The brand new crime drama 'Taken Down' debuted last Sunday night on RTE, to an audience of nearly half a million.

Author of the series, Jo Spain joined Alison for a chat all about where she draws her inspiration from and how she continues to write such compelling crime. 

Jo also talks about how she worked with Love/Hate Stuart Carolan to create Taken Down.

Jo Spain's first novel, With Our Blessing, was one of seven books shortlisted in the Richard and Judy Search for a Bestseller competition and her first psychological thriller. 

Listen back to their full chat by pressing the play button in the image at the top of the page.