Greg Buchanan discusses "Consumed" (BBC Radio Scotland)

Author Dr. Greg Buchanan joins Janice Forsyth once again to discuss his highly-anticipated second novel Consumed. Set after Sixteen Horses and starring the returning Dr. Cooper Allen, Greg explains how Consumed inverts elements of his debut - focused on humans instead of animals, unfolding over decades following a photographer in search of an old mystery -- a photographer who is eventually found dead in the present-day, seemingly eaten by her pigs...

Greg details the complex plot jumping between past and present; crafting emotional arcs for a buddy cop story where one partner has already died even though both are ultimately investigating the same mystery; his veterinary forensics research; and the importance of challenging his own craft and developing new skills.

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