Crime Fiction | The Murder of Harriet Monckton | Elizabeth Haynes
The Murder of Harriet Monckton is Elizabeth Hayne’s first historical crime novel and is based on a true story that shocked and fascinated the nation. On tour today we’re delighted to not only be sharing Laura’s thoughts with you but also publishers Myriad Editions are kindly offering a giveaway of a hardcover copy to one of my UK readers. You won’t want to miss this! First, here’s more about The Murder of Harriet Monckton: Publishing tomorrow and available in digital, hardcover and paperback formats. Harriet, aged just 23 years old was found murdered on 7th November 1843. As I have always been intrigued by history and unsolved murder cases, I looked…
Crime Fiction | All This I Will Give To You | Dolores Redondo
We’re delighted to be sharing Laura’s thoughts on tour with you today for Dolores Redondo’s Planeta Prize winning novel, All This I Will Give to You. All This I Will Give To You publishes in the UK for the first time on 1st September 2018 by Amazon Crossing and it has been optioned for film and translated into 18 languages to date. All This I Will Give To You by Dolores Redondo is out now, published by Amazon Crossing. Available to purchase in digital, hardcover, paperback and audiobook formats. All This I will Give to You is a Spanish bestseller written by Dolores Redondo and translated by Michael Meigs. It’s a…
Thriller | Review Our House by Louise Candlish
I’m sitting here wondering what I’m going to say about Our House by Louise Candlish. One thing for sure, I still have loads of mixed up emotions and I’m not sure whether the over-riding feeling is empathy or horror … Available to purchase in digital, hardcover, audio (book and cd). First off I’ve got to say I enjoyed the format. Fi narrates her side of the story via a podcast ‘The Victim’ with occasional tweets from listeners on what they’re thinking about the situation. Bram’s narration is via a word doc that he’s sent to the police and each alternate as the story builds. I love that we know things…
Exhibition | A Question of Guilt : A Crime Writer’s Collection
It was my birthday on Sunday and I wanted to see the current exhibition, A Question of Guilt : A Crime Writer’s Collection at Russell Cotes. It sounded fun : ‘A Question of Guilt: A Crime Writer’s Collection’ features the private collection of crime writer Frances Fyfield, and asks the audience to look at each painting without prejudice, considering it through the eyes of a storyteller and imagine the character and motives of the person portrayed. The audience is invited to meet victims, charlatans, detectives, murderers, witnesses as well as mere onlookers. Award-winning crime writer, Frances Fyfield, has written 24 novels featuring accidental murder, dental horrors, art theft, family feuds…
Killer Weekend – your best shot at having a criminally good time
Crime fiction is one of the best selling genres and the most borrowed from public libraries. I’ve seen quite a few authors either change genres or now write in multiple genres. It looks like the popularity of this genre is a trend that is set to stay. I’m always more than happy to help promote any genre, which is why I couldn’t resist sharing with you information about the Killer Weekend taking place 28th and 29th October 2017. If you want to write a crime novel, you have an idea but don’t know what to do with it, you would like to know more about getting published or you’re…
Crime Fiction | Q&A Neil White | From the Shadows
I’m delighted to be hosting best selling crime fiction author Neil White today. Neil is chatting to us about the first book in his new series, From the Shadows which is available in Kindle format now with the paperback publishing 10th August. Find out about his inspiration for the new series, the scenes he enjoyed writing the most and much more. I really like Neil’s tips for new writers, especially the last sentence! I hope you find the interview as interesting as I have. Neil White was born and brought up around West Yorkshire. He left school at sixteen but returned to education in his twenties, when he studied for…
