Madeleine Eskedahl – Top Kiwi Thrillers

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Madeleine Eskedahl is the best-selling author of crime thrillers set in seaside, New Zealand. Local policemen, Bill Granger is hoping for a quiet off season, but when a narcotics drop goes badly wrong and a man ends up overboard a straightforward case turns into a complex web of small town secrets. Hi, I'm your host, Jenny Wheeler and on binge reading today, Madeleine talks about growing up on a beautiful Norwegian island. and then exchanging it all for the Kiwi coastline, as well as about the creative spark she's always felt within her and has always nurtured. Giveaway This Week In our giveaway this week, Cool Off With A New Book, a wonderful selection of entertaining fiction, free to download for a limited time. It includes Susannah’s Secret my own #2 book in the Home At Last series set in 19th century San Francisco. DOWNLOAD FREE BOOKS https://books.bookfunnel.com/cooloffwithanewbook/8tho8xx8vh Details for where to find the books to download, as well as links to the things we discuss including Madeleine talking about the book she's reading at the moment, can be found in the show notes for this episode on the website, www.thejoysofbingereading.com. And remember if you enjoy the show, do leave us a review, so others will find us too. Word of mouth is still the best form of recommendation and a wonderful way for people to find the show and great books they will love to read. Links in Madeleine Eskedahl episode Scandinavian Writers Madeleine loves: Camilla Lackberg: https://camillalackberg.se/en/ Mari Jungstedt: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mari_Jungstedt Linda Olsson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Olsson Anna Jansson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Jansson Other books she is reading: Nikki Crutchley: To The Sea and In The Blood. https://www.nikkicrutchley.com/ Paul Cleave: The Pain Tourist. https://www.paulcleave.com/ https://www.paulcleave.com/books#/new-gallery-1 Vanda Simon: Expectant and the Sam Shepard series. https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/authors/Vanda-Symon/157008107 Jane Harper: Exiles. https://janeharper.com.au/ Adrian McKinty: The Chain. http://officialadrianmckinty.com/ Tom Mitchell: The Penguin Lessons.. https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/26192990 Ngaio Marsh Awards: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ngaio_Marsh_Awards Where to find Madeleine Eskedhal online Website: https://www.madeleineeskedahlauthor.com/ Instagram: @madeleineeskedahlauthor/ Facebook: @madeleineeskedahlauthor/ Email: [e-mail] Introducing Madeline Eskedahl thriller author Madeleine Eskedahl - Matakana Seaside thrillers Jenny Wheeler: But now here's Madeleine. Hello, Madeleine, and welcome to the show. It's great to have you with us. Madeleine Eskedahl: Hello, Jenny. Thank you so much for having me on the show. Jenny Wheeler: It's really fun to be able to interview a fellow Kiwi because this is an international show. And you're not that far away from me, are you? Give international readers a sense of where you are in New Zealand. Madeleine Eskedahl: I'm located north of Auckland, about 70 km. iI's about an hour's drive in an area called Matakana, which is quite a famous wine area. And it's full of beautiful beaches, incredible bushwalks and just the most beautiful environment. And we have lots of visitors come through both in the summer and on a weekend. It makes it the perfect place to sit a pacey crime thriller. How Madeleine settled on the crime genre Jenny Wheeler: That's it. And this book we're going to be talking about today, Rings On Water, is the second in a crime series called The Matakana Series. So very appropriate. When I first met you, which was quite a few years ago now, we were both vaguely circling in the romance writer area. And I was assuming you would be writing romances, so what made you get into the crime genre? Madeleine Eskedahl: I don't write romance,