdetective.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/kd6nsbnjs8g5ko75ckv7a8io99._sy600_.jpg?w=600\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/dorsetbookdetective.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/kd6nsbnjs8g5ko75ckv7a8io99._sy600_.jpg?w=600\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dorsetbookdetective.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/kd6nsbnjs8g5ko75ckv7a8io99._sy600_.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dorsetbookdetective.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/kd6nsbnjs8g5ko75ckv7a8io99._sy600_.jpg?w=150 150w, https:\/\/dorsetbookdetective.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/kd6nsbnjs8g5ko75ckv7a8io99._sy600_.jpg?w=300 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Former Journalist and Academic Henry Sutton has moved into the world of non-fiction with a new book, <em>Crafting Crime Fiction<\/em>. To celebrate the publication of the book, which draws on Henry\u2019s experience developing the world\u2019s first MA in crime fiction, I spoke to him about his work and what led him to create this insightful guide.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Tell me a bit about how you came to write Crafting Crime Fiction. What was your previous career path and education background, and how has this influenced your work?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Crafting Crime Fiction <\/em>is in many ways the culmination of my various careers \u2013 a journalist\/critic, a creative writing tutor\/academic and a fiction\/crime fiction writer. I studied\/ trained to be a journalist because I wanted to write. It was a great training, not least in how to spot a story and how to tell it accurately and succinctly. As time went on I shifted into features and reviewing, and was for quite some time the Books Editor of the Daily Mirror. This job brought me into direct contact with the world of bestsellers and the world\u2019s most popular crime writers. I loved it, but also discovered the vast array of sub-genres and talent out there. Some was to my taste, some not. <\/p>\n<p>But that was not the point. I learnt what fiction worked well for multiple audiences, and all the extraordinarily hard graft that went into. I was writing and publishing my own fiction also by then, and became more focused in and knowledgeable of the type of fiction I wanted to write. Put it another way, I began writing fiction not knowing what I was doing or who I was doing it for (except perhaps myself), and moved to a place which was much more considered, knowing and fulfilling. It wasn\u2019t necessarily easier, but it seemed more logical, rational, and doable. I then moved into the academy, directing UEA\u2019s world-renowned Prose Fiction MA. I liked to think I brought an unusually wide perspective of writing possibilities and resource \u2013 from the highly literary to highly popular genre work \u2013 to my teaching and professorial outlook. The academy was not then so keen on genre or popular fiction. However, I was allowed to develop the world\u2019s first Creative Writing MA in Crime Fiction. From there I began to fine tune my approach to the genre, my lessons, my resource, my expertise, if you like. And <em>Crafting Crime Fiction<\/em> is the result!<\/p>\n<p><em>What is it that you like most about crime fiction? What drew you to that genre?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Its dynamism, its inclusivity, its pertinence. For sure, crime fiction can take you to places that are not always comfortable, but such stories can take you there with real engagement, insight, and writerly skill. While the genre is multi-formed and faceted, it has such purpose and energy. However, what drew me too it initially was the writing, the syntactical skill of authors such as Chandler, Cain, Highsmith, Himes, and much more recently Leonard, Mina, Abbott, Braithwaite. The other thing that makes it so attractive is the range. It never sits still. There are no rules, no boundaries, despite endless preconceptions and misconceptions.<\/p>\n<p><em>Talk to me about Crafting Crime Fiction. What made you decide to write this book and why now?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m always reluctant to engage in longform critical or non-fiction work, because I view myself primarily as a fiction writer. However, there came a point when I felt, when I hoped, that I might be of some use, some help, some inspiration to others. The classroom is an exacting and demanding space, but also one that\u2019s hugely fulfilling. I love teaching, I love the discourse with both beginning writers and those who are at the top of their game. Simply, I wanted to try to share some of this more widely. In reality, <em>Crafting Crime Fiction<\/em> is the sum of its parts \u2013 which is all that I\u2019ve read and learnt about the genre and other forms of fiction, my own practice, as well as all the many, many conversations I\u2019ve had with students and writers at all stages of their careers. It\u2019s a long journey, but it doesn\u2019t have to be a lonely one. It can be fun as well. Indeed, I\u2019ve always believed that writing should be enjoyable, rewarding, and certainly not a struggle . . .<\/p>\n<p><em>What do you hope readers will get out of the book? If there was only one lesson they could take away, what would it be?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Planning and thinking first can save you a huge amount of time later on. But there are structured and more practical and considered ways of doing this. In other words you have to know how certain things work to make planning effective. For instance, it\u2019s good to know the difference between story and plot (as explored and explained in CCF).<\/p>\n<p><em>Who, in your opinion, is the most underrated crime fiction writer and why?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>There are too many to mention. Becoming known, popular, successful is in part luck. Right now I\u2019d like to see the work of the late Catalan writer Manuel V\u00e1zquez Montalb\u00e1n and his <em>Pepe Carvalho<\/em> series better known, or at least revisited. Only a few of the 19 novels have been translated into English, for instance.