Starting soon, Charlie McGarry (you remember him) and I, plus Hugh MacDonald and a rogue's gallery of guests will be reading through the Dave Robicheaux series of novels by James Lee Burke, as discussed at length by Charlie and I in an early episode of Debut.If you know the books, why not go back to the beginning with us. If you've never read Robicheaux - here's the perfect way to do it! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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Debut presents... The Robicheaux Files

This is Debut, a podcast about one crime writer and his novel, from the bedroom to the bookshelf. Charles E McGarry has just lost the agent it took him years to find. His novel is manacled to the bottom of the slush pile. It's 14 years since he quit his job to chase his ambition to be a writer. How did he get here? For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Episode 1: Rock Bottom

Charlie meets Val McDermid, one of the most successful crime writers of the Tartan Noir generation. In a career spanning 30 years, Val has sold over 10m copies worldwide and has lots of advice for Charlie: about achieving authenticity; writing at the right time, and getting an agent. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Episode 6: Val McDermid

Charlie meets Christopher Brookmyre, to talk about his experience starting out with Quite Ugly One Morning, in 1997. Chris and Charlie talk about their shared background in newspapers, terrible reviews and why it's still important to meet your readers. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Episode 5: Christopher Brookmyre

We take the Hogwarts Express (kind of) to the real-life Highland location that inspired the setting of most of the novel. Charlie is our guide round the beautiful countryside and historical landmarks of Loch Awe, as he explains how and why he decided to bring murder and mystery to this picturesque corner of Scotland. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Episode 4: Location, Location, Location

Just as the book is being typeset, an unexpected discovery sends Charlie back to the drawing board. We meet the hero of his novel, and find out a bit more about the eccentricities they both share. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Episode 3: What's in a Name?

How Charlie landed a deal with the publishers of the No1 Ladies Detective Agency, without an agent; his editor tells us what made her say yes to the novel and why she hates detectives with empty fridges. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Episode 2: Get Lucky

How does one crime writer get his idea from the bedroom to the bookshelf? This is Debut, a podcast that tells that story. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Coming soon: DEBUT

A crime writer's journey from the bedroom to the bookshelf

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