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"Crime writers tend to stick together - there's a gang mentality" - Mark Billingham on the snobbery against genre fiction
"I don't want to deliver a slim volume of poetry or a cookery book. I'm very happy writing crime fiction, it's what I've always wanted to do." Mark Billingham chats to Mark and Stuart about how the high literary world continues to gently mock crime writing, his series of podcasts, and his latest crime novel.
Mark created the character Detective Inspector Tom Thorne for his 2001 debut novel 'Sleepyhead'.
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Unknown | test |
| Interviewed Guest | Mark Billingham |
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