My daughter Claire placed as a runner-up in the Bloomsbury 247 short story competition for August. Her story is an original interpretation of the theme POISONED, and you can read it here. Just scroll down for the story “By Claire aged 12”.
‘Bout time we had another Twistery, I think. Especially after this article prompted a spike in visitors. My thanks to Booklicious! “As you lived, so shall you die.” The death threat to the writer was baffling. The choice of murder weapon unravelled the mystery.
It’s here. I wrote an opinion piece for AOL News. Something new for me. My thanks to Gina Misiroglu of Red Room, who asked me to do it.
I was recently interview by Matthew Loukes for the Writers’ Hub. Some great questions from Matthew, a fellow crime writer, which I really enjoyed answering. Read it here.
After years of planning and hoping, with many frustrations along the way, Cocteau in the Underworld – the opera composed by Ed Hughes with a libretto by me – received its first full-length performance this weekend in two sold out performances, as part of the Grimeborn Festival at the Arcola Theatre. Many thanks to our …