This video was taken from exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of OU/BBC co-production Sleuths, Spies and Sorcerers: Andrew Marr's Paperback Heroes.
More on crime novels
-
Psychological drama: Writing fictional crime drama for a forensic psychology course
For Graham Pike, writing psychology courses is part of the job. But what happened when he found himself having to create a crime drama?
Article
Level: 1 Introductory
-
Killed by Agatha Christie: Strychnine and the detective novel
In the first Poirot book, the murderer's weapon of choice is the bitter poison strychnine. The scientist, writer and poison expert Deborah Blum reopens the case.
Article
Level: 1 Introductory
Rate and Review
Rate this video
Review this video
Log into OpenLearn to leave reviews and join in the conversation.
Video reviews