A.B. Patterson's Blog, page 7
August 15, 2019
"Real Crime to Crime Fiction", by A.B.Patterson
Here is my essay, "Real Crime to Crime Fiction: An Aussie Ex-Cop Turned Crime Novelist", in the Summer 2019 edition of Mystery Readers Journal.
It contains a good few snippets about my writing motivations, background to my fiction, and some reading preferences. If you want to know a bit more about me as a crime writer, feel free to have a read of the essay. You'll even read about one of the creepier moments I experienced as a detective.
Here is the essay (as an excerpt from the journal) in the link below.
Cheers,
ABP
http://www.abpatterson.com.au/media.html
It contains a good few snippets about my writing motivations, background to my fiction, and some reading preferences. If you want to know a bit more about me as a crime writer, feel free to have a read of the essay. You'll even read about one of the creepier moments I experienced as a detective.
Here is the essay (as an excerpt from the journal) in the link below.
Cheers,
ABP
http://www.abpatterson.com.au/media.html
July 2, 2019
Noir at the Bar LA - 07 July 2019.
Looking forward to my second author event in Los Angeles. I'm honoured to be lining up with local crime writing talent for the legendary Noir at the Bar event. Many thanks to Eric Beetner, an author whose work I love, for the invitation to join him and the noir crew.
If you're in LA this coming Sunday evening, 07 July, come and join us for noir and drinks at the Mandrake Bar.
Cheers,
ABP
If you're in LA this coming Sunday evening, 07 July, come and join us for noir and drinks at the Mandrake Bar.
Cheers,
ABP
A sizzling Switchblade author evening in LA!
I had a ball at my first ever author reading in the USA, and the audience at Skylight Books in Los Angeles for the Switchblade magazine evening were certainly enthusiastic in their enjoyment of an excerpt from a new PI Harry Kenmare short story.
It was typical Harry - gritty, raunchy, and completely politically incorrect. And he went down well. Yeah, that is Harry's MO!
My huge thanks to Switchblade's managing editor, Scotch Rutherford, for the invitation to join the great line up for the evening. Aside from reading and enjoying the live work of seven other authors, it was fabulous to meet, in the flesh (although not Harry's idea of meeting in the flesh!) all these people I'd known from the online world. And it was a privilege to be able to line up with so much talent in the world of hard-boiled and noir crime.
Here are, in the order of reading, the fellow Switchblade authors from the evening, along with their websites as available:
Switchblade magazine: www.switchblademag.com
Andrew Miller
Rick Risemberg: crowtreebooks.com/author/rickrise/
Renee Asher Pickup: www.reneeasherpickup.com
Jon Zelazny: www.jonzelazny.com
Lisa Douglass
Rex Weiner: rexweiner.com
Ashley Erwin: ashley-erwin.com
Check out their work - one hell of a great range of noir and hard-boiled crime writing in this gang.
And if you haven't become a Switchblade fan yet, you simply must.
Cheers,
ABP
It was typical Harry - gritty, raunchy, and completely politically incorrect. And he went down well. Yeah, that is Harry's MO!
My huge thanks to Switchblade's managing editor, Scotch Rutherford, for the invitation to join the great line up for the evening. Aside from reading and enjoying the live work of seven other authors, it was fabulous to meet, in the flesh (although not Harry's idea of meeting in the flesh!) all these people I'd known from the online world. And it was a privilege to be able to line up with so much talent in the world of hard-boiled and noir crime.
Here are, in the order of reading, the fellow Switchblade authors from the evening, along with their websites as available:
Switchblade magazine: www.switchblademag.com
Andrew Miller
Rick Risemberg: crowtreebooks.com/author/rickrise/
Renee Asher Pickup: www.reneeasherpickup.com
Jon Zelazny: www.jonzelazny.com
Lisa Douglass
Rex Weiner: rexweiner.com
Ashley Erwin: ashley-erwin.com
Check out their work - one hell of a great range of noir and hard-boiled crime writing in this gang.
