Julian Clary and Susie Dent talk to Chris Power

Join comedian Julian Clary and broadcaster Susie Dent (Countdown) for a lively discussion about writing their new crime novels, and how they call on their careers and experiences for inspiration.

Clary’s Curtain Call to Murder follows dresser Jayne as she tries to solve a murder that takes place on stage at the London Palladium. She’s hindered by the cast, including an ageing lothario, a national treasure and an amateur psychic. In Dent’s Guilty by Definition an anonymous letter arrives at the offices of the Clarendon English Dictionary containing a challenge for the team of lexicographers. But the letter hints at secrets and lies…

They talk to writer and Guardian literary critic Chris Power.