I read the proofs to A DARK PALACE on Sunday. Managed to do it in virtually one setting. I have such a bad memory that at times I forgot what was coming next. Reading it in the book typeface also helps to add a bit of distance. At times, I even forgot I wrote it …
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 …
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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My thanks to Barry Forshaw – author of, amongst other titles, The Rough Guide to Crime Fiction, and biographer of Stieg Larsson – for kindly inviting me onto his crime fiction website, Crimetime, to talk about my forthcoming novel, The Cleansing Flames. You can read my piece here. The book’s out on May 19, but …