And if you haven't become a Switchblade fan yet, you simply must.
Cheers,
ABP
June 26, 2019
Switchblade event in Los Angeles
Yes, my friends, I am currently in California and loving it.
Only two days to go now until my first author event in Los Angeles.
Can't wait to join the fabulous line up of fellow authors for the Switchblade magazine evening at Skylight Books in LA.
Come and join us if you can - Friday 28 June at 7 p.m.
Hosted by Scotch Rutherford, the Switchblade managing editor.
My fellow authors, all Switchblade veterans, are: Rex Weiner, Renee Asher Pickup, Andrew Miller, Rick Risemberg, Jon Zelazny, Ashley Erwin, and Lisa Douglass.
It's going to be hard-boiled and noir in the extreme.
It'll be a seriously criminal evening!
Cheers,
ABP
Only two days to go now until my first author event in Los Angeles.
Can't wait to join the fabulous line up of fellow authors for the Switchblade magazine evening at Skylight Books in LA.
Come and join us if you can - Friday 28 June at 7 p.m.
Hosted by Scotch Rutherford, the Switchblade managing editor.
My fellow authors, all Switchblade veterans, are: Rex Weiner, Renee Asher Pickup, Andrew Miller, Rick Risemberg, Jon Zelazny, Ashley Erwin, and Lisa Douglass.
It's going to be hard-boiled and noir in the extreme.
It'll be a seriously criminal evening!
Cheers,
ABP
May 25, 2019
COPS WRITING CRIME - 6 new members
Another 6 colleagues join The Squad today, bringing its numbers to 170.
That's 170 cops and ex-cops (and some PIs) who have taken to writing crime fiction. You won't get more realistic crime tales than those from this Squad!
And a huge thanks to Phil Stewart (in Canada, I think) who again has found new members for The Squad. The first 5 joining today are all from Phil's contribution. Thanks, mate!
We have joining us today:
1. Ron Crouch - served as a police officer in both the UK and Canada, where he has remained (so I'm counting him as a Canadian). A couple of crime fiction novels, and he writes in other genres.
2. James Heneghan - also served as a police office in Liverpool in the UK, before moving to Canada and serving as an officer in Vancouver. He also remains in Canada, so is counted for that country. He writes in various genres, including crime fiction.
3. J. Mark Collins - still a serving officer with the Cobourg Police in Canada. One crime fiction novel so far.
4. Mark A. Di Giacomo - served in the USA with the New York State Police, the NYPD, and the FBI. Three crime fiction novels so far.
5. Jeff Dosser - served with the Tulsa PD in the USA. Mainly writes horror, but some crime/horror blends.
6. Larry Darter - served as a police officer for 20 years in both Oklahoma and Texas in the USA. Several crime fiction novels to date.
Our Squad now consists of:
86 American
41 British
12 Canadian
10 Australian
4 New Zealanders
3 Finnish
2 Dutch
2 Swedish
1 French
1 Bahamian
1 Norwegian
1 Italian
1 Czech
1 Russian
1 Hungarian
1 Spaniard
1 Pakistani
1 Irish
I'll keep adding more as I come across them, and if you know of any others please feel free to drop me a line.
Check out The Squad:
Also: Cops Writing Crime
And please remember, my list is only for CRIME FICTION - not all the true crime and/or memoir writing by cops and ex-cops that's out there (as good as so much of that is).
Cheers,
ABP
That's 170 cops and ex-cops (and some PIs) who have taken to writing crime fiction. You won't get more realistic crime tales than those from this Squad!
And a huge thanks to Phil Stewart (in Canada, I think) who again has found new members for The Squad. The first 5 joining today are all from Phil's contribution. Thanks, mate!
We have joining us today:
1. Ron Crouch - served as a police officer in both the UK and Canada, where he has remained (so I'm counting him as a Canadian). A couple of crime fiction novels, and he writes in other genres.
