Poirot is a classic character from fiction, not a MacBook Air; he would not benefit from updates. Sophie Hannah airbenefitcharacter Change image and share on social
I am actually incredibly contented and jolly. But, and I have no idea why this is, I have a really strong empathy with all kinds of warped and destructive modes of thinking. I don't know why, but those things co-exist. Sophie Hannah contentdestructiveempathy share on social
Just because someone has stylistic limitations doesn't necessarily make them a worse writer. Sophie Hannah badlylimitationmake Change image and share on social
If we knew more about psychology, we would be better equipped to deal with other people's psychological damage which they might project onto us. Sophie Hannah damagedealequip Change image and share on social
Only Agatha Christie can write like Agatha Christie. Sophie Hannah agathachristiewrite Change image and share on social
When a writer tries to copy another writer, it's doomed to fail. Sophie Hannah copydoomfail Change image and share on social
My crime novels are highly structured. I never start out with a dead body. I start with an impossible scenario. Opening questions should be mysterious, weird, intriguing, and contain the seeds of the solution. The structure has to be meticulous - I'm a structure freak. Sophie Hannah bodycrimedead share on social
My father, whose hobby was collecting secondhand cricket books, came back from a book fair one day with a copy of 'The Body In The Library.' Sophie Hannah backbodybook Change image and share on social
I've got lots of favourite authors, but I would say Nicci French because I look more forward to reading her next new book than any other author. Sophie Hannah authorbookfavourite Change image and share on social
Crime fiction is a way of satisfying that nosy need to know. Sophie Hannah crimefictionnosy Change image and share on social
