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.
Had a great time on Sunday taking part in a Litopia After Dark panel on crime writing with my fellow historical crime writers William Ryan and Linda Stratmann. I have to confess, I had a technical nightmare making the podcast, as I had to battle against some nasty pc gremlins just as we were about …