Pauline Rowson's Blog, page 75
October 10, 2011
I'm compiling questions to ask the crime authors and crime experts at CSI Portsmouth. Post your questions & I'll put them to panel
On Saturday 5 November in Portsmouth a group of top crime authors and crime experts will come together to debate and discuss crime fiction versus crime fact at CSI Portsmouth. There is the chance for the audience to put their questions to the panel on the day but if you can’t be there (or even if you can) what questions would like to ask? I would like to compile a list of your questions to put to the authors and experts
You can post your question:
* here
* send me a message or post on my Facebook Page
* post your question on the CSI Portsmouth event page on Facebook
* send it to me on Twitter using the hashtag #csiportsmouth
Or post it on my web site on the Contact Us Page at http://www.rowmark.co.uk
I will put these questions to the appropriate panel member/s. I’ll post their answers after the CSI Portsmouth event
You can address your question to an individual panel member (see below) just tell me who, or it can be a general question connected with crime fiction or crime fact.
The crime authors are:
Pauline Rowson
John Harvey
Mark Billingham
Michael Ridpath
The crime experts are:
Nick Bettesworth – Major Crime Unit - Hampshire Police
DS Martin Chudley – Scene of Crime Officer – Hampshire Police
Dr Claire Nee- Forensic Psychologist - University of Portsmouth
Dr Paul Smith – Crime Scene Expert – University of Portsmouth
Profile of the panel members are on my web site http://www.rowmark.co.uk on the CSI Portsmouth 2011 page, where you can also find full details of the programme and ticket information.
So start posting your questions now…
You can post your question:
* here
* send me a message or post on my Facebook Page
* post your question on the CSI Portsmouth event page on Facebook
* send it to me on Twitter using the hashtag #csiportsmouth
Or post it on my web site on the Contact Us Page at http://www.rowmark.co.uk
I will put these questions to the appropriate panel member/s. I’ll post their answers after the CSI Portsmouth event
You can address your question to an individual panel member (see below) just tell me who, or it can be a general question connected with crime fiction or crime fact.
The crime authors are:
Pauline Rowson
John Harvey
Mark Billingham
Michael Ridpath
The crime experts are:
Nick Bettesworth – Major Crime Unit - Hampshire Police
DS Martin Chudley – Scene of Crime Officer – Hampshire Police
Dr Claire Nee- Forensic Psychologist - University of Portsmouth
Dr Paul Smith – Crime Scene Expert – University of Portsmouth
Profile of the panel members are on my web site http://www.rowmark.co.uk on the CSI Portsmouth 2011 page, where you can also find full details of the programme and ticket information.
So start posting your questions now…
October 7, 2011
Award winning crime author John Harvey to join crime author Pauline Rowson at CSI Portsmouth, 5 Nov.
I’m delighted that award wining crime author, John Harvey has agreed to be on the afternoon panel at CSI Portsmouth, where crime fiction meets crime fact, at the John Pounds Centre, Portsmouth on Saturday 5 November.
I consider it a privilege to be appearing with a crime writer whose novels I have enjoyed and admired. And flattered that my own DI Horton crime novels have been compared to John Harvey's Frank Elder novels by reviewers in the States.
John Harvey began writing in 1975, and now has over 100 published books to his credit, most recently a collection of short stories, A Darker Shade of Blue. The first of his celebrated Charlie Resnick novels, Lonely Hearts, was named by The Times as one of the 100 most notable crime novels of the last century. Flesh and Blood, the first of three Frank Elder novels, was awarded both the British Crime Writers’ Association Silver Dagger and the US Barry Award in 2004. In 2007 he received the CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger for Sustained Excellence in Crime Writing, and in 2009 he was made an honorary Doctor of Letters by the University of Nottingham. In addition, he has written many scripts for television and radio.
You can read more about John Harvey on his web site http://www.mellotone.co.uk/
"Joining John Harvey and Pauline Rowson are crime authors Mark Billingham and Michael Ridpath for the afternoon panel are crime experts from Hampshire Police, Forensic Psychologists from the International Centre for Research in Forensic Psychology and crime scene experts from the University of Portsmouth."
