This time next week I shall be in Ilkley, taking part in the Ilkley Literature Festival. I’ll be doing an event with fellow historical novelists Maria McCann, Emma Darwin and Rose Melikan. Our gig is in the Ilkley Playhouse at 2.00pm on Sunday 17th October. I’m looking forward to it very much, and if you …
I recently had the great pleasure of interviewing my lovely friends Mike Jacob and Daniela de Gregorio, who write together as Michael Gregorio. The interview has now appeared on The Rap Sheet, to coincide with the release of their latest book, Unholy Awakening – a book which I thoroughly recommend, by the way. Set in …
At first it was believed that top Hollywood producer Josh Beckmeier had simply fallen asleep at the wheel. The 20 hour flight from LAX to Nice had certainly taken its toll. He’d flown first class, naturally. But Beckmeier hated flying, whatever cabin he was in. It always required a lavish combination of sedatives and booze …
The idea for this twistery came from some notes I found in an old book of my Dad’s. It was the idea for a short story, which as far as I know he never got round to writing. Either that or he was planning the perfect murder! No other vehicle was involved when he …
“As you lived, so shall you die.” The death threat to the writer was baffling. The choice of murder weapon unravelled the mystery. He was found on his swivel chair, strangled, several metres of thread bound tightly around his neck. “You’d have thought it would have snapped,” observed Detective Sergeant Ringer. One end of the …