2. James Heneghan - also served as a police office in Liverpool in the UK, before moving to Canada and serving as an officer in Vancouver. He also remains in Canada, so is counted for that country. He writes in various genres, including crime fiction.
3. J. Mark Collins - still a serving officer with the Cobourg Police in Canada. One crime fiction novel so far.
4. Mark A. Di Giacomo - served in the USA with the New York State Police, the NYPD, and the FBI. Three crime fiction novels so far.
5. Jeff Dosser - served with the Tulsa PD in the USA. Mainly writes horror, but some crime/horror blends.
6. Larry Darter - served as a police officer for 20 years in both Oklahoma and Texas in the USA. Several crime fiction novels to date.
Our Squad now consists of:
86 American
41 British
12 Canadian
10 Australian
4 New Zealanders
3 Finnish
2 Dutch
2 Swedish
1 French
1 Bahamian
1 Norwegian
1 Italian
1 Czech
1 Russian
1 Hungarian
1 Spaniard
1 Pakistani
1 Irish
I'll keep adding more as I come across them, and if you know of any others please feel free to drop me a line.
Check out The Squad:
Also: Cops Writing Crime
And please remember, my list is only for CRIME FICTION - not all the true crime and/or memoir writing by cops and ex-cops that's out there (as good as so much of that is).
Cheers,
ABP
April 23, 2019
COPS WRITING CRIME - 9 new members
Another 9 colleagues join The Squad today, swelling its numbers to 164.
That's 164 cops and ex-cops (and some PIs) who have taken to writing crime fiction. You won't get more realistic crime tales than those from this Squad!
We have joining us today:
1. Dennis Banahan - served over 30 years with the Chicago PD, and has written two crime novels so far.
2. Wayne Zurl - served with the Suffolk County PD. He has written several crime novels.
3. George D. Shuman - served as an officer in Washington DC, and has written several crime novels.
4. Jason E. Fort - still a serving officer, I believe in South Carolina. A number of novels to his name.
5. Gerald Petievich - one of our "related cop" cousins, he served in the US Secret Service. He has written several crime novels, and has had some turned into movies.
6. Marc Goodman - served as a police officer (unsure where in the US) and with the FBI. I found one crime novel by him, but he writes in other genres as well.
7. Merle Temple - served as a deputy sheriff (not sure where) and with the Bureau of Narcotics in the US. He has written several crime novels, and he writes in other genres.
8. Micki Browning - served with the Durango PD in Colorado. She has written several crime novels.
9. Peter Ritchie - our only non-American cousin in this Squad update, he served with the police in Scotland and in London, as well as Europol. He has written a number of crime novels.
Our Squad now consists of:
83 American
41 British
10 Australian
9 Canadian
4 New Zealanders
3 Finnish
2 Dutch
2 Swedish
1 French
1 Bahamian
1 Norwegian
1 Italian
1 Czech
1 Russian
1 Hungarian
1 Spaniard
1 Pakistani
1 Irish
I'll keep adding more as I come across them, and if you know of any others please feel free to drop me a line.
Check out The Squad:
Also: Cops Writing Crime
And please remember, my list is only for CRIME FICTION - not all the true crime and/or memoir writing by cops and ex-cops that's out there (as good as so much of that is).
Cheers,
ABP
That's 164 cops and ex-cops (and some PIs) who have taken to writing crime fiction. You won't get more realistic crime tales than those from this Squad!
We have joining us today:
1. Dennis Banahan - served over 30 years with the Chicago PD, and has written two crime novels so far.
2. Wayne Zurl - served with the Suffolk County PD. He has written several crime novels.
3. George D. Shuman - served as an officer in Washington DC, and has written several crime novels.
4. Jason E. Fort - still a serving officer, I believe in South Carolina. A number of novels to his name.
5. Gerald Petievich - one of our "related cop" cousins, he served in the US Secret Service. He has written several crime novels, and has had some turned into movies.