More details including programme can be found on http://www.rowmark.co.uk at CSI Portsmouth 2011.
Tickets on sale from the Box Office + 44 (0) 23 9268 8685.
Tickets cost £5 for the morning and £7 for the afternoon with a discounted ticket of £10 for the whole day, which includes £3 off the price of a book bought at the event.
Pauline Rowson
I consider it a privilege to be appearing with a crime writer whose novels I have enjoyed and admired. And flattered that my own DI Horton crime novels have been compared to John Harvey's Frank Elder novels by reviewers in the States.
John Harvey began writing in 1975, and now has over 100 published books to his credit, most recently a collection of short stories, A Darker Shade of Blue. The first of his celebrated Charlie Resnick novels, Lonely Hearts, was named by The Times as one of the 100 most notable crime novels of the last century. Flesh and Blood, the first of three Frank Elder novels, was awarded both the British Crime Writers’ Association Silver Dagger and the US Barry Award in 2004. In 2007 he received the CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger for Sustained Excellence in Crime Writing, and in 2009 he was made an honorary Doctor of Letters by the University of Nottingham. In addition, he has written many scripts for television and radio.
You can read more about John Harvey on his web site http://www.mellotone.co.uk/
"Joining John Harvey and Pauline Rowson are crime authors Mark Billingham and Michael Ridpath for the afternoon panel are crime experts from Hampshire Police, Forensic Psychologists from the International Centre for Research in Forensic Psychology and crime scene experts from the University of Portsmouth."
More details including programme can be found on http://www.rowmark.co.uk at CSI Portsmouth 2011.
Tickets on sale from the Box Office + 44 (0) 23 9268 8685.
Tickets cost £5 for the morning and £7 for the afternoon with a discounted ticket of £10 for the whole day, which includes £3 off the price of a book bought at the event.
Pauline Rowson
October 4, 2011
Had a great interview on Express FM this morning
I was on Express FM this morning talking to Darren Gamblen about my DI Horton crime novels including the latest in the series, Footsteps on the Shore, which is now published in paperback and as an e book.
I was also promoting the forthcoming CSI Portsmouth event where I will be appearing on a panel with crime writers, Mark Billingham, John Harvey and Michael Ridpath and police and forensic experts to debate crime fiction versus crime fact. It promises to be a really great day's entertainment with lots of speakers both from the world of crime fiction and crime fact. More information about CSI Portsmouth on my web site at http://www.rowmark.co.uk
Pauline Rowson
I was also promoting the forthcoming CSI Portsmouth event where I will be appearing on a panel with crime writers, Mark Billingham, John Harvey and Michael Ridpath and police and forensic experts to debate crime fiction versus crime fact. It promises to be a really great day's entertainment with lots of speakers both from the world of crime fiction and crime fact. More information about CSI Portsmouth on my web site at http://www.rowmark.co.uk
Pauline Rowson
September 30, 2011
I'm appearing on Portsmouth Live TV today with fingerprint expert Jane Aston
I will be appearing on Portsmouth Live TV on the Adrian and Sally Show on Friday 30 September at 4pm and this time I am delighted that I will be joined by Fingerprint expert, Jane Aston from Hampshire Constabulary. We'll be chatting to Adrian and Sally about crime fiction versus crime fact in this short taster of what will be on offer at the exciting forthcoming CSI Portsmouth event at John Pounds Centre, Portsea, Portsmouth on Saturday 5 November.
Jane Aston is one of the experts on hand during the day and she will be giving a fascinating talk in the morning, providing an intriguing insight into how the fingerprint bureau really works.
Jane will reveal how fingerprints are formed and how they are unique and therefore ideal for identification. She will point out some of the clues they use to discover which digit or part of the palm or even foot they are looking at and describe how they make identifications. She’ll cover the processes used in the Fingerprint Bureau and the use of Ident1 the National Automatic Fingerprint Identification System (NAFIS) and how the facts compare with the fiction frequently seen in television detective dramas and featured in crime novels. Do fictional detectives really get the results of fingerprints within hours? Join Jane Aston on Saturday 5 November at CSI Portsmouth to discover the answer to this question and many more.
