How an accidental police officer stumbled into a career as a mystery author

<p>Clare Mackintosh joined the police force by accident. But taking what she learned over a 12 year career and using it to become a bestselling mystery and crime writer, was no accident. Nine novels later, she's sold millions of copies and has never looked back. Her latest is a genre-fusing novel titled, It’s Not What You Think. Clare was recently a guest speaker at the yearly MOTIVE crime and mystery festival in Toronto, and dropped by to talk about the books that have shaped her life and career.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Books discussed on this week's show include:</strong></p><p>And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie</p><p>Little Face by Sophie Hannah</p><p>Before You Go to Sleep by S. J. Watson</p><p>Life After Life by Kate Atkinson</p><p>It’s Not What You Think by Clare Mackintosh</p><p><br></p><p>Check us out on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cbcbooks/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@cbcbooks</a> and TikTok <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@...