Stuck for something to read? I’ve just returned from two glorious weeks in the south of France, where I did little apart from reading. Below are my holiday reading suggestions, listed in the order I read them, with a little detail about each one. I’ve highlighted my favourites with a star, and strongly suggest you give them […]
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BBC Breakfast interview
Earlier this month I headed up to Manchester’s Media City, for an interview on the BBC Breakfast sofa. We talked about my move from police officer to author, about the success of I Let You Go, and about my impending deadline for book two. It was great fun and I loved every minute of it. You […]
I Let You Go heads to Wales
Given the setting of much of I Let You Go, it was lovely to spend a couple of days visiting book shops in south west Wales at the weekend. I took the train from London, having spent the previous evening at the brilliant Crime in the Court, hosted by Goldsboro Books, and fell in love […]
Caught in the Act
There are few people who don’t admit to doing a spot of people-watching from time to time, and for a writer such an activity is positively compulsory. It might seem a luxury to relax in a cafe or on a park bench watching the world go by, but I can assure you it’s serious business, […]
Should fiction be accurate?
Novels come from an author’s imagination. They are the printed (or digital) product of days and weeks and sometimes years of glorious day-dreaming, created so that readers, too, can disappear into this make-believe story for a few hours or days. But should fiction be accurate? In the last few weeks I’ve been fortunate to receive […]
I Let You Go and the Richard & Judy book club
I’ve always loved the Richard & Judy book club. Their choices have so often mirrored mine, and when they picked something I’d never heard of it was always worth reading. The club champions reading, books, and authors, and has a fantastic reach, thanks to its partnership with WHSmith. Richard & Judy book club and I Let […]