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I came across an interesting article by crime writer Phillip Strang the other day, designed to offer useful advice authors – and as the creator of more than 150 books and 18 series, he should know! Born in England and living in Australia, his conclusions include that readers like series but expect each book to…
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As I have mentioned before, I am writing a crime novel featuring new characters. I needed to do it because, having written thirteen each in the Blizzard and Harris series (The Informer came out recently and Six Steps to Murder comes out next month), I felt the need for a new challenge. It’s not the…
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Here’s a tantalising glimpse of the cover for the thirteenth book in my best-selling DCI Jack Harris series of crime novels, which is due to be published by the Book Folks, a Joffe Books imprint, on November 9, 2026. I can’t say much ahead of publication but I can reveal that Six Steps to Murder…
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The excellent Moseley Writers group in Birmingham has brought out its latest spine-tingling anthology. Each Christmas, members of Moseley Writers Group gather by the fire at the Prince of Wales pub to beguile each other with chilling tales of the festive period. Often these are ghost stories to send shivers down the spine; sometimes, they…
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The call has gone out for library staff and volunteers, in conjunction with borrowers, to nominate authors who they think should be considered for the Crime Writers’ Association’s prestigious Dagger in the Library Award 2027. The main criteria are authors who are popular with readers and who support libraries, the closing date is December 6,…
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Amid all the many tributes to best-selling-author Jeffrey Archer following his death on the eve of publication of Adam and Eve (HarperCollins), which he said would be his ‘last novel,’ one phrase has cropped up time and time again. Many people have said that the 86-year-old author, who sold more than 320 million books worldwide…
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For the first time in years, I am creating a new series of crime novels. No, I am not killing off John Blizzard and Jack Harris (the next books in both series are with my publisher and at different stages of the editing process), and there will be more to come. I already have a…
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I have always been a big supporter of libraries, I am the Crime Writers’ Association Libraries Champion in Scotland, my daughter works in a library and my father was a chief county librarian. So, I am delighted that my publisher Joffe Books is spearheading a drive to get its authors on library shelves. It’s an…
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The reviews for The Informer, the latest DCI Blizzard novel published by the Book Folks, a Joffe Books imprint, on Amazon and the like have been overwhelmingly positive, which is gratifying. What is particularly gratifying is that the novel has made readers think. Let me say at the outset that I know that not every…
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I am deeply saddened to hear of the death at the age of 74 of best-selling Scottish crime writer Peter May. The author, who championed quality description of landscape when it seemed to be going out of fashion, was best known for stories set in Scotland’s Highlands and Islands. Peter died at his home in…
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