It feels like a lot has happened since the start of the year, this photo of Burleigh Castle was taken on one of the few walks I’ve managed. In my plans 2024 was meant to be a much more calm and organised year from the outset, but like all plans there were unforeseen bumps in my road.
For a number of reasons, none of which I’m going to bore you with, moving into my new house was delayed from January to this up coming week. And after that I’m hopeful that some routine and sense of calm and normality will return, and with it some creative thinking and doing time.
I am as always time poor, ideas rich. Even taking this walk and seeing this semi ruined castle gave me an idea for another Rowan book. At the moment I’m about 3 or 4 books behind my head.
One of the things I find most exciting is talking to other authors and to readers. I feel there’s an energy in hearing about their ideas, listening to them talk about their characters with enthusiasm and passion. That’s why I’m going to dedicate some space to other writers and their books in my news letters.
This month we have:
Sometimes, ambition can be a dangerous thing.
When a wannabe gangster kills a rival dealer and steals their drugs, he thinks he’s made the big time. But all he’s done is become the most wanted man in London — and it’s not just the police hunting him down.
For Detective Inspector Simon Wise, the murder of a drug dealer seems an easy case for his team to solve. But he should know London doesn’t do easy. Someone else is searching for the stolen drugs and they don’t care who they kill to get them back.
Still haunted by ghosts from his past and with his personal life falling apart, the odds are stacked against Wise as he tries to stop more bodies from piling up. Can he find the killer in time, or will he end up dead himself?
A delightful cosy mystery series set in an enchanting small town nestled amongst stunning New Zealand scenery. Investigate The Milverton Mysteries for a chaotic cast of local busybodies, delicious baked treats, a demanding and disdainful ginger cat, a very slow-burn romance with a rather appealing policeman, and of course… murder!
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