Meanwhile join Jane Aston and myself on the Adrian and Sally Show on 30 September at 4pm chatting to Adrian Knight and Sally Cronin . You can tune in to watch it at Portsmouth Live TV.
Footsteps on the Shore
Jane Aston is one of the experts on hand during the day and she will be giving a fascinating talk in the morning, providing an intriguing insight into how the fingerprint bureau really works.
Jane will reveal how fingerprints are formed and how they are unique and therefore ideal for identification. She will point out some of the clues they use to discover which digit or part of the palm or even foot they are looking at and describe how they make identifications. She’ll cover the processes used in the Fingerprint Bureau and the use of Ident1 the National Automatic Fingerprint Identification System (NAFIS) and how the facts compare with the fiction frequently seen in television detective dramas and featured in crime novels. Do fictional detectives really get the results of fingerprints within hours? Join Jane Aston on Saturday 5 November at CSI Portsmouth to discover the answer to this question and many more.
Meanwhile join Jane Aston and myself on the Adrian and Sally Show on 30 September at 4pm chatting to Adrian Knight and Sally Cronin . You can tune in to watch it at Portsmouth Live TV.
Footsteps on the Shore
September 12, 2011
Box Office is now open for tickets for the exciting 2011 CSI Portsmouth event
Join four internationally acclaimed crime authors: Mark Billingham, John Harvey, Michael Ridpath and Pauline Rowson and experts from the Crime Scene Investigation team and Fingerprinting Bureau of Hampshire Constabulary and experts from the International Centre for Research in Forensic Psychology to discuss crime fiction and fact in a packed day of events at John Pounds Community Centre, Portsmouth on Saturday 5 November at CSI Portsmouth
The afternoon will see a lively discussion between the above mentioned crime authors and crime experts with questions from the audience and a chance to meet the authors afterwards.
The morning programme consists of talks from some great experts in Victorian Crime, Fingerprinting, forensic psychology and a talk by former Detective Superintendent Bob Bridgestock who will be telling audiences how he has used his experience of twenty-six murder investigations, and countless investigations to shape his crime novels featuring Jack Dylan, written in partnership with his wife Carol, who also worked with the police as a support worker for seventeen years.
There will be a chance for you to see how the fingerprinting bureau works and have your fingerprints taken, as well as talk to the crime authors to find out how they come up with their intricate plots and research their novels.
A mobile bookshop, provided by The Hayling Island Bookshop will be selling signed copies of the authors’ books.
Portsmouth CSI 2011 is on Saturday 5 November at John Pounds Community Centre, Queen Street, Portsmouth, England
Tickets cost £5 for the morning and £7 for the afternoon with a discounted ticket of £10 for the whole day which also includes £3 off the price of a book bought at the event.
Tickets are on sale from the Box Office at + 44 (0) 23 9268 8685.
CSI Portsmouth is part of Portsmouth BookFest is a festival of popular literature organised by The Hayling Island Bookshop and Portsmouth City Council and runs from October 17 to November 13.
The afternoon will see a lively discussion between the above mentioned crime authors and crime experts with questions from the audience and a chance to meet the authors afterwards.
The morning programme consists of talks from some great experts in Victorian Crime, Fingerprinting, forensic psychology and a talk by former Detective Superintendent Bob Bridgestock who will be telling audiences how he has used his experience of twenty-six murder investigations, and countless investigations to shape his crime novels featuring Jack Dylan, written in partnership with his wife Carol, who also worked with the police as a support worker for seventeen years.
There will be a chance for you to see how the fingerprinting bureau works and have your fingerprints taken, as well as talk to the crime authors to find out how they come up with their intricate plots and research their novels.
A mobile bookshop, provided by The Hayling Island Bookshop will be selling signed copies of the authors’ books.
Portsmouth CSI 2011 is on Saturday 5 November at John Pounds Community Centre, Queen Street, Portsmouth, England
Tickets cost £5 for the morning and £7 for the afternoon with a discounted ticket of £10 for the whole day which also includes £3 off the price of a book bought at the event.
