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Tag Archives: crime fiction
2022… The best of times and the worst of times #NewYear
If anything taught us that nothing lasts forever, it was 2022. The moment we got used to the covid numbers going down, up they went again. As soon as we were accustomed to calling one person ‘the prime minister’, someone … Continue reading
Posted in books, Life in Switzerland, My books, The Writing Life
Tagged 2022, books, crime fiction, feel-good fiction, Happy New Year, Hobeck Books, reading, Writing
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Mixed news… #books
This is the blog post that should have gone out last week, after the scheduled release of my new book The Un-Family on the 14th. The bad news is, due to an Amazon glitch (they needed proof – twice – … Continue reading
Posted in books, My books, The Writing Life
Tagged animals, crime fiction, Hobeck Books, publishing process, The Un-Family
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Book news! #amwriting #crimefiction
About ten days ago, a contract arrived in N.E. Switzerland. I signed, and sent it back to crime fiction publisher Hobeck Books, where it arrived on Friday. So now it’s official – book twelve is on the way, and I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged books, crime fiction, Hobeck Books, publishing, Writing
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Classic Comfort Reads… with Louise Mangos
The idea behind the Classic Comfort posts is that each featured writer chooses a favourite title from the classics – we’ll define ‘classic’ as pre-1940 – and a favourite comfort read, a book they always return to, for whatever reasons. … Continue reading
Posted in books, Guest Posts, travel
Tagged Charles Dickens, crime fiction, Graeme Simsion, Louise Mangos, The Beaten Track
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Classic Comfort Reads… with Sue Shepherd
The idea behind the Classic Comfort posts is that each featured writer chooses a favourite title from the classics – we’ll define ‘classic’ as pre-1940 – and a favourite comfort read, a book they always return to, for whatever reasons. … Continue reading
Posted in books, Guest Posts
Tagged Agatha Christie, crime fiction, Hobeck Books, Kate Atkinson, Sue Shepherd, Swindled
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Classic Comfort Reads… with Terri Nixon
The idea behind the Classic Comfort posts is that each featured writer chooses a favourite title from the classics – we’ll define ‘classic’ as pre-1940 – and a favourite comfort read, a book they always return to, for whatever reasons. … Continue reading
Posted in books, Guest Posts, The Writing Life
Tagged crime fiction, R.D.Nixon, Terri Nixon, women's fiction, Writing
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Taster: Pact of Silence
It’s two more days until Pact of Silence hits the stores. We’ve had some lovely reviews from ARC readers and bloggers; huge thanks to you all. I know not everyone likes every book – I don’t either, but it’s always … Continue reading
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Tagged crime fiction, Hobeck Books, Pact of Silence, Writing
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I #amwriting #books in Switzerland…
I have a couple of pieces of book news to share this weekend. First of all, Pact of Silence, suspense novel eleven (I can hardly believe I’ve written eleven…), is up on pre-order now, to be published on November 16th. … Continue reading
Posted in books, Life in Switzerland, My books, The Writing Life
Tagged am writing, crime fiction, feel-good fiction, Hobeck Books, Pact of Silence, Switzerland
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Classic Comfort Reads… with A.J. Griffiths-Jones
The idea behind the Classic Comfort posts is that each featured writer chooses a favourite title from the classics – we’ll define ‘classic’ as pre-1940 – and a favourite comfort read, a book they always return to, for whatever reasons. … Continue reading
Posted in books, Guest Posts
Tagged A.J. Griffiths-Jones, crime fiction, reading, true crime
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Location: Bristol. With Maggie James.
It’s a while since we’ve had a location guest post here, so I was really pleased when crime writer Maggie James agreed to do one for the publication of her new book, She’ll Never Tell. I’ve read the book (a … Continue reading
Posted in books, Guest Posts, travel
Tagged crime fiction, guest post, location, Maggie James, She'll Never Tell, Writing
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