Because I always do what other people tell me to do, I am obeying Dr Ian Hocking‘s command to write a new twistery a day, every day up to and including Christmas day, and to call the exercise “The Twelve Days of Twistmas”. I must be insane. Either that, or he is using some strange …
Three out of my four St Petersburg novels are on sale in ebook form on Amazon for just over £1.50. The Cleansing Flames and A Gentle Axe are priced at £1.52; A Vengeful Longing at £1.59. The third novel in the series, A Razor Wrapped in Silk, is being sold at £3.99. I believe a …
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The “winner” of the Literary Review’s Bad Sex Award was announced on Tuesday. The recipient of this mean-spirited slap in the face was David Guterson for scenes in his novel Ed King. I haven’t read the book, but I did read an “offending” passage on the Guardian online and I have to say, it seemed …
Absolutely thrilled to be mentioned in dispatches in Barry Forshaw’s round-up of his favourite crime and thriller books of the year, here. For those of you who can’t be bothered to follow the link, he describes The Cleansing Flames as “a poignant finish to an exemplary series.” Thank you, Barry. He also praises my fellow …
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Lee Jackson, notable author of numerous splendid Victorian-era mysteries and keeper of the estimable Victorian London website, has produced a set of Victorian London trump cards. They look fab and would make an excellent gift/stocking filler for anyone who loves history or historical fiction.