How an accidental police officer stumbled into a career as a mystery author

Clare Mackintosh joined the police force by accident. But taking what she learned over a 12 year career and using it to become a bestselling mystery and crime writer, was no accident. Nine novels later, she's sold millions of copies and has never looked back. Her latest is a genre-fusing novel titled, It’s Not What You Think. Clare was recently a guest speaker at the yearly MOTIVE crime and mystery festival in Toronto, and dropped by to talk about the books that have shaped her life and career.

Books discussed on this week's show include:

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

Little Face by Sophie Hannah

Before You Go to Sleep by S. J. Watson

Life After Life by Kate Atkinson

It’s Not What You Think by Clare Mackintosh

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