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Featured Video Book Trailer of the Week- Fatal Catch, DI Andy Horton

Trust
no one, believe nothing���.

DI Andy Horton is
called out to examine a gruesome catch by two fishermen: a human hand.Is it
that of missing violent criminal Alfie Wright ��� or is he the killer? And where
is the rest of the corpse?

 

Soon Horton finds himself
immersed in a complex case where everyone has a reason to lie and no one is who
they seem. Assailed by doubts both in his personal and professional life,
Horton desperately tries to keep his emotional feelings under control and his
focus on his work. His instincts tell him to trust no one and believe nothing;
he���s not sure though whether this time he���ll succeed ���



'Plenty of red herrings and a surprising culprit. Series fans will
appreciate additional clues about the unsolved murder of Horton���s
mother, Jennifer, more than 30 years earlier.' Publishers Weekly



Watch the video book trailer for DI Andy Horton Fatal Catch

Featured Video Book Trailer of the Week- Shroud of Evil now in paperback and e book

How far would you go to protect a secret?


For DI Andy Horton there is no choice, but withholding information in a murder investigation could cost him his job

"A compelling protagonist and mounting suspense make the book hard to put down." Publishers Weekly

Watch the video book trailer for Shroud of Evil, now in paperback and as an ebook

What's on in December 2015

December sees the publication in paperback of DI Horton  number 11, Shroud of Evil, which is already available in hardcover and as an ebook and on Amazon Kindle.



I'm also delighted to announce that Silent Running, the first in the marine based crime series, featuring former Royal Marine Commando, Art Marvik,
will be released as an ebook in time for Christmas and will also be
available on Amazon Kindle from 20 December, making for some gripping
reading over the festive season!



And I'll be revealing the secrets of successful crime writing on Monday 7
December at Portchester Library, Hampshire, as part of their literary
festival celebrations. Tickets cost £2.50 Contact Portchester Library



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Writing a crime novel - Choosing characters names

Getting the right name for characters in a novel can be a tricky
business. Sometimes they come to me completely out of the blue as I am
creating a character, other times I will struggle to find the name that
best suits the character.



I have always had this thing that people should look like their names.
When someone is introduced to me I will think yes, you are a Jacqueline
or a Malcolm. Other times I will think, oh no, you're definitely a Karen
or a Wayne. And so it is with the characters I am creating. The name
has to fit. If it's not right then the character isn't right. The name
also needs to fit with the age and nationality although you can have
exceptions.



So where do I get names from? 

Look what's arrived in the post - my author copies of Shroud of Evil in paperback

It's
always a thrilling moment to receive copies of my novels and I wasn't
disappointed when my author copies of the paperback version of DI Andy
Horton number eleven, Shroud of Evil arrived in the post last week.



Now published in paperback and just in time for Christmas reading and
great as a Christmas present! You can order from any bookshop, or buy on
line. My crime novels are also available for loan in UK, USA and
Commonwealth libraries.



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Featured Video Book Trailer of the Week- Death Surge, DI Andy Horton

A telephone call from a frantic Sergeant Cantelli to say that his
nephew is missing cuts short DI
Horton���s sailing trip to France
What
began as the hunt for a missing man becomes the search for a ruthless
killer...'A crisply written, cleverly plotted procedural with a nice twist.' Booklist USA





Watch the video of Death Surge, the tenth in the DI Andy Horton series

Join Pauline Rowson and hear about the secrets of successful crime writing at Farnborough Library

I will be at  Farnborough Library, Hampshire on
Saturday 28 November at 10.30am talking about the secrets of successful crime writing and how I plot,  research
and write my crime novels set in the Solent area on the South
Coast of England.



Tickets  cost £4.00 which includes
tea/coffee and  can be bought online or by telephone on 01252 516458. 



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Featured Video Book Trailer of the Week- Undercurrent DI Andy Horton

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





Watch the video of Undercurrent, the ninth in the DI Andy Horton Mystery Series

No Man's Fort in the Solent researching for a DI Andy Horton crime novel

This month saw me visiting an Amazing Venue literally, thanks to the company bearing that name because they own
three landmarks, or
should I say seamarks, in the Solent, all of which I am very familiar
with
having grown up in Portsmouth but none of which I have ever visited. On
the 4 November I got the chance to change that and it was indeed a case
of the boat waiting for no man as it took me out on to the Solent to the
Victorian No Man's Fort in the aid of research for DI Andy Horton number 14.



Read more about my visit to No Man's Fort and see the photographs.

Looking back to CSI Portmouth 2010 and forward to CSI Portsmouth 2016

Five years ago on Saturday 6 November the very first CSI Portsmouth event was held in Portsmouth, England. And in 2016 the sixth CSI Portsmouth where crime fiction meets crime fact will be held on Saturday 5 March 2016 at the Pyramids Centre, Clarence Esplanade, Southsea,



Since 2010 CSI Portsmouth has gone from strength to strength. Over the coming months I will be
featuring CSI Portsmouth, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.  There was a gap in
2015 because the Portsmouth Bookfest dates have moved.  But CSI Portsmouth is back for 2016.



CSI Portsmouth 2016 is on Saturday 5 March at the Pyramids Centre, Southsea. Tickets on
sale from 4 January 2016. It is a highly informative and entertaining
day. If you like crime fiction, police procedure, forensic analysis and
true crime then don't miss it.



Read more about CSI Portsmouth