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Fatal Catch, DI Andy Horton, 12, now in Paperback

I'm delighted to announce that Fatal Catch the twelfth in the DI Andy Horton crime series is now available in paperback (28 October 2016) published by Severn House Publishers.  It is already available in hardcover and as an ebook and on Amazon Kindle.



Published in the UK, the USA and the Commonwealth, Fatal Catch has been
hailed by Publishers Weekly as having "Plenty of red herrings and a
surprising culprit." Adding, "Series fans will
appreciate additional clues about the unsolved murder of Horton’s
mother, Jennifer, more than 30 years earlier."



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Join me at Portchester Library on the 10 November

I'll
be entertaining readers at Portchester Library, Hampshire, on Thursday
10 November at 2pm as part
of the Portchester Literary Festival where I'll be talking about my
characters, how I create and develop them, how I work up my plots and
research my crime novels.  It is a return visit for me as last year I
was delighted to meet so many DI Andy Horton fans when I gave a talk
there.



Tickets  cost £4.00.  Further details and booking information.



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What's on in November 2016

November sees the publication in paperback of Fatal Catch the twelfth in the DI Andy Horton crime series . It was published by Severn House and is also
available in hardcover and as an ebook, on Amazon Kindle and Kobo.



Published in the UK, the USA and the Commonwealth, Fatal Catch has been
hailed by Publishers Weekly as having "Plenty of red herrings and a
surprising culprit." and by the Crime Book Club as, "A great read for
mystery lovers with plenty to keep you guessing until the last
moment."



November also sees me entertaining readers at Portchester Library, Hampshire. I'll be there on Thursday
10 November at 2pm as part
of the Portchester Literary Festival.



Read more about what's on in November



 

On location with Art Marvik on his mission in Silent Running

Silent
Running is the first in the crime series featuring Art Marvik, a former
Royal Marine Commando, Special Boat Services Officer, turned undercover
investigator for the UK's National Intelligence Marine Squad (NIMS).



Silent Running is set on the South Coast of England and Marvik's mission
to find a ruthless killer takes him from his remote Isle of Wight
cottage across to Southampton and east along the coast to Chichester
Marina, Itchenor and Littlehampton and west to Weymouth.

 

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Will the enigmatic DI Andy Horton reach our television screens?

For those of you who
read the news some time ago about the possibility of the flawed and rugged DI Andy Horton being
on our television screens and are wondering what is happening, here is
an update.



Read more for an update on getting the DI Andy Horton series on to television

Pauline Rowson explains why our libraries are so important to our communities

I
owe a great deal to libraries and particularly the libraries of
Portsmouth. Without them I might never have discovered the sheer joy of
reading and ultimately have become a crime writer.



Coming from a household where money was tight I was fortunate enough to
be introduced by a friend’s mother to a small local library in
Portsmouth, the Alderman Lacey Library in Tangiers Road. There I
discovered a treasure trove of books, the sheer volume and variety of
which would have been impossible for my parents to buy, let alone
store.  I devoured everything from adventure to classics and many in
between.



Read more about why I believe libraries are important to our communities

 

Video - Pauline Rowson on choosing titles for her crime novels

This video was taken at a talk I gave to members of Bookham U3A in
Surrey, England. In this video I am answering a question about how I
choose the titles for my crime novels and whether my crime novels should
be read in sequence.



Watch the video

Successful writing tips - My six rules for writing

Writing is a tough game so to make it easier for budding writers here are my five rules to successful writing!



1. Travel by public transport as often as you can.  If you’ve got a free
bus pass so much the better, you can stay on the bus all day and save
on heating bills at home.  You see and meet some great characters for
novels.



Read  the rest of my rules for successful writing

What's on in October 2016

Well it's October and we're getting deeper into autumn here in England.
The sunlight has changed to that soft amber glow and the leaves on the
trees are beginning to change colour to all shades of reds and golds.
I've also been collecting conkers. Not to play with but to put in a bowl
and to admire their deep rich red mahogany. 



Two of my DI Andy Horton crime novels are set in October.  The second in the series, Deadly Waters and the eleventh, Shroud of Evil. Both are available in paperback and as an ebook.



The seasons and the sea are both great inspirations for me. This month
sees me putting the final touches to DI Andy Horton number fourteen
before moving on to number fifteen, while  number thirteen is to be
published in February 2017. I'll also be working on final revisions to
the third in the Art Marvik marine crime series.



Read more about what's on in October

Seven days left to win an ebook of crime novel, Dangerous Cargo

There's
still time to enter the competition to win a copy of the brand
NEW Pauline Rowson crime novel DANGEROUS CARGO featuring former Royal
Marine Commando, turned undercover investigator, Art Marvik. The
competition closes on 30 September 2016.



Severn
House Publishers  have 5 ebooks of DANGEROUS CARGO the second in the
marine mystery series to give away. Silent Running, the first, was
published in 2015.



Click here to enter the competition to win an ebook copy of Dangerous Cargo