The Mannequin House

Taking Longer

It’s weird. I’ve averaged writing more or less a book a year for the last eight years: My first published novel, Taking Comfort, came out in 2006. Then Gentle Axe was published in 2007. Vengeful Longing came out in 2008. Then I had a year without a a book coming out. That was 2009. Then …

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Publishers Weekly starred review for The Mannequin House

Getting one star on Amazon is disappointing. But getting a single coveted star from Publishers Weekly is wonderful. It certainly made my day, especially as the review concludes: “Morris excels at heartbreaking scenes of pain and violence, imbuing a classic whodunit plot with emotion and psychological depth.” There’s also a nice reference to the book’s …

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