6. Marc Goodman - served as a police officer (unsure where in the US) and with the FBI. I found one crime novel by him, but he writes in other genres as well.
7. Merle Temple - served as a deputy sheriff (not sure where) and with the Bureau of Narcotics in the US. He has written several crime novels, and he writes in other genres.
8. Micki Browning - served with the Durango PD in Colorado. She has written several crime novels.
9. Peter Ritchie - our only non-American cousin in this Squad update, he served with the police in Scotland and in London, as well as Europol. He has written a number of crime novels.
Our Squad now consists of:
83 American
41 British
10 Australian
9 Canadian
4 New Zealanders
3 Finnish
2 Dutch
2 Swedish
1 French
1 Bahamian
1 Norwegian
1 Italian
1 Czech
1 Russian
1 Hungarian
1 Spaniard
1 Pakistani
1 Irish
I'll keep adding more as I come across them, and if you know of any others please feel free to drop me a line.
Check out The Squad:
Also: Cops Writing Crime
And please remember, my list is only for CRIME FICTION - not all the true crime and/or memoir writing by cops and ex-cops that's out there (as good as so much of that is).
Cheers,
ABP
February 25, 2019
Australian colloquialisms from the Harry novels!
I love, that's LOVE, the English language - so much sheer vocabulary, delightful irregularities, variety and nuance; and then there are all the regional versions in the wide spread of English-speaking countries around the world.
Down here, that's "down under" here, we have our own little quirks: Australian words and phrases that a visitor from another English-speaking land hears and says, "WTF does that mean?!!!" Of course, all our cousins around the globe have their own gems, but here are some Aussie colloquialisms as used in the Harry novels, Harry's World and Harry's Quest. These all appear in the "Glossary" section in both books, but I've culled the lists to leave the particularly Aussie stuff. I concede a few may also be colloquial elsewhere. And some of them are definitely local police slang.
Enjoy.
arvo - afternoon
baccy - tobacco
Baygon - brand of insecticide
bewdy - a beautiful thing
biffo - fist-fight, punch-up
binos - binoculars
bogan - red-neck, rough-neck
Brizzie - Brisbane (capital of Queensland, an Australian state)
brumby - wild horse
bush (the) - the Australian countryside
chicken - child victim (paedophile slang)
circle work - doing 360 degree burn-outs in a car
D / demon -slang for ‘detective’
deli - delicatessen (corner store, convenience store)
dero - tramp, itinerant
dinkum - the real thing, genuine
doona - duvet, Continental quilt
doss house - lodging house, somewhere to sleep
dossing - lodging, crashing somewhere to sleep
doughnuts - see ‘circle work’
drum - information
dunny - toilet
eckys - ecstasy tablets (the drug MDMA)
fair suck of the sav - fair go, fair chance
Feds - Australian Federal Police
gat - handgun
GDs - general duties (uniformed police)
good sort - attractive girl or woman
grog - alcohol
hammer - heroin
job (in the) - in the police force
klicks - kilometres
Malachi Crunch - sexual position sandwiching a female between two males
MO - modus operandi(method of operation)
moolah - money, cash
ped - paedophile
pineapples - Australian $50 notes (yellow in colour)
piss - alcohol
Plastic Fantastics - derogatory term for the Australian Federal Police, used by the state police forces
pom - English person
Port Jackson - the first historic name of Sydney
P-plate - the “P” sign provisional drivers must attach to their cars
recce - reconnaissance
rego (plate) - registration number/plate (of a car)
rock spider - paedophile, child molester
‘roger’ (in dialogue) - police jargon for ‘affirmative’, usually used over the police radio
roger (to) - to have sexual intercourse (originally English slang)
root - sexual intercourse
rort - trick, deception
rorter - someone who pulls off a rort
