In Defence of Quick(er) Reads
There’s a growing trend to publish crime novels as plump as encyclopedias. Not all of them are worth the time, the effort and the headspace… Read More In Defence of Quick(er) Reads
Category: Writing
Agatha Christie Is Alive! (Well, Not Quite)
Did you know, you can now sign up for a writing course with the best-selling author of all time, Agatha Christie? No worries that she’s six feet under… … Read More Agatha Christie Is Alive! (Well, Not Quite)
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Spoil YOURSELF this Christmas 🤗
MEGA eBOOK SALE — STASH THESE KILLER STORIES AWAY FOR LATER (and there will be a later, I assure you!) Sick of spending all your $$$ on gifts for everyone but you? I’ve got a lovely little gift idea that’s fun, affordable and gives YOU something to look forward to when the cray-cray of Christmas… Read More Spoil YOURSELF this Christmas 🤗
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New Cozy Cover Reveal + New Newsletter (Sign Up Now)
This is a quick blog to show off my new cosy mystery AND let you know I’ve changed my newsletters. Read on for more… FIRST: How great does my brand-new cover look (above)? My seventh MURDER MYSTERY BOOK CLUB adventure—Peril on the Indian Pacific—will be out very soon, but this exclusive cover reveal will give… Read More New Cozy Cover Reveal + New Newsletter (Sign Up Now)
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Beyond The Orient Express: Why So Many Murders Are Set on Trains
KEEPING TRACK OF MURDER (It’s enough to make you think twice about that next trip!) When I started researching for my seventh Murder Mystery Book Club adventure, I looked around for a well-known train mystery that my gang could be reading while embroiled in a train mystery of their own. It didn’t take long to find one.… Read More Beyond The Orient Express: Why So Many Murders Are Set on Trains
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Get NINE brain-bending books for less
From late Feb to the entire month of March I’m discounting a bunch of different murder mysteries. There’s a book (or two) to suit you all!… Read More Get NINE brain-bending books for less
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Behind the Scenes of My New Train Mystery (Toot!)
ALL ABOARD FOR THE BEST JOB EVER Those of you who follow me on Instagram and Facebook know I’ve been doing a lot of “boast posts” lately, and with good reason. I’m just back from a four-day/three-night journey on the majestic Indian Pacific luxury passenger train that takes 240 lucky ducks across the width of Australia, from Sydney in the east… Read More Behind the Scenes of My New Train Mystery (Toot!)
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3 Wise Mysteries for My Wonderful Readers
THREE BOOKS THAT BEND THE BRAIN CELLS I often wax lyrical about my best-selling crime series—the Murder Mystery Book Club, the Ghostwriter Mysteries and the Sleuths of Last Resort—which are all fun, fast-paced and full of intrigue. However! For those of you who like their mysteries particularly mind-bending, their settings a little off-beat, and their stories utterly original, you… Read More 3 Wise Mysteries for My Wonderful Readers