Give My Regards to Uncle Stalin by Fiona Veitch SmithA recent review of the second book in my Poppy Denby Investigates series, The Kill Fee, has made me laugh. The reader’s main gripe was that in her opinion my characterisation of communists was too ‘po...
Case Files 28Case Files issue 28 – out soon! Case Files is an ezine that profiles new or forthcoming novels from members of the Crime Writers’ Association. Subscribing is free – and it let’...
Review CWA Dagger-Shortlisted TitlesDid you know that the CWA have set up a website where people can leave reviews of the shortlisted books for the CWA Daggers 2017? http://daggerreads.co.uk/readers/ No prizes I’m afraid, but as it’s mo...
Summer in San Remo by Evonne WarehamSummer in San Remo enjoyed a secret book launch. The author, Evonne Wareham, writes: “Secrets are fascinating. Crime writers thrive on them. There would probably be a lot fewer crime books writt...
Is Originality Overrated? By Rafe McGregorI came across Richard Bradford’s excellent Crime Fiction: A Very Short Introduction at the end of last year, while preparing a syllabus for a creative writing module. I was disappointed but not surpr...
My Writing Space by Mike JecksMichael Jecks is the well-known author of many, mostly historical crime novels. ‘It is a bit of a shock to realise that I’ve been a professional author for 23 years, now. I’ve published 4...
Writing Psychological Thrillers – How far can you go when you’re sworn to secrecy? By AJ WainesAs a former psychotherapist, I’ve been faced with enough guilty secrets, obsessions and shocking revelations to keep several novelists busy for the rest of their lives! My work involved connecting wit...
Case Files 27Case Files issue 27 – out soon! Case Files is an ezine that profiles new or forthcoming novels from members of the Crime Writers’ Association. Subscribing is free – and it let’...
100 Golden Crime ClassicsThe British Library Crime Classics have been wildly popular in the last few years and have brought many neglected writers from the golden age back into print. The advice and expertise of Martin Edward...
How Crime in the Wild West Pays Off for Author EverettDuring 1989-1991 I was hired to write profiles of famous film/ television personalities for TV Scene magazine which mostly contained photographs and interviews with then current American television st...
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