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June 23, 2015
Win a copy of the explosive new marine crime novel Silent Running
Your chance to win a copy of the brand NEW Pauline Rowson crime novel
SILENT RUNNING introducing former marine commando, Art Marvik. Severn
House Publishers are giving away 5 FREE ebooks of Silent Running. Just answer a question and the first five correct entries to be selected will each receive an ebook of
Silent Running. And like all good crime novels all you have to do is
fathom out the clues to enter!
Become a sleuth and see if you can track down the name of the dog in Silent Running
Enter the Silent Running competition.
SILENT RUNNING introducing former marine commando, Art Marvik. Severn
House Publishers are giving away 5 FREE ebooks of Silent Running. Just answer a question and the first five correct entries to be selected will each receive an ebook of
Silent Running. And like all good crime novels all you have to do is
fathom out the clues to enter!
Become a sleuth and see if you can track down the name of the dog in Silent Running
Enter the Silent Running competition.
June 16, 2015
Read an extract from Silent Running introducing Art Marvik
This extract is taken from the explosive new marine crime novel
introducing former marine commando, special boat services officer, Art
Marvik, Silent Running. Silent Running is set on the South Coast of England.
Read the extract and see the location photograph
introducing former marine commando, special boat services officer, Art
Marvik, Silent Running. Silent Running is set on the South Coast of England.
Read the extract and see the location photograph
June 14, 2015
Pauline Rowson on what makes a crime fiction writer
It���s often said that you should write about what you know, but I don't agree. I���ve
never committed a murder, or been a police officer, and neither am I married to
one. I���ve had no previous experience or knowledge of the law, except what I���ve
read in crime novels, and I���ve never been to an autopsy, yet after many trials
and tribulations I finally got the job as a crime writer. It���s my belief then that you should write
what you are enthusiastic about, but you also need some additional qualities.
never committed a murder, or been a police officer, and neither am I married to
one. I���ve had no previous experience or knowledge of the law, except what I���ve
read in crime novels, and I���ve never been to an autopsy, yet after many trials
and tribulations I finally got the job as a crime writer. It���s my belief then that you should write
what you are enthusiastic about, but you also need some additional qualities.
Persistence and patience are
essential in order to be able to ferret out the information you require. This can
be desk research via the Internet, the library and/or by speaking to individuals.
June 11, 2015
Locations for Art Marvik Crime Novels now on Pinterest
I've created a new board on Pinterest showing the locations used in my new crime series, introducing former marine commando, Art Marvik in Silent Running. More photographs will be added to this Board with the publication of further novels in the Art Marvik series.
You can follow the Art Marvik Board on Pinterest or can Pin from my blog to other Boards including your own, simply click on the Pin icon at the bottom of the page.
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You can follow the Art Marvik Board on Pinterest or can Pin from my blog to other Boards including your own, simply click on the Pin icon at the bottom of the page.
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June 8, 2015
Announcing the book cover for the NEW DI Andy Horton - Fatal Catch
I'm delighted to showcase the cover for the NEW DI Andy Horton
crime novel, number 12 in the series to feature the flawed and rugged
sailing detective, Fatal Catch. Fatal Catch will be published in September in the UK in hardcover by Severn House Publishers. It will be published in the USA in January.
Trust
no one, believe nothing���.Detective Inspector 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 ���
Read more and see the cover image...
crime novel, number 12 in the series to feature the flawed and rugged
sailing detective, Fatal Catch. Fatal Catch will be published in September in the UK in hardcover by Severn House Publishers. It will be published in the USA in January.
Trust
no one, believe nothing���.Detective Inspector 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 ���
Read more and see the cover image...
June 4, 2015
Why the Solent is the ideal setting for a crime novel and home to DI Andy Horton
A question I am often asked is why I set my DI Andy Horton police
procedural detective novels in the Solent area and one of the reasons,
among many, was reinforced recently as I was crossing it from the Isle
of Wight to Portsmouth on the Wightlink ferry.
Here's why... read on...
procedural detective novels in the Solent area and one of the reasons,
among many, was reinforced recently as I was crossing it from the Isle
of Wight to Portsmouth on the Wightlink ferry.
Here's why... read on...
June 1, 2015
The DI Andy Horton crime novels in order
Do I have to read the DI Andy Horton series in order?
The answer is no. They can all be read in any order because it can never be determined which
book a reader might buy online or from a bookshop or borrow from a
library first. Some readers have told me that they've discovered Andy
Horton in a later book in the series and then having done so have gone
back to the beginning and read them in sequence.
There are now now eleven in the DI Andy Horton series with Shroud of Evil the latest to be published and number twelve, Fatal Catch, being published in the UK in September 2015 and in the USA in January 2016.
Death Surge, is now published in paperback and as an ebook and is also available in hardcover. as are the others. Many are also available as audio books and in large print. So DI Horton has come a long way since first appearing in Tide of Death in 2006.
In each DI Andy Horton there is an element of the main character���s personal life to follow, but each novel contains a new murder mystery to be solved.
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The answer is no. They can all be read in any order because it can never be determined which
book a reader might buy online or from a bookshop or borrow from a
library first. Some readers have told me that they've discovered Andy
Horton in a later book in the series and then having done so have gone
back to the beginning and read them in sequence.
There are now now eleven in the DI Andy Horton series with Shroud of Evil the latest to be published and number twelve, Fatal Catch, being published in the UK in September 2015 and in the USA in January 2016.
Death Surge, is now published in paperback and as an ebook and is also available in hardcover. as are the others. Many are also available as audio books and in large print. So DI Horton has come a long way since first appearing in Tide of Death in 2006.
In each DI Andy Horton there is an element of the main character���s personal life to follow, but each novel contains a new murder mystery to be solved.
Read more...
May 31, 2015
What's on in June 2015
June 2015 is relatively quiet in terms of talks and appearances but I am
looking forward to entertaining the audience of Totton South U3A on 19
June.
Aside from that I will as ever be busy writing throughout June. I have just finished fifth revisions to DI Andy Horton number 13 in the series and will now be setting that aside for a while as I put the finishing touches to the second in the Art Marvik crime series.
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looking forward to entertaining the audience of Totton South U3A on 19
June.
Aside from that I will as ever be busy writing throughout June. I have just finished fifth revisions to DI Andy Horton number 13 in the series and will now be setting that aside for a while as I put the finishing touches to the second in the Art Marvik crime series.
Read more...
May 26, 2015
Pauline Rowson on writing routines, research and thinking time
I'm often asked if I have a writing routine and the answer is not strictly although I do like to write every day if I possibly can, speaking engagements permitting. But "writing" isn't just pounding away on a keyboard. Creating a novel requires more. There is, of course, the research which can be desk research conducted via the internet, books and newspapers, and secondary research, which involves talking to the experts and visiting locations. There is also thinking time.
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May 15, 2015
65 ways to kill your victim in print-essential research for a crime writer
65 ways to kill your victim - in print
Crime writers are a
gruesome bunch, we're always looking for new and
often subtle ways to kill someone. I'm frequently asked how I research
my crime novels for this sort of information. In addition to talking to
the experts, getting information from newspaper articles and the
Internet I use an excellent and very handy little book called, The
Crime Writer's Handbook- 65 ways to kill your victim - in print, written
by Douglas Wynn.
Read on...
Crime writers are a
gruesome bunch, we're always looking for new and
often subtle ways to kill someone. I'm frequently asked how I research
my crime novels for this sort of information. In addition to talking to
the experts, getting information from newspaper articles and the
Internet I use an excellent and very handy little book called, The
Crime Writer's Handbook- 65 ways to kill your victim - in print, written
by Douglas Wynn.
Read on...