<\/p>\n<p><em>Similarly, who do you think is particularly overrated? Anyone you can\u2019t understand the hype around?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I couldn\u2019t possibly say. The publishing industry works in mysterious ways, let\u2019s put it like that. Plus taste is such a personal thing. I\u2019m much more concerned about the right books not being properly recognized, than the wrong books perhaps grabbing all the plaudits and awards.<\/p>\n<p><em>What elements does a novel HAVE TO INCLUDE to be classed as great crime fiction in your opinion?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>So here\u2019s the thing: the genre is so dynamic, a new work will come out and suggest a new direction and way of thinking about the form, and what might make it \u2018great\u2019 and need to be included. Fernanda Melchor\u2019s <em>Hurricane Season<\/em> and its multi-voiced, sprawling part mythic, part epic narrative about systemic societal crime; or S A Cosby\u2019s <em>All The Sinners Bleed<\/em> and its wrought, ever wrong-footing and bloody dissection of paternal love, are both hinged on craft\/practical elements I wouldn\u2019t previously have thought intrinsic to great crime fiction. My thinking on this changes all the time. However, I do believe in pace and purpose, menace and motivation \u2013 these concepts go far. I used to believe in the purity of a well-constructed narrative. Now I\u2019m not so sure. I\u2019m not so sure what that is. First and foremost, nevertheless, I believe in good writing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5212\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/dorsetbookdetective.wordpress.com\/2023\/10\/10\/henry-sutton-interview-crime-fiction-can-take-you-to-places-that-are-not-always-comfortable\/9781526160515-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/dorsetbookdetective.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/9781526160515-4.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"325,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"9781526160515-4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/dorsetbookdetective.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/9781526160515-4.jpg?w=195\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/dorsetbookdetective.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/9781526160515-4.jpg?w=325\" width=\"325\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/dorsetbookdetective.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/9781526160515-4.jpg?w=325\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dorsetbookdetective.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/9781526160515-4.jpg 325w, https:\/\/dorsetbookdetective.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/9781526160515-4.jpg?w=98 98w, https:\/\/dorsetbookdetective.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/9781526160515-4.jpg?w=195 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>What other styles of writing do you enjoy reading yourself? Are there any particular writers you admire?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve always read very widely. I certainly gravitate towards new work by Margaret Atwood, Kazuo Ishiguro, Richard Powers, Zadie Smith, Rachel Cusk. Poetry is a big love too. Paul Muldoon is a favourite, along with, very recently, P J Harvey, and her beautiful collection <em>Orlam<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em>If you could collaborate with any person, living or dead, on a writing project, who would it be and why?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I tried a collaboration once \u2013 <em>First Frost<\/em> under the pseudonym James Henry, with my great friend, the editor James Gurbutt (who went on to write other crime novels under that pseudonym). I\u2019m not sure writing a tightly plotted crime novel with someone else is the most logical way of doing it. Though Nicci French do a good job, and I love the seminal <em>Martin Beck<\/em> series by Maj Sj\u00f6wall and Per Wahl\u00f6\u00f6. If I absolutely had to collaborate, it\u2019d be with the late great Ruth Rendell \u2013 she was so wise.<\/p>\n<p><em>Have you got any projects coming up that you are particularly excited about?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Yes! I am just starting a new crime series. I have the characters, the setting, something of a plot. I\u2019m going to try to stick to my advice in <em>Crafting Crime Fiction <\/em>. . .<br \/><em><br \/>Are there any new books or writers that you are looking forward to going forward?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>S A Cosby is on a roll. I can\u2019t wait for Gillian Flynn\u2019s new novel, and also Margot Douaihy\u2019s follow up to the wonderfully subversive Scorched Grace, Blessed Water, out next spring. I\u2019m really looking forward to Callum McSorley\u2019s Squeaky Clean, which just won The McIlvanney Prize\/ Scottish Crime Book of the Year. Great title, and sounds right up my street.<\/p>\n<p><em>Is there anything you\u2019d like to add?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Crime writing is not all darkness. There\u2019s plenty of light, and much humour. Elmore Leonard\u2019s <em>Get Shorty<\/em> is one of the funniest crime novels I\u2019ve read. It\u2019s also a great account of the writing process, and how to construct a compelling script!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thanks for taking the time to answer my questions Henry; it\u2019s been great to hear about how you crafted <em>Crafting Crime Fiction.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"wordads-inline-marker\" style=\"display: none;\"\/>\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Journalist and Academic Henry Sutton has moved into the world of non-fiction with a new book, Crafting Crime Fiction. 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