Ask The Expert: Research

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In this session of Ask The Expert, authors Hannah Mary McKinnon and Jonathan Whitelaw answer all things research for writing crime – how to find quality sources, what to avoid and how to manage potential risks. Bring your questions on all that goes into getting the facts straight, and the fiction great, when writing crime novels.

Moderator: Kimberley Howe

Jonathan Whitelaw

Jonathan Whitelaw is a writer, award-winning journalist and broadcaster. After working on the frontline of Scottish politics, he moved into journalism, covering everything from sports to music to radioactive waste – and everything in between.

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Hannah Mary McKinnon

Internationally bestselling author Hannah Mary McKinnon was born in the UK, grew up in Switzerland and moved to Canada in 2010. Her seven suspense novels include Never Coming Home, The Revenge List and Only One Survives, and her work has been optioned for the screen.

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Kimberley Howe

KJ Howe is the international bestselling author of the Thea Paris series, featuring an elite female kidnap negotiator. She has won three Daphne du Maurier Awards and a Thriller Award while completing her Masters in Writing Popular Fiction at Seton Hill University.

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