Criminal mind
“There is still a perceived risk if your book has a gay character”
It’s 2017 and I’m deep into crime writer Mari Hannah’s latest book, Gallows Drop, the sixth in her hugely successful Kate Daniels series. I’m gripped by the case, by Kate’s struggles with her sexuality, and by her on-off relationship with colleague Jo Soulsby. Turning feverishly to the last page, to the last line, I’m aghast. “His voice broke as he delivered the news. ‘Jo’s flight is missing.’”
Three years on, I’ve got a bone to pick with Mari, who I’m nicknaming “cliffhannah”. How could she leave me hanging like that, for such a long time? She chuckles warmly down the line from
