Mark Lawson examines how mystery novels reflect a country's history and political system.
Radio 4,Β·5 episodes
Cuba
Mark Lawson explores fictional investigations of Cuba after the Castro revolution.
USA
Two novelists tell Mark Lawson how they introduced new themes to US crime fiction.
Poland
Zygmunt Miloszewski and Joanna Jodelka on the changing politics in Polish crime fiction.
Australia
Peter Temple on portraying a society shaped by both British colonialism and American power
Nigeria
Helon Habila and CM Okonkwo on the flourishing new tradition of Nigerian crime fiction.
