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Fun on the photoshoot on board Condor Ferry for Andy Horton, Lethal Waves

I had great fun on board the Condor Ferry, Commodore Clipper, while it was at Portsmouth International Port recently. I was there for a photo shoot to launch the new Andy Horton crime novel, Lethal Waves. The Commodore Clipper features in Lethal Waves the thirteenth in the series starring my flawed, hunky and rugged detective, Andy Horton. It was a calm and rather grey Sunday but it was brightened by meeting the lovely Captain Steve Leake and his crew, including Hotel Services Operations Manager, Mike Mustill, who allowed me, my husband, Bob, and the photographer, Nick Masson, free reign, escorted and ably assisted by the delightful Cabin Manager, Geoff.



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What's on in March 2017

Crime Novels March sees the publication of the brand new Andy Horton police procedural, Lethal Waves, the thirteenth in the series to feature my flawed and rugged detective.



Also in March radio interviews, talks and writing.




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Happy Publication Day to DI Andy Horton in Lethal Waves

I'm delighted to announce the publication in the UK of the latest in the Andy Horton series of crime novels, Lethal Waves. Lethal Waves is the thirteenth in the series to feature my flawed and rugged sailing detective, Inspector Andy Horton. In this new mystery Andy has another complex murder investigation on his hands whilst trying to solve the puzzle of his mother's disappearance over thirty years ago.




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My top ten tips for writing deadly crime fiction

The Guardian newspaper ran an article in 2012 asking writers for their
ten rules for writing, so I thought I would pen my top ten tips for
writing deadly crime fiction. Five years later looking back on it they
still hold good with one or two little tweaks and additions. Here goes.



1. Always have a pencil and paper with you, in every handbag, shopping bag, pocket, and of course beside your bed. You never know when that wonderful idea might strike. A Dictaphone might also be useful. Gone are the days when you got funny looks for talking into a machine or even talking to yourself walking down the road. Everybody’s at it now.






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Writing a novel - Where do you get your ideas from?

In this short video I'm talking about where the ideas for some of my crime novels have come from.

Book Reviewers and Bloggers, Lethal Waves, now available for review

Severn House Publishers has now put my latest Detective Andy Horton crime novel,Lethal Waves, on Net Galley for review.



Severn House will consider requests from established bloggers,
Acquisition and Collection Development Public Librarians and booksellers
in the UK and USA. For Goodreads and Amazon reviewers, they will take
into consideration your NetGalley Feedback history.



Lethal Waves is published in the UK on 28 Feb. and in the USA on 1 June 2017.  Click here to request a review copy from Net Galley

A look back to my time on board the police launch with Hampshire Police Marine Unit

O n
this day last year (17 February 2016) I was privileged and delighted to
spend the morning with Hampshire Police Marine Unit researching for
Andy Horton crime novel number fourteen.



I have a great deal of admiration for  the
wonderful Hampshire Police Marine Unit.  They police one of the busiest stretches of water in Europe indeed
in the World. And the marine unit features in my DI Andy Horton crime novels.  Fatal Catch, DI Andy Horton 12, is dedicated to Hampshire Police and the Marine Unit.



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Look what's arrived in the post - my author copies of Lethal Waves hot off the press

I'm delighted and thrilled as always to receive my author copies of my new crime novel featuring the rugged and flawed detective Andy Horton. Lethal Waves is the thirteenth in the Andy Horton series of police procedurals set against the backdrop of the sea in Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight in the UK. It is officially published in hardcover in the UK on the 28 February 2017 and will be published in the USA on 1 June 2017.



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The inspiration for In Cold Daylight, turning an overheard conversation into a compelling crime novel

Ideas
for crime novels can come from many different sources, often a location
inspires me particularly with regard to the Andy Horton detective
mysteries which are set around the sea in the Portsmouth, Isle of Wight
area of the Solent. Other times a news item might create that spark or
an overheard conversation and such was the case with one of my
standalone crime novels, In Cold Daylight.



Read more about the story behind the crime novel, In Cold Daylight

Running out of space on the new bookmarks

With
a new Andy Horton mystery published on 28 February 2017, Lethal Waves, I
needed a new bookmark. The latest bookmark showcases all my seventeen
crime novels published, with one final space left (where the writing is)
as you can see for my eighteenth crime novel to be published later in
2017, which will be the third in the series featuring undercover marine
investigator Art Marvik. Click on the image to enlarge it.



After this  I will either have to stop writing ! Impossible. Or have a brand new design for my bookmarks.





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