For those of you who were wondering when and if I was ever going to write or publish another book, I have some news. A new historical mystery featuring investigating Pavel Pavovich Virginsky, with a cameo appearance from Porfiry Petrovich. It’s the second book in my Empire of Shadows series, but can be read as …
A writer’s journey takes place largely in the imagination. When I first pitched the idea of writing a detective novel set in 19th century St Petersburg, I had never been to Russia. I’d read some Russian novels in translation. One of those was Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky. I picked it up from my school library, …
First of all, an apology. I’m sorry it’s been so long since I blogged. And second of all, another apology. I’m sorry I’ve started blogging again. But I do have news, so I thought maybe I should resurrect the old bloody blog. What news? Basically, free books. And very cheap books. And more free books. …
I’ve long been fascinated by animation. The idea of someone’s drawings coming to life has always seemed very powerful to me – an incredibly direct form of creativity. When I was younger, I tried my hand at it the old fashioned way – creating minutely different images on paper or cells to photograph frame by …
Dear Sir or Madam, will you read my book? It took me years to write, will you take a look? It’s a dark, twisty story about a man named Quinn And I need a job, So I want to be a paperback writer…. Paperback writer! (With apologies to the Beatles) Summon Up The Blood is …