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EPISODE · Feb 16, 2026 · 14 MIN

Edel Coffey On How Writing Crime Fiction Is Her Source Of Escapism

from The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Author Edel Coffey has published her third novel ‘In Glass Houses’.She joins Matt on The Last Word to talk about why writing crime fiction appeals to her, why female readers are drawn to the genre and how her time as a journalist has stood to her when coping with the pressure of meeting deadlines.Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear the chat.

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