I was very interested in this stimulating piece by Christopher Fowler in the Independent because it touches on questions that I have grappled with in my own approach to writing crime fiction. This, in particular, struck me: “…publishers are keen to convince us that their latest murder mysteries are grittily realistic. They are not, but, …
Every now and then I check through the spam folder on this blog to see if it has mistakenly snagged any genuine comments. It’s a weirdly bittersweet experience. I am always disappointed because I never do find any genuine missed comments, but this is somehow compensated for by the spam comments themselves, which I find …
Author, wit and raconteur, Mike Ripley sent me a link to his latest Shots column, in which he was kind enough to mention my new book, The Mannequin House. In it he described my detective Silas Quinn as “a sort of Edwardian Dirty Harry”. Thanks Mike – you made my day! I’m also grateful to …
Actually, it was a delivery guy. But my copies have finally arrived! I can now start giving them away. First to get one is Tristen Blackwell, winner of my ‘Questions’ competition.
I’ve been memed. Barry Forshaw, critic, author and editor of the CrimeTime website, has named me in the Next Big Thing. Ten questions in ten minutes is the idea. So here goes: 1) What is the working title of your next book? The book is called The Mannequin House. It started life as a novella …