LoginWhat are the best Crime Fiction books? | Ask Penguin Podcast with Abir Mukherjee
In this episode of the Ask Penguin Podcast, Rihanna Dillon sits down with bestselling crime fiction author Abir Mukherjee to discuss his new novel, The Pinnacle, who's the best on-screen Hercule Poirot, and how to write crime novels. Plus, Abir joins Penguin Books colleagues to answer questions and give out brilliant book recommendations.
About The Pinnacle:
George Abercrombie, a washed-up American heart-throb, hates India, even from the rarified heights of his apartment on the 68th floor of the Pinnacle, Mumbai’s grandest luxury skyscraper. When George wakes from a drunken stupor to find his wife Sweety murdered in their bedroom, he knows he will be the prime suspect. Welcome to the Pinnacle. A place where murder meets luxury and the world’s most privileged depend on the most desperate.
About the author:
Abir Mukherjee is the bestselling author of the award-winning Wyndham & Banerjee series of crime novels set in 1920s India and the British Book Awards Crime Thriller of the Year 2025 Hunted. His books have been translated into sixteen languages and won various awards including the CWA Dagger for best Historical Novel, the Prix du Polar Européen, and the Wilbur Smith Award for Adventure Writing.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intros
0:43 The new podcast studio
01:12 Did you always want to write thrillers?
02:45 Which author inspired you to write?
05:08 What are the best crime novels?
07:44 Who is the best fictional detective?
08:00 Who is the best Poirot actor?
11:55 What is The Pinnacle about?
15:30 How to write a believable setting?
21:26 How to write multiple character POVs?
23:10 How do you plot out a novel?
31:00 What book tropes do you avoid?
34:00 How has technology changed the way we write crime?
38:09 When do you hear character voices?
43:24 How do you build a reading habit?
45:50 Ask Penguin questions
1:06:26 Outros
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