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How do you find a new mystery series to read?
Living in an English village can have its ups and downs but one thing I do enjoy is the sense of community – and there’s no greater sense of community where we live […]

Writing updates and Detective Kay Hunter news
The past few weeks since publishing The Friend Who Lied have zoomed past, and I realise I haven’t provided an update here for a while. Apologies, but I have a very good excuse […]

Introducing a locked room mystery with a psychological twist
For those of you who have been reading my books for a while now, I’m guessing it’s not a complete surprise that I’ve taken the opportunity to write a standalone novel in between […]

Writing into the dark… and other leaps of faith
My first novel, WHITE GOLD, was published back in 2011 and a lot has changed since then. From a business perspective, it’s now easier to find readers with the advances in technology that […]

An update from the writing cave
I’ve realised it’s been a few weeks since I’ve posted anything here, and the truth is that 2019 is already going by in a blur. Since publishing book seven in the Detective Kay […]

How do I make an audiobook? (Part 2)
Once a book is written, it takes a whole team to make it possible to share with readers. That’s especially the case when the time comes to create the audiobook format. I’ve previously […]

Where do writers get their ideas from?
Found: a mummified monkey in the ceiling of a department store This was the headline that screamed out from my computer screen back in April 2018. It’s the sort of headline that gets my […]

Why create an Official Reading Guide for my books?
I got a shock the other month. Scrolling through a search on my Amazon author page to check my large print editions were all showing up, I discovered that someone had created a […]