Talks Schedule – “Dead In The Water”
I am often out on the road after being invited to give my talk, “Dead In The Water” to a …
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Tulip Murders
I’m currently working on rewrites and edits to book 5 in the Johnson & Wilde series – Tulip Murders. Jack …
The Great Johnson & Wilde Paperback Giveaway!
I celebrated the paperback publication of all four Johnson & Wilde crime mysteries by offering one lucky reader the chance …
Devil’s Den – Now Out
At last! Devil’s Den – a novella is out and it’s the fourth book in the Johnson & Wilde crime …
Where The Crawdads Sing
‘Yes this is in part a murder-mystery – but it is also a coming-of-age novel, a romance and an evocative celebration of nature.’
The Lincoln Highway
The Lincoln Highway is out and deservedly dominating the American best-seller charts.
Dead Ground by M.W.Craven
The pace of the plot development is furiously fast with short chapters – no less than 110 of them
Fragile by Sarah Hilary
These brittle characters dance a psychological quadrille around each other in a doom-laden atmosphere
Rules for Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson
Rules for Perfect Murders pays homage to the classics whilst deftly weaving its own twisty murder story.
Review – Will Dean’s Black River
Dean’s setting complements the creepiness of the characters very well…
The Blog Tour Blog
It’s been a blast. Now where’s my T-shirt?
Secret Library Feature
The book blog, Cafe Thinking has asked me to write about three lesser known books I have loved. So here …
A Tour Around My Study
Join me for a quick guided tour around my workplace! The Crime Writers’ Association (or CWA) is marking National Crime …
Strictly a Good Read!
Mike Bushell, star of the last Strictly Come Dancing series, picked up a copy of Canal Pushers to relax in …
Mediterranean Noir
The author of Total Chaos, Jean-Claude Izzo was born in Marseilles in 1945 and died at the age of 55. …
A virtual book launch goes viral to beat the virus
5 DAYS TO GO: Five days until April 2nd – the date when I had been due to celebrate the …
Signed Editions of River Rats
The coronavirus meant that I couldn’t travel to Orphans Publishing to sign first editions of River Rats. So those clever …
Cheers
Cheers – toasting the launch of River Rats with a ‘quarantini’ cocktail in the garden of my home in Worcestershire …
The Wench Is Dead by Colin Dexter
This was Dexter’s eighth book in the Inspector Morse series and as a crime novel set on a canal, it …
The Puppet Show by M.W.Craven (Washington Poe Book)
This book won the Crime Writers’ Association 2019 Golden Dagger and so it came highly recommended. It is another police …
Natural Causes by James Oswald (Inspector McLean Mystery)
I was intrigued by this author’s regular Twitter posts as he is also a farmer in the Scottish Highlands and …
Towpath Tipplers
Are you a Towpath Tippler? I am. Yes, it seems I have become an aficionado of our area’s canal …
Canal Noir
Noir (pronounced nwa) As the first-time published author of Canal Pushers, it is taking some time for me to really …
Best of Crime
Andy Griffee his favourite….. … authors Raymond Chandler. I have always been a sucker for Philip Marlowe (who, of course, …
I want to be alone….in Budapest
I recently returned from a week’s writing retreat in Budapest where some friends kindly lent me a garret to work, …
Virtual River Rats Launch – All Welcome
The launch party for River Rats had to be cancelled at Mr B’s in Bath, but we stayed calm and …
A visit to the Royal Porcelain Works monthly bookclub
I was recently very honoured to be the first author invited along to the monthly bookclub which meets at the …