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What's on in November 2015- research visits and talks

Weather permitting I have some exciting research trips lined up for
November (I sneaked one in at the end of October - read more about my
visit to Condor Ferries).



One of the nicest things about being an author is that I get to visit some
unusual and exciting places and talk to some amazing people, all of
which provides me with tons of inspiration for a new DI Andy Horton or an Art Marvik crime novel.



Read more about my visits lined up for November and my forthcoming talks

Featured Video Book Trailer of the Week-the seventh in the DI Andy Horton series A Killing Coast by Pauline Rowson

An
investigation into a body found floating in the sea off Portsmouth
harbour throws DI Andy Horton's capabilities into question.


Not only does he need to find a brutal killer, but he also has to prove he's still up to the job. 'Multilayered, twisted, and complex...a surprising conclusion and a
satisfying read.' Booklist





Watch the video book trailer of A Killing Coast.

 

All aboard the Commodore Clipper for DI Andy Horton 13 research

One
of the nicest things about being a crime writer is that I get to meet
some really interesting people, who do fascinating jobs. On  Monday 26
October courtesy of Condor Ferries I paid a research visit to Condor Commodore Clipper, which features in the DI Andy
Horton crime novel, number 13, to be published late 2016.





My visit was to check out my facts for that DI Andy Horton novel,  and I am extremely grateful to the Condor team who were
incredibly helpful and generous with their time and for their patience
in allowing me to  badger them with questions. It was also fantastic to
see over one of my favourite ships which I watch regularly sailing in
and out of Portsmouth - DI Andy Horton's patch.



Read more about DI Andy Horton and how the Condor Ferry team helped with research.

Research,DNA, Fingerprints and more debated at CSI Southampton

CSI Southampton, organised as part of the Southampton Festival of Words - So to Speak - by Southampton Library, lived up to the audience expectations on Saturday 24 October when crime fiction authors Pauline Rowson and Natasha Cooper joined crime experts from Hampshire Police, Carolyn Lovell Head of Crime Scene Investigation Management, and Jane Aston Fingerprint Bureau Supervisor, to talk about research, DNA, fingerprints and more. 



Read more and see the pictures.

Featured Video Book Trailer of the Week-the sixth in the DI Andy Horton series Footsteps on the Shore by Pauline Rowson

Friday
the thirteenth, a  decomposed corpse in Portsmouth Harbour, a woman
brutally murdered, a missing prisoner out on licence...



Horton is under pressure to get results, but things are about to get much worse for the beleaguered detective ���  



'Procedural fans who haven���t already read Rowson should be encouraged to
do so in the strongest possible terms.' Booklist, Starred Review





Watch  the video trailer for Footsteps on the Shore

Pauline Rowson on researching the nautical elements of her crime novels

As your novels are all set around and on the sea does that mean you're an accomplished sailor?



Heck, no! In fact you wouldn���t
let me loose on any boat and to be perfectly honest I am a terrified
sailor. It���s the opposite case here of a
little knowledge being a good thing. Sometimes the more knowledge you have the more you are tempted to show
it and put it in your novels and in so doing you risk the danger of it ending
up reading like a manual. The same
applies to knowledge of police procedure.  OK, so I need some knowledge of how the police work for my crime novels
but if I explained exactly how a major investigation is run then the novel
would end up reading like a police manual, it is FICTION after all. Likewise if I explained every nautical detail
then the novel would be as stagnant as sludge.



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Featured Video Book Trailer of the Week-the fifth in the DI Andy Horton series Blood on the Sand by Pauline Rowson

A
cold grey January morning, a woman with a gun in her hand - a corpse on
an abandoned golf course. Is she a killer?  Horton doesn't think so.


Soon he's uncovering a web of intrigue that
ripples down the years and which someone is determined should never be
revealed

'Another solid entry in a consistently well written series,' Booklist USA







Watch the video trailer for BLOOD ON THE SAND - the fifth in the DI Andy Horton
police procedural crime series, set against the backdrop of the sea in
the Solent on the South Coast of England.

Pauline Rowson explains why she sets her crime novels against the backdrop of the sea

The sea has always held a fascination
for me, probably because I was raised in the coastal city of Portsmouth with
its vibrant waterfront, its great contrasts of modern and historic, its diverse
multicultural population, its international port, its historic dockyard,
fishing fleet and the home of the Royal
Navy.  Portsmouth Harbour is one of the busiest in the World and the Solent offers
up every kind of sailing vessel you could wish for from giant container ships
to ferries, naval ships to leisure craft, fishing boats and even a regular hovercraft
service. Once the sea is in your blood it never leaves you and it seemed only
natural for me to turn to it for inspiration for my crime novels.



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Pauline Rowson on air with Julian Clegg on BBC Radio Solent

It
was again a great treat to be on BBC Radio Solent on Monday 5 October ,
talking to Julian Clegg and his many thousands of early morning
listeners. We talked about the new DI Andy Horton crime novel, Fatal Catch, published on 28 September 2015 by Severn House publishers and Julian, who is reading the first in the Art Marvik crime series, Silent Running, said how much he is enjoying it.



He also played  an audio clip taken from a talk I gave to Romsey U3A on how I research the forensic bits for my crime novels which gave us a nice lead into the forthcoming CSI Southampton.



Click here to listen to my interview on BBC iplayer,



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Tales of murder and mystery at Stubbington U3A

Over ninety people turned out in the village of Stubbington, Hampshire to hear me talk about my crime novels and how I research,
plot and write them.  There were many DI Andy Horton fans in the audience which was great and some very keen to start reading the new Art Marvik series featuring the former marine commando who is introduced in Silent Running.



Read more and view the photographs