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It is a pleasure to introduce Tracey Holland to the blog. Tracey is a debut novelist whose first book Faith's Folly in her Willowbrooke...

I am delighted to be part of the tour for the gripping new book, Death at a Shetland Festival by Marsali Taylor. Thanks to Marsali Taylor...

It is not often that an international bestselling author is willing to take time out and chat with me. So I am particularly delighted to...

I usually like Linwood Barclay's books. They are nicely plotted with an overtone of humour and when I see one I haven't read I will pick...

I have read every book in Joan Livingston's Isabel Long series so it will not surprise anybody that I enjoy the books. The author is...

You still have until the end of February to craft and entry the SpellBound/Penny Prize. This competition closes on 29, February 2024 and...

I often say that I don't like novels where the time line jumps about, and this novel ceratinly does that! However, I will forgive Erin...

I have read many of Quintin Jardine’s books and much prefer his Bob Skinner character to his Oz Blackstone series. In Funeral Notes, a...

I hope you were able to download my new book, Hunter's Christmas and Other Stories on your new Christmas Kindle or unwrap it amongst your...

Let me take this chance to tell you about Hunter’s Christmas, the new book of short stories containing tales featuring DI Hunter Wilson,...

I am so pleased to have a new book coming out this year and to be making the departure into short stories is exciting. Let me share an...

The first novel I wrote was Hunter’s Chase and this month my first collection of short stories is published by SpellBound Books Ltd. The...

What exciting times are here! I have just branched into my first collection of short stories. Of course, I have contributed stories to...

I am pleased to welcome my friend and fellow author, Jacquie Rogers, to the blog today to discuss how she researched her new historical...

It is my great pleasure to welcome back my friend and fellow author, Elizabeth Ducie to the blog. Apart from her successful non-fiction...

It is a pleasure to welcome fellow crime fiction author and SpellBound Books stablemate, Mark Eklid to the blog today to chat about his...

I write crime fiction novels and here I want to share a few tips about writing crime with my fellow authors. Let's start at the very...

It is a joy to welcome American thriller writer, Joan Livingston back to the blog to explain the impartance of setting in her novels....

Hunter's Secret is published by SpellBound Books today. Let me share some of the questions I get asked most often. Hunter’s Secret, the...

My next novel in the DI Hunter Wilson Crime Thrillers was published by SpellBound Books Ltd on 15th September 2023. I hope readers will...