Inspector Stone Mysteries #2 A Preview

For those of you who have been reading and liking my first book, Where There's A Will: Inspector Stone Mysteries #1, here is what I hope you'll consider a treat, a sneak preview of An Eye For An Eye: Inspector Stone Mysteries #2, which I currently have scheduled for a September release. There's no cover...

A history of crime (America) Part 5

For this instalment of my history of crime series,  I thought it would be nice to take a break from the crimes of England and hop across the pond to write about a pair of killers I heard about a long time ago. As well as being American, these killers are of a more recent...

Pre-order for just 99c

After discussing the question of how to develop interest in a pre-order title for someone who is still in the early stages of their writing career, I was given the following advice Make the book 99c/99p during the pre-order period, and let the world know that the book is at a special price prior to...

History of Crime (England) Part 4

For part 4 of this series I was challenged by one of my readers to find an historical crime that she hadn't at least heard of; I like a nice challenge (within reason) so I accepted and went looking. Wikipedia, while not a site to use if you want 100% guaranteed accurate information on a...

A history of crime (England) part 3

In part 3 of this series I am going to take a look at a case that is famous in England, though is perhaps less well-known elsewhere in the world. Dr Crippen is a name that many people in the UK know, they will even know that he was a killer, but most will know...

A history of crime (England) part 2

I have a a website bookmarked, one which lists a variety of crimes that have taken place in England since the 1800s, to help me with this series of articles, and I was looking through it for this week's post when I came across the story of Fanny Adams (30 April 1859 – 24 August 1867) Normally...

It’s coming – April 1st is the day

Okay everyone, this s**t is getting real; I have an awesome cover, some fabulous bookmarks (who doesn't like a good bookmark) and I'm halfway through the editing. It's time to announce the release date for my next novel, and that date is April 1st Written In Blood is not a part of my Inspector Stone series,...

A history of crime (England) Part 1

While researching my history of law enforcement articles I realised I was more fascinated (as I'm sure many of us are) by crimes than by law enforcement, so I have decided to do a series featuring (in)famous crimes and criminals, some of which you may have heard of, and others you may not. The series will...

Obsessed – My latest release

I posted my new short story and its cover recently, and now I'm back to tell you it's been released and is available for free, or will, from many good ebook retailers. It already has 2 5* reviews on Smashwords, which was absolutely wonderful to wake up to. When Kirsty is attacked on her doorstep...

Obsessed – my current WIP

Would anyone like a short story to read? I hope the answer's yes, because I've got one for you. I'm working on it now, this is the 1st draft, with the intention of releasing it in time for the new year, though I haven't yet made up my mind whether I am going to put...