It’s weird being asked to write articles and do interviews about my novel The Dark Palace. It’s seems a lifetime ago since I wrote it. (Well, it was all of six months ago.) Weird, because when you’re writing a novel, you’re deeply immersed in it. You hear the characters talk in your head. You walk …
Here’s the trailer for my new book, The Dark Palace, which is now up on youtube and vimeo. The suspenseful music was composed and performed by my son Luke Morris (aged 14). The instrumentation is violin, synth and bass drum, which he was able to multi-track using Audacity. I acted as studio technician, clicking on …
“stellar… Ruth Rendell fans open to stories set a century ago will be well satisfied.” Publishers Weekly starred review “excellent, atmospheric” Laura Skippen, Shots Mag “Recommended” Geoff Jones, Eurocrime “a gripping read” Booklist “Dickensian zest” Kirkus Sample it on Aerbook: Read Now Buy it on amazon. April, 1914. Against his better judgement, Detective Inspector Silas …
My new novel, The Dark Palace, will be published next January. To celebrate, I’ll be having a book launch at Goldsboro Books, 23 – 25 Cecil Court, London WC2N 4EZ on Thursday, January 30th, from 6.30 – 8.30. All welcome!
I decided to try something new (for me) with my latest book. (The Dark Palace, out in January 2014.) I decided not to have chapter headings. I love chapter headings. Which may be why all of the books I have written so far have them. But somehow I felt that they weren’t right for this …
Chapter headings – does you does or does you don’t? Read More »