Tickets are on sale from the Box Office at + 44 (0) 23 9268 8685.
CSI Portsmouth is part of Portsmouth BookFest is a festival of popular literature organised by The Hayling Island Bookshop and Portsmouth City Council and runs from October 17 to November 13.
September 4, 2011
Footsteps on the Shore, the sixth in the DI Andy Horton series of marine mystery crime novels, has been published as an e book
Footsteps on the Shore, the sixth in the DI Andy Horton series of marine mystery crime novels set on the South Coast of England has been published as an e book by Severn House Digital and is now available on Kindle both in the UK and in the USA and on Nook at Barnes & Noble. It has also recently been published in paperback ( August 2011).
Footsteps on the Shore has received critical acclaim in America, I'm delighted to say, along with my other crime novels featuring the flawed and likeable series hero DI Andy Horton. The hardcover version was published in January in the UK and in May in the USA, and the paperback was published in the UK in August and I think will be available in the USA in November.
It's number six in the DI Andy Horton series of police procedural crime novels and like the others is set against the backdrop of the sea in the Solent area on the South Coast of England, in Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight.
The next and seventh crime novel in the DI Andy Horton series, A Killing Coast will be published in early 2012 and I'm currently writing number eight in the series.
Footsteps on the Shore
Footsteps on the Shore has received critical acclaim in America, I'm delighted to say, along with my other crime novels featuring the flawed and likeable series hero DI Andy Horton. The hardcover version was published in January in the UK and in May in the USA, and the paperback was published in the UK in August and I think will be available in the USA in November.
It's number six in the DI Andy Horton series of police procedural crime novels and like the others is set against the backdrop of the sea in the Solent area on the South Coast of England, in Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight.
The next and seventh crime novel in the DI Andy Horton series, A Killing Coast will be published in early 2012 and I'm currently writing number eight in the series.
Footsteps on the Shore
August 22, 2011
Sisters in Crime issue reading and blogging challenge
Sisters in Crime, a non-profit organization with the mission to “promote the professional development and the advancement of women crime writers to achieve equality in the industry” has thrown down the gauntlet for a reading challenge and one for lovers of crime fiction.
Sisters in Crime has 3,000 or so members worldwide and welcomes anyone who enjoys a good mystery. To celebrate its 25th anniversary at Bouchercon, it wants to blow the trumpet for women’s contributions to crime fiction so has thrown out this challenge:
Easy challenge: write a blog post about a work of crime fiction by a woman author; list five more women authors who you recommend.
Moderate challenge: write five blog posts about works of crime fiction by women authors. For each, mention another woman author who writes in a similar vein.
Expert challenge: write ten blog posts about works of crime fiction by women authors. For each, mention three similar women authors whose works you would recommend.
Deadline: whenever.
If you take up the challenge and are on Twitter then you can Tweet, using the hashtag #SinC25.
Now all I've got to do is decided which level of challenge to take up.
The Suffocating Sea: A DI Horton Marine Mystery Crime Novel
Sisters in Crime has 3,000 or so members worldwide and welcomes anyone who enjoys a good mystery. To celebrate its 25th anniversary at Bouchercon, it wants to blow the trumpet for women’s contributions to crime fiction so has thrown out this challenge:
Easy challenge: write a blog post about a work of crime fiction by a woman author; list five more women authors who you recommend.
Moderate challenge: write five blog posts about works of crime fiction by women authors. For each, mention another woman author who writes in a similar vein.
Expert challenge: write ten blog posts about works of crime fiction by women authors. For each, mention three similar women authors whose works you would recommend.
Deadline: whenever.
If you take up the challenge and are on Twitter then you can Tweet, using the hashtag #SinC25.
Now all I've got to do is decided which level of challenge to take up.
The Suffocating Sea: A DI Horton Marine Mystery Crime Novel
August 17, 2011
Crime time television and radio appearances for Pauline Rowson in September
I will be appearing on Portsmouth Live TV on the Adrian and Sally Show at 4pm on Friday 2 September and on BBC Radio Solent on Friday 9 September talking