rubbernecking - bystander watching behaviour at a scene
sav - short for ‘sauvignon’, in wine terms
schooner - a beer glass (in NSW 425ml, or 15oz)
shadowing - following, as in surveillance
sheila - girl, woman
shout - a round of drinks at a bar / to buy a shout
skippy - slang term used by immigrants to Australia to refer to Australians (from the TV show about a kangaroo called “Skippy”)
sledging - throwing insults
Special Constable - armed officer with limited police powers assigned to protection duties
stubby - a 375 ml bottle of beer
super - short for ‘superannuation’, an Australian pension system
thunder-box - an outdoor toilet
town bike - promiscuous girl or woman
tradie - tradesman
true blue - genuine
Cheers,
ABP
Down here, that's "down under" here, we have our own little quirks: Australian words and phrases that a visitor from another English-speaking land hears and says, "WTF does that mean?!!!" Of course, all our cousins around the globe have their own gems, but here are some Aussie colloquialisms as used in the Harry novels, Harry's World and Harry's Quest. These all appear in the "Glossary" section in both books, but I've culled the lists to leave the particularly Aussie stuff. I concede a few may also be colloquial elsewhere. And some of them are definitely local police slang.
Enjoy.
arvo - afternoon
baccy - tobacco
Baygon - brand of insecticide
bewdy - a beautiful thing
biffo - fist-fight, punch-up
binos - binoculars
bogan - red-neck, rough-neck
Brizzie - Brisbane (capital of Queensland, an Australian state)
brumby - wild horse
bush (the) - the Australian countryside
chicken - child victim (paedophile slang)
circle work - doing 360 degree burn-outs in a car
D / demon -slang for ‘detective’
deli - delicatessen (corner store, convenience store)
dero - tramp, itinerant
dinkum - the real thing, genuine
doona - duvet, Continental quilt
doss house - lodging house, somewhere to sleep
dossing - lodging, crashing somewhere to sleep
doughnuts - see ‘circle work’
drum - information
dunny - toilet
eckys - ecstasy tablets (the drug MDMA)
fair suck of the sav - fair go, fair chance
Feds - Australian Federal Police
gat - handgun
GDs - general duties (uniformed police)
good sort - attractive girl or woman
grog - alcohol
hammer - heroin
job (in the) - in the police force
klicks - kilometres
Malachi Crunch - sexual position sandwiching a female between two males
MO - modus operandi(method of operation)
moolah - money, cash
ped - paedophile
pineapples - Australian $50 notes (yellow in colour)
piss - alcohol
Plastic Fantastics - derogatory term for the Australian Federal Police, used by the state police forces
pom - English person
Port Jackson - the first historic name of Sydney
P-plate - the “P” sign provisional drivers must attach to their cars
recce - reconnaissance
rego (plate) - registration number/plate (of a car)
rock spider - paedophile, child molester
‘roger’ (in dialogue) - police jargon for ‘affirmative’, usually used over the police radio
roger (to) - to have sexual intercourse (originally English slang)
root - sexual intercourse
rort - trick, deception
rorter - someone who pulls off a rort
rubbernecking - bystander watching behaviour at a scene
sav - short for ‘sauvignon’, in wine terms
schooner - a beer glass (in NSW 425ml, or 15oz)
shadowing - following, as in surveillance
sheila - girl, woman
shout - a round of drinks at a bar / to buy a shout
skippy - slang term used by immigrants to Australia to refer to Australians (from the TV show about a kangaroo called “Skippy”)
sledging - throwing insults
Special Constable - armed officer with limited police powers assigned to protection duties
stubby - a 375 ml bottle of beer
super - short for ‘superannuation’, an Australian pension system
thunder-box - an outdoor toilet
town bike - promiscuous girl or woman
tradie - tradesman
true blue - genuine
Cheers,
ABP
February 18, 2019
COPS WRITING CRIME - Another 5 members.
