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‘Where do your stories come from?’ If only I received royalties every time a reader asks me this! Here, there and everywhere is the true but unhelpful answer. In ‘A View from Memory Hill’, there’s a story called Old Man, Young Pub that was triggered by seeing…an old man in a young pub! …
‘Crime Fiction About An Undercover Cop By a Former Undercover Cop’ is roughly how the blurb goes on the Amazon listing for my latest book ‘Who The F*ck Am I?’ The title may be a tad controversial to some, but it is part of the very fabric of an infiltrator. Identity confusion among undercover agents …
Have you ever helped out a stranger only to have it turn your normal life into something that resembles a nightmare? Arina did. After a dead man is discovered in one of her motel units, his only relative, an older sister, asks Arina to help her. The sister believes her brother was murdered. Despite being …
Continue reading "Announcement: Book Blog Tour – Her Brother’s Keeper by Kitty Boyes"
The blurb: 'Dick Francis is on a winner all the way' Observer A beautiful Italian girl driving home in an open top sports car, a little boy playing on a south Coast beach and the Senior Steward of the Jockey Club on his way to a press reception in Baltimore. One after the other they …
Inside The Great Pyramid, Giza, 2017 (c) LPOBryan I visited the Great Pyramid of Giza in February, 2017. The passages inside were very different to what I had imagined. They were smaller and narrower. But the Grand Gallery, shown above, is a stunning space, which we still don’t understand. It’s located in the center of …
Hey everybody! Another short blog post from me today. I finished the database I started yesterday as promised. Shuaib joined me here at the publishing house and we had a chat. Low and behold about 10 minutes later we were joined by our (Team Leader) Mel. We had a general catch-up and unsurprisingly Shuaib nearly …
Continue reading "Prince’s Trust: Day 33 (Wednesday 17th May 2017)"
Hi everyone! You might have heard that this book has been rather divisive. To be honest I can see why. When I read To Kill A Mockingbird I thought if there was to be a sequel to it, it would be quite hard to top. The sequel came out and with it news of Harper Lee's passing …
Continue reading "Book Review: Go Set A Watchman By Harper Lee"
Hi there! Apologies for being away for so long, my summer has been somewhat eventful but I'm back now; ready and raring to go. There is some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that you'll have to wait a little longer to read the book reviews of the books I had …
Continue reading "Update & Book Review: I Am Pilgrim – Terry Hayes"
The blurb: "Proud and solitary, Eel Marsh House surveys the windswept reaches of the salt marshes beyond Nine Lives Causeway. Arthur Kipps, a junior solicitor, is summoned to attend the funeral of the house's sole inhabitant, unaware of the tragic secrets which lie hidden behind the shuttered windows. It is not until he glimpses an …
Continue reading "Book Review: The Woman In Black – By Susan Hill"
I thought it might be fun to see what I studied at university. Here are all the books I've read during the three years that I was there: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens The Monk by Matthew Lewis The Woman In Black by Susan Hill The Magic Toyshop by Angela Carter Affinity by Sarah Waters …
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