115: Nicci Cloke on Her Many Faces | Crime Fiction, Identity and Unreliable Narrators

This week I'm joined by bestselling author Nicci Cloke to discuss one of the most inventive psychological crime novels I've read this year.

Recently shortlisted for the CWA Twisted Dagger Award, Her Many Faces follows Katie, a young woman on trial for poisoning four powerful men. But instead of hearing from Katie herself, the story unfolds through the five men who believe they know her best.

In this episode we discuss:

• The inspiration behind Her Many Faces
• Why the novel is told through five male perspectives
• Writing distinct character voices
• The challenge of second-person narration
• Crime fiction, conspiracy theories and media narratives
• How readers bring their own biases to a story
• Nicci's creative process and plotting style
• Recovering from creative burnout
• An exclusive look at her upcoming novel

Book recommendations:

The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

So Old, So Young by Grant Ginder

Find Nicci here: https://www.instagram.com/niccicloke/

Buy Her Many Faces: https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/her-many-faces-nicci-cloke/21b8d59184fd944b?ean=9781529938180&bkshp-astro=t