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Happy Publication Day to DI Andy Horton crime novel DEAD PASSAGE

Yes, the latest Detective Inspector Andy Horton police procedural crime novel, DEAD PASSAGE, number 14 in the series is now published in paperback, as an e book and on Amazon Kindle.

Once again the flawed and rugged Inspector Andy Horton embarks on a complex and gripping investigation aided by the sanguine and cheerful Sergeant Barney Cantelli, the glutinous lumbering Detective Constable Walters and plagued by their nit-picking boss, DCI Lorraine Bliss.

The Portsmouth CID team is called upon to assist the Major Crime Team as murder is uncovered, under the charge of the rather coarse Detective Superintendent Steve Uckfield and his officers - the oafish DI Dennings; research and organizational wizard, Sergeant Trueman; and fast-track graduate DC Jake Marsden.

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Pauline Rowson events for autumn

Pauline Rowson is guest speaker at two events, talking about her popular marine-set crime novels and crime writing and her murder mystery play, Murder at the Pelican Club is being performed in November.






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Ten days to publication of the NEW DI Andy Horton, DEAD PASSAGE

Yes, we're on the countdown to official publication day of the latest in the Inspector Andy Horton crime series, number 14 in the series, DEAD PASSAGE which is published in paperback, as an ebook and on Amazon Kindle on 18 October 2018.

But you don't have to wait until then to order your copy. You can pre-order DEAD PASSAGE now on Amazon Kindle or from any bookseller in paperback. Or reserve a copy at your local library.



DEAD PASSAGE like the others in the DI Andy Horton series is set against the backdrop of the sea on the South Coast of England in Portsmouth. It is available for sale Worldwide as well as for loan in libraries in the UK, USA, Commonwealth and in some European libraries.

Watch the video to see what DI Andy Horton is up to in his latest investigation in DEAD PASSAGE.

 

Join me at Christchurch Library for my talk on crime writing

10 October 2018 Christchurch Library, Dorset 2.30pm

Join me at  Christchurch Library, Dorset. Tickets £2 for library
members, £4 for non members, includes refreshments.  Tickets available
from Christchurch Library,  29 High St, Christchurch BH23 1AW or telephone 01201  485938.

Join me for a spine chilling talk of murder, mystery and mayhem with my heroes DI Andy Horton and Art Marvik.

What's on in October 2018

In short four talks and one new crime novel. Yes, October 2018 is a busy and exciting month with the publication of number 14 in the DI Andy Horton series, DEAD PASSAGE and four talks lined up during the month. Pre-order a copy of DEAD PASSAGE ahead of publication on 18 October or reserve a copy at your local library.


And join me for a spine chilling talk of murder, mystery and mayhem with my heroes DI Andy Horton and Art Marvik.

10 October 2018 Christchurch Library, Dorset 2.30pm

Tickets £2 for library members, £4 for non members, includes refreshments. Tickets available from Christchurch Library, 29 High St, Christchurch BH23 1AW or telephone 01201 485938.

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Who is Inspector Andy Horton and what makes the rugged detective tick?

There are fourteen crime novels in the DI Andy Horton series. Number 14, DEAD PASSAGE, is published in paperback and as an e book on 18 October 2018 and is available for pre-order from all booksellers and on line, on Google Play and Amazon Kindle. Or ask your local library to reserve you a copy.





In DEAD PASSAGE a mysterious telephone call sends Horton on a complex and twisted investigation into the death of a local politician twelve years ago and uncovers a trail of lies, secrets and revenge with roots deep in the past.




But perhaps you're not familiar with the flawed and rugged Portsmouth based detective. So here is a little bit about Detective Inspector Andy Horton and a list of the Horton crime novels in order.






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Pre-order your copy of the NEW DI Andy Horton, DEAD PASSAGE

The latest Detective Inspector Andy Horton police procedural crime novel, DEAD PASSAGE, is now available for pre-order from all booksellers and on line and on Amazon Kindle. It will be published in paperback, as an e book and on Amazon Kindle on 18 October 2018





A mysterious telephone call sends DI Andy Horton on a complex and twisted investigation into the death of a local politician twelve years ago.






Available for pre-order now, in paperback as an ebook and on Amazon Kindle.




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The Art Marvik mystery thrillers - the story behind Art Marvik

LOST VOYAGE, the third in the Marvik mystery thriller series is now published in paperback. It is also available as an e book and on Amazon Kindle as are the other two novels in the crime series.





But who is Marvik? What is his background and what makes him tick?






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Writing a crime series and keeping it fresh

Writing a crime series and keeping each novel fresh is always a challenge for crime writers. There are now fourteen in the DI Andy Horton series with
the latest, DEAD PASSAGE, published on the 18 October 2018 in
paperback, as an e book and on Amazon Kindle. All the DI Andy Horton
crime novels are set against the backdrop of the sea in Portsmouth and
on the Isle of Wight and in each novel Inspector Andy Horton and his
colleagues have a new murder mystery to solve.





Inspector Andy Horton was first introduced in TIDE OF DEATH, which
opens with his second day back in Portsmouth CID following an eight
month suspension on a charge of gross misconduct. Determined to prove
his innocence of the charges that have wrecked his career and his
marriage Horton finds his personal investigations sidelined when the
naked body of a man is found on the beach. Aided by Sergeant Barney
Cantelli, Horton sets out to find a killer who will stop at nothing to
cover his tracks. Since first appearing on the crime fiction scene in
TIDE OF DEATH in 2006, DI Andy Horton has gone through many trials and
tribulations in his personal life and solved many complex murder cases.
So how does a writer keep the series fresh and the central character of interest to readers?

The research behind Art Marvik Mystery, Lost Voyage, now in paperback

My
research for the third Art Marvik mystery, Lost Voyage, (now published
in paperback and as an ebook) took me into the murky waters of the ship
recycling business.





In Lost Voyage, the Mary Jo, a salvage tug, went missing in 2003 on
its way to Newfoundland where it was to tow an obsolete Russian cruise
ship back to Britain for recycling. Some decades later someone claims to
have found the Mary Jo locked in the Arctic ice, it is a claim that
sparks a series of murders and Marvik’s mission for the UK’s National
Intelligence Marine Squad (NIMS) is to discover the secret of the Mary
Jo and why a ruthless assassin has embarked on a slaying spree to
prevent it from being revealed.




What I gleaned about ship recycling for Lost Voyage mystery