Category Archives: Crime

A Mad Move to Self-publishing

I appreciate it’s a weird thing to do, having spent most of my adult life seeking out conventional publishers (and occasionally finding them) but, having finally reached the age where bits of me are falling off/seizing up/dropping dead, I have decided to reclaim most of my titles and stick to self-publishing from now on. ItContinue reading “A Mad Move to Self-publishing”

New Book: COLD IN THE EARTH

Today’s the day when my latest novel (psychological crime) is officially available from Amazon, as paperback and e-book. COLD IN THE EARTH. Yes I know the title’s been used before but then so have all my titles, and I really needed this one because of the way Emily Brontë’s poem continues, especially the third verse:Continue reading “New Book: COLD IN THE EARTH”

The Power of Water

Write what you know, they say. Actually, I don’t believe it. I’d go with “write what you can imagine.” But sometimes experience can be a spur to the imagination. There is a scene in my latest book, COLD IN THE EARTH, due out on Thursday, 7th November, which was inspired by my own experiences livingContinue reading “The Power of Water”

Body of Evidence. Part II

A murder happens, the culprit is caught, convicted and sent down. The case is closed and we are done with it. But that isn’t always the case for the victims and certainly not for their surviving loved ones. Here are four murder victims. Apart from being murdered, what do they have in common? The ultimateContinue reading “Body of Evidence. Part II”

Body of Evidence. Part I

This is what happens with a murder. The wicked deed is done, the body is found, police are called, they investigate, catch the murderer, he (or she) is charged, sent to trial, convicted and sentenced. End of story. We all move on. That is the basis at least for most standard police procedural crime fiction.Continue reading “Body of Evidence. Part I”

NEW BOOK: warming up for COLD IN THE EARTH

I have a new book! It will be officially published on 7th November, a chilly time of year, which is okay because it’s called Cold In The Earth. My last crime novel, Bethulia, featured a young detective constable called Rosanna Quillan, and she plays a central part in this new book too, but I wouldn’tContinue reading “NEW BOOK: warming up for COLD IN THE EARTH”

NEW BOOK: Consequential Short Stories

I’ve always been a reader, the longer the book the better. I like disappearing into vast tomes or, better still, series. If I’d been asked, as a child, if I’d like a collection of short stories, my answer would have been an emphatic no. It would never have occurred to me to read something thatContinue reading “NEW BOOK: Consequential Short Stories”