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Marvik Mystery, Lost Voyage, now in paperback, watch the book trailer

Marvik
faces a desperate battle to save others from a ruthless assassin who
will stop at nothing in order to protect the secret of the Mary Jo’s
last voyage from ever being exposed



Lost
Voyage, the third in the crime series to feature former Royal Marine
Commando, Art Marvik, an undercover investigator for the UK's National
Intelligence Marine Squad (NIMS)



 "Plenty of action, I didn't want to put the book down. A good read for mystery/ thriller fans." Net Galley






Watch the book trailer of Lost Voyage

Plot or character driven novels - what is the difference and does it matter?

The prescribed wisdom states that novels are either plot driven or character driven. What, you may ask is the difference? And it's a very good question. Essentially character driven novels centre around the protagonist's journey, his or her internal thoughts, the experiences he/she undergoes, the choices he/she makes which ultimately drive and affect the plot. Whereas plot driven novels focus on yes, you've guessed it, the plot. Here the protagonist takes a particular action which drives the plot and there are plot twists and turns as a result, action and conflicts which in turn drive the plot to its outcome.





If that sounds rather confusing then don't worry, you are not alone. For me the distinction between the two is rather blurred although essentially critics and reviewers will say that my novels are plot driven and I agree to an extent. The two - character and plot - are invariably interlinked.






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Marvik mystery thriller Lost Voyage published in paperback

Delighted that Lost Voyage, number three in the Art Marvik mystery series has now been published in paperback. It is already published in hardcover and as an ebook.



Marvik is surprised to receive an unexpected summons to meet Helen Shannon, a woman he helped on his first mission. When a body is discovered in her flat, Marvik is convinced that Helen is being framed for murder, but why and by whom? Before he has a chance to follow it up, the head of the National Marine Intelligence Squad, (NIMS) Detective Chief Superintendent Crowder, asks Marvik to investigate the disappearance of a salvage vessel, the Mary Jo, which went missing in 2003. As Marvik delves into the past, it becomes clear that he faces a desperate battle to keep Helen and others safe from a ruthless assassin – one who will stop at nothing in order to protect the secret of the Mary Jo’s last voyage from ever being exposed.




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It's back to school and Horton has a week to find the killer of a headteacher

The school term is on us once again and so it is for the flawed and rugged Portsmouth copper DI Andy Horton in the second of the DI Andy Horton series. Deadly Waters is set around Portsmouth and Langstone Harbour. A woman found brutally murdered on the Mulberry in Langstone Harbour A note on the body "Have you forgotten ME?" Horton has only a week to find a killer...

"Rowson adds an appealing hero to the British Police Procedural ranks." Kirkus Reviews (USA)

See where DI Andy Horton crime novel Deadly Waters is set

What's on in September

FATAL CATCH published in USA by Harlequin Books, LOST VOYAGE published in paperback, DEATH SURGE in large print, and new DI Andy Horton, DEAD PASSAGE available for pre-order. Plus Pauline Rowson will be entertaining members of the Lymington and District Probus
Club with tales of mystery, murder and mayhem.



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Dead Passage the new DI Andy Horton no. 14 available for pre-order

DEAD PASSAGE, the new DI Andy Horton, number 14 featuring the flawed and rugged detective available for
pre-order now, in paperback as an ebook and on Amazon Kindle.



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

DI Andy Horton in Undercurrent - plenty of fast-paced action

Undercurrent, number nine in the DI Andy Horton crime series, is set against the backdrop of the sea in Portsmouth on the South Coast of England.





Naval historian Dr Douglas Spalding is found dead in Portsmouth’s Historic Dockyard. It looks like suicide but Horton goes out on a limb to prove otherwise. Soon he's embroiled in a cover up at the highest level.



'Rowson offers up a thorny, multifaceted plot; a profusion of unusual twists; a likable yet complex hero; and plenty of fast-paced, knuckle-biting action.' Booklist USA




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Location shots and extracts from the Art Marvik mystery thriller Silent Running

See where Art Marvik's mission in SILENT RUNNING takes him in his bid to track down a ruthless killer whose slaying spree spans the decades.

"Delivering more than enough action to keep adrenaline junkies reading." Booklist

Available in paperback, as an ebook, on Amazon Kindle and as an unabridged audio book narrated by Peter Noble.

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On location with Art Marvik in the mystery, Silent Running

A ten mile walk from Fishbourne, West Sussex to West Wittering borders the tranquil setting of Chichester Harbour, and takes in some of the locations used in my Art Marvik mystery thriller SILENT RUNNING.



Adrift after leaving the marines, Marvik finds himself being used as bait to catch a ruthless killer whose slaying spree spans the decades. It's a mission that will put all his skills and training to the test- a dangerous assignment that could cost him his life.






Read more about the mystery thriller, Silent Running, and see the location photographs