1) So, who are you & what have you written? I’m Holly Seddon and I’m about to publish my second suspense novel, Don’t Close Your Eyes. My first novel Try Not to Breathe was published in 2016 and – although it sets off my British anti-bragging alarm to say this – it became a bestseller….
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BOOK VERSUS FILM: Apple Tree Yard
Okay, not film exactly this week, but a TV adaptation – same diff! I’ve been catching up on television lately, which means I’ve only just got round to the BBC’s recent adaptation of Apple Tree Yard. (If you haven’t seen it yet, you can buy the box set, HERE). Apple Tree Yard was a five…
Continue ReadingBOOK LOVE: My Crime Fiction Faves, ‘In Deep’
And for the final instalment of my crime fiction faves, here’s my PERSONAL favourite type of story: a female protagonist, up against it: a crime is committed, pulling our characters into a cat and mouse game and/or down a rabbit-hole of skullduggery. 1) Into The Darkest Corner by Elizabeth Haynes (stalking / domestic abuse/ OCD)….
Continue ReadingCRIMINALLY GOOD: Interview with author Mary-Jane Riley
So who are you and what have you written? My name is Mary-Jane Riley and I live on the Suffolk/Norfolk border. I have written two crime thrillers- THE BAD THINGS and AFTER SHE FELL – both set in East Anglia and both featuring a journalist, Alex Devlin as the protagonist. So I guess it’s a series!…
Continue ReadingBest of 3: Dangerous Liaisons
Psychological thrillers can be filled with mystery and intrigue, so ones with lashings of SEX and dangerous liaisons can REALLY ratchet up the tension! Here’s 3 of my recent fave hot reads … Enjoy! 1) Apple Tree Yard by Louise Doughty What I loved about this book is you *think* you know what is going on,…
Continue ReadingCRIMINALLY GOOD: interview with author Tammy Cohen
So, who are you & what have you written? I always wanted to write fiction, but somehow it took me until the age of 47 to get around to it. What can I say? I’m easily distracted. And having three children in rapid succession is a pretty big distraction. So instead of writing novels, I…
Continue ReadingBEST OF 3: Hattie Grunewald, Literary Agent
CAREER OF EVIL by Robert Galbraith WHY I LIKE IT: I’m the Harry Potter generation so will always have a soft spot for JKR’s writing, but as an avid crime reader this ticked all my boxes. What Rowling does best is perfect characterisation, and in this third Cormoran Strike book she really gets into her…
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