by Verity Bright | Mar 11, 2021 | Features, Five Things
Why the 1920s? That’s the most common question I’m asked by readers. Why did you set your Lady Swift historical mystery series in 1920s Britain? If you don’t know the series, Lady Eleanor Swift is brought up abroad by Bohemian parents until one night when she’s nine,...
by Elise Cooper | Mar 4, 2021 | Books, Features, Reviews
Three Ordinary Girls by Tim Brady portrays fierce fighters in the Netherlands against the Nazi occupation. They were only teenagers, but that helped them to succeed in the resistance movement. These three girls, Truus Oversteegen and her younger sister, Freddie, ages...
by Elly Griffiths | Mar 2, 2021 | Features, Pet Spotlight
They say every writer has a muse and mine is a black-and-white cat with long whiskers and an obsession with butter. We acquired Gus as a kitten sixteen years ago, a long time before the first Elly Griffiths book was published. Gus has been with me through the whole...
by Elise Cooper | Feb 27, 2021 | Author Interviews, Books, Features
The Minders John Marrs Berkley Pub Feb 16th, 2021 The Minders by John Marrs has the elements for which he’s become known. A bunch of characters, usually five, are part of an event that goes wrong. This novel is on the back of his previous one, The Passengers. In fact,...
by DK Hood | Feb 24, 2021 | Behind the Book, Features
The title of my book, Be Mine Forever would suggest a story about romance but nothing could be further from the truth. My story is about serial killers. I created the setting of a fictional alpine town in Montana for the Kane and Alton Series of crime thrillers. The...
by Erin Mitchell | Feb 23, 2021 | Awards, Features
Photo Credit: Bill Waters Martina Cole is the recipient of the highest honour in British crime writing, the Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Diamond Dagger. The long-reigning Queen of Crime Drama is a publishing powerhouse. Martina has written 25 novels, all published...
by Barbara Copperthwaite | Feb 23, 2021 | Features, Five Things
Two years ago, I was watching a lot of true crime documentaries. A lot. Square eyes amounts. Six months prior to that I’d fallen ill, and the consequent long-term health issues and chronic fatigue that struck were so profound I couldn’t walk sometimes; I didn’t have...
by Elise Cooper | Feb 22, 2021 | Author Interviews, Books, Features
When Twilight Breaks (Pre-WWII BOOK 1) Sarah Sundin Revell Pub Feb 2nd, 2021 When Twilight Breaks by Sarah Sundin is a novel where readers will experience a range of emotions with an inspirational story. Woven into this historical novel’s pages are love, intrigue,...
by Leslie Wolfe | Feb 19, 2021 | Features, Five Things
Okay, I admit there were more than five, in more than five genres, really. I’ve been raised on books by my mom and dad, two engineers sharing a keen sense of humor and the love of a good story told well. I remember when I was a little girl in grammar school, I used to...
by John Hart | Feb 19, 2021 | Features, Five Things
What do you miss about touring vs virtual touring? I miss the readers. There is no substitute for interacting with them face to face. That said, virtual touring is a great way to meet other authors. I’ve enjoyed knowing every one that helped me launch THE...