Another 5 colleagues join The Squad today, and it's an all-American day.
Many thanks to Jonathan Zeitlin (the first new member today) for reaching out online - always great to touch base with a fellow "cop writing crime". Great to have you on the team, Jonathan.
So, today The Squad grows to 155 cops and ex-cops (and some PIs) who have taken to writing crime fiction. You won't get more realistic crime tales than those from this Squad!
We have joining us today:
1. Jonathan B. Zeitlin - former police officer in Cobb County PD, Georgia, and now a serving FBI Agent, with a couple of crime novels so far.
2. William J. Caunitz (deceased 1996) - served for 30 years with the NYPD and wrote numerous crime novels.
3. Steve Armstrong - served with the Petersburg Bureau of Police, Virginia. He has written a number of crime novels.
4. Mark Bouton - served for 30 years with the FBI. He has written several crime novels.
5. Lee Kohn - served with the Mobile PD in Alabama, and has written several crime novels.
Our Squad now consists of:
75 American
40 British
10 Australian
9 Canadian
4 New Zealanders
3 Finnish
2 Dutch
2 Swedish
1 French
1 Bahamian
1 Norwegian
1 Italian
1 Czech
1 Russian
1 Hungarian
1 Spaniard
1 Pakistani
1 Irish
I'll keep adding more as I come across them, and if you know of any others please feel free to drop me a line.
Check out The Squad:
Also: Cops Writing Crime
And please remember, my list is only for CRIME FICTION - not all the true crime and/or memoir writing by cops and ex-cops that's out there (as good as so much of that is).
Cheers,
ABP
Many thanks to Jonathan Zeitlin (the first new member today) for reaching out online - always great to touch base with a fellow "cop writing crime". Great to have you on the team, Jonathan.
So, today The Squad grows to 155 cops and ex-cops (and some PIs) who have taken to writing crime fiction. You won't get more realistic crime tales than those from this Squad!
We have joining us today:
1. Jonathan B. Zeitlin - former police officer in Cobb County PD, Georgia, and now a serving FBI Agent, with a couple of crime novels so far.
2. William J. Caunitz (deceased 1996) - served for 30 years with the NYPD and wrote numerous crime novels.
3. Steve Armstrong - served with the Petersburg Bureau of Police, Virginia. He has written a number of crime novels.
4. Mark Bouton - served for 30 years with the FBI. He has written several crime novels.
5. Lee Kohn - served with the Mobile PD in Alabama, and has written several crime novels.
Our Squad now consists of:
75 American
40 British
10 Australian
9 Canadian
4 New Zealanders
3 Finnish
2 Dutch
2 Swedish
1 French
1 Bahamian
1 Norwegian
1 Italian
1 Czech
1 Russian
1 Hungarian
1 Spaniard
1 Pakistani
1 Irish
I'll keep adding more as I come across them, and if you know of any others please feel free to drop me a line.
Check out The Squad:
Also: Cops Writing Crime
And please remember, my list is only for CRIME FICTION - not all the true crime and/or memoir writing by cops and ex-cops that's out there (as good as so much of that is).
Cheers,
ABP
February 12, 2019
COPS WRITING CRIME - 5 new members
I'm working my way through the swag of new potential members for The Squad, so here's another 5 colleagues joining us today - 4 Americans and 1 Australian.
This now takes us to 150 in number, with our 5 new members.
That's 150 cops and ex-cops (and some PIs) who have taken to writing crime fiction. You won't get more realistic crime tales than those from this Squad!
So, we have joining us today:
1. Art Adkins - served a long career with the LAPD and then the Gainesville PD in the US. Two crime novels I could find, plus non-fiction works.
2. Theresa Handrahan - a serving Federal Law Officer/Customs Officer with Homeland Security in the US. One crime novel I could find reference to.
3. Nelson Andreu - serving as the Chief of Police in the West Miami PD, following a long career with the Miami PD. One crime novel I could find.
4. Roger Bray - British-born and ex-Royal Navy, but emigrated to Australia and served with both the Australian Federal Police and the Queensland Police. Three crime novels so far.
5. John M. Coyle - served a long career with the LAPD and the FBI is the US. One crime novel I could find.
Our Squad now consists of:
70 American
40 British
10 Australian
9 Canadian
4 New Zealanders
3 Finnish
2 Dutch
2 Swedish
1 French
1 Bahamian
1 Norwegian
1 Italian
1 Czech
1 Russian
1 Hungarian
1 Spaniard
1 Pakistani
1 Irish
I'll keep adding more as I come across them, and if you know of any others please feel free to drop me a line.
Check out The Squad:
Also: Cops Writing Crime
And please remember, my list is only for CRIME FICTION - not all the true crime and/or memoir writing by cops and ex-cops that's out there (as good as so much of that is).
Cheers,
ABP
This now takes us to 150 in number, with our 5 new members.
That's 150 cops and ex-cops (and some PIs) who have taken to writing crime fiction. You won't get more realistic crime tales than those from this Squad!
So, we have joining us today:
1. Art Adkins - served a long career with the LAPD and then the Gainesville PD in the US. Two crime novels I could find, plus non-fiction works.
2. Theresa Handrahan - a serving Federal Law Officer/Customs Officer with Homeland Security in the US. One crime novel I could find reference to.
3. Nelson Andreu - serving as the Chief of Police in the West Miami PD, following a long career with the Miami PD. One crime novel I could find.
4. Roger Bray - British-born and ex-Royal Navy, but emigrated to Australia and served with both the Australian Federal Police and the Queensland Police. Three crime novels so far.
5. John M. Coyle - served a long career with the LAPD and the FBI is the US. One crime novel I could find.
Our Squad now consists of:
70 American
40 British
10 Australian
9 Canadian
4 New Zealanders
3 Finnish
2 Dutch
2 Swedish
1 French
1 Bahamian
1 Norwegian
1 Italian
1 Czech
1 Russian
1 Hungarian
1 Spaniard
1 Pakistani
1 Irish
I'll keep adding more as I come across them, and if you know of any others please feel free to drop me a line.
Check out The Squad:
Also: Cops Writing Crime
And please remember, my list is only for CRIME FICTION - not all the true crime and/or memoir writing by cops and ex-cops that's out there (as good as so much of that is).
Cheers,
ABP
January 19, 2019
My new short story in "Switchblade: Issue 8"
"Wankers" - my new short story in Switchblade Issue 8.
Fortuitous (and how) timing has resulted in my latest new short story being published in the incomparable Switchblade magazine on the eve of the official launch of my new novel, Harry's Quest. My stars must be aligned, or something...
Yes, PI Harry Kenmare is back for his third appearance in short story format, and in the first person again. This time it's peep shows, army veterans, government cover-ups and corruption. Nearly forgot, sex, too! As well as justice, Harry-style.
This story, like the last, is only available in Switchblade, so Amazon is the place to grab it, either paperback (yet to be released) or Kindle (available right now!):
www.amazon.com/Switchblade-Issue-B-Pa...
Enjoy!
Cheers,
ABP
Fortuitous (and how) timing has resulted in my latest new short story being published in the incomparable Switchblade magazine on the eve of the official launch of my new novel, Harry's Quest. My stars must be aligned, or something...
Yes, PI Harry Kenmare is back for his third appearance in short story format, and in the first person again. This time it's peep shows, army veterans, government cover-ups and corruption. Nearly forgot, sex, too! As well as justice, Harry-style.
This story, like the last, is only available in Switchblade, so Amazon is the place to grab it, either paperback (yet to be released) or Kindle (available right now!):
www.amazon.com/Switchblade-Issue-B-Pa...
Enjoy!
Cheers,
ABP
