Tag Archives: Legend Press

Jane Isaac – Before It’s Too Late…

Posted on May 30, 2015 by

Next week sees the launch of Jane Isaac’s new book Before It’s Too Late. This is Jane’s third book, her second for Legend Press, and it’s set in lovely Stratford upon Avon, England, where Detective Inspector Will Jackman has a … Continue reading →

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A wedding, a tour, a tiny mistake and a daily deal…

Posted on October 19, 2014 by

This October’s been a busy month for me. The first item on the agenda was my niece’s wedding in Troon, on the west coast of Scotland. As everyone knows, Scottish weather can be a bit hit or miss, but the … Continue reading →

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Dear old Glasgow town…

Posted on August 18, 2014 by

Well, I had a brilliant time in Glasgow launching The Cold Cold Sea. The city was looking great after hosting the Commonwealth Games; flowers everywhere and a really good, energetic atmosphere in the air. I missed the Duke of Wellington … Continue reading →

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PUBLICATION DAY

Posted on August 1, 2014 by

We are PUBLISHED!!! Today, as well as being Swiss National Day, is the official publication day for me and The Cold Cold Sea! I can’t tell you how much this means to me; The Cold Cold Sea as a project … Continue reading →

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The end of the road…

Posted on April 5, 2014 by

I was thinking about songs last week, ones about roads and journeys. The Long and Winding Road… Leaving on a Jet Plane… Goodbye Yellow Brick Road… Keep Right On to the End of the Road… This last one has been … Continue reading →

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The Truth Will Out

Posted on March 28, 2014 by

Big day on April 1st this year – my Legend Press friend and colleague Jane Isaac’s second novel, The Truth Will Out, will be published. A few weeks ago I asked Jane some questions… How did you come to write … Continue reading →

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This could be a Swiss cow… read on!

Posted on March 13, 2014 by

Let’s think clichés – you hear ‘Switzerland!’ and you think – what? Chocolate, cheese, snowy mountains… Maybe you think ‘Cuckoo clocks!’ – but they actually originated in the Black Forset region of Germany. Or ‘Lederhosen!’ – but they’re more Bavarian. … Continue reading →

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Everything you’ve always wanted to know about cellars in Switzerland…

Posted on February 27, 2014 by

And yes, we really do. It’s a legal requirement in Switzerland that each inhabitant must have – within easy reach of his/her home – a nuclear fallout shelter. So today I’d like to invite you on a photo tour of … Continue reading →

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The Cold Cold Sea (2)

Posted on February 6, 2014 by

Yes – here it is – a new cover! After literally weeks of discussion, trial and error, ‘what-if…’ ‘Could we…’ and ‘Darker – no, lighter…’ –  with the Legend Press designers, we eventually came up with the ‘old’ cover a … Continue reading →

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2013: The best of times and the worst of times…

Posted on January 1, 2014 by

I thought long and hard about what kind of blog post could possibly do justice to 2013. But there are some things that all the words in the world can’t describe; you have to be there, living the feeling. So … Continue reading →

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