BOOKCASE – Fatal by Sally Spedding

Another extract from a Crime Cymru writer: chilling Sally Spedding Crime Cymru In this series, we invite our Crime Cymru authors to showcase an excerpt from one of their books. This week, Sally Spedding gives us a taste of the thrilling opening to the fourth book in her Delphine Rougier series, set in France’s AriègeContinue reading “BOOKCASE – Fatal by Sally Spedding”

Quote Unquote

When I included a quotation from the Bible at the start of A Time For Silence, I wrote it without attributing it. I was told I really needed to, so “Ecclesiastes” was added. I suppose I could have attributed it to Pete Seeger instead, but the Bible seemed more appropriate. I was really thinking ofContinue reading “Quote Unquote”

BOOKCASE – Hide by S J Morgan

Another extract from a Crime Cymru author. This one is from HIDE by S J Morgan. Swansea and the Australian Outback – can there be a bigger contrast? Crime Cymru In this series, we invite our Crime Cymru authors to showcase an excerpt from one of their books. This week, S J Morgan paints aContinue reading “BOOKCASE – Hide by S J Morgan”

BOOKCASE – The Venetian Legacy by Philip Gwynne Jones

Crime Cymru In this series, we invite our Crime Cymru authors to showcase an excerpt from one of their books. This week, Philip Gwynne Jones tempts us with the M word while setting the scene perfectly for the fifth book in the hugely atmospheric Venice-set Nathan Sutherland series. Well somehow we’ve reached book 5! Nathan SutherlandContinue reading “BOOKCASE – The Venetian Legacy by Philip Gwynne Jones”

Lit Fest On-line! And it’s free

Today, Saturday 16th January, Showboat TV is hosting a live-streaming on-line Literary Festival. There will be interviews with a host of authors, and you can watch for free by linking here:http://www.showboat.tv/2021/live.html The short sessions start at 10:30, with Judith Barrow interviewing Angela Johnson, Greg Howes, Alex Craigie, Colin R Parsons (Jake Ridge), Jan Baynham andContinue reading “Lit Fest On-line! And it’s free”

BOOKCASE – Timeslip by Phil Rowlands

Crime Cymru In this series, we invite our Crime Cymru authors to showcase an excerpt from one of their books. This week, Phil Rowlands reveals the chilling experience that sowed the seed of his new book, TimeSlip. Years ago, living in Fridaythorpe, East Yorkshire, in the heart of the Wolds, I was entranced by theContinue reading “BOOKCASE – Timeslip by Phil Rowlands”

Our Scene is set in Luton

I live in West Wales – have lived here for more than 35 years, and I find it easy to use as a setting for my domestic noir novels. But just to season the brew I have also made use of the town where I was born and lived for nearly 30 years. Luton, Bedfordshire,Continue reading “Our Scene is set in Luton”

The Unravelling: a nativity

As it’s Christmas, here is an extract from one of my books, The Unravelling, where Karen Rothwell, lost in memories, recalls the school nativity play when she was ten. I am trying not to shuffle. We’ve been told not to shuffle, because we might push Colin onto the stage too soon. But it’s difficult notContinue reading “The Unravelling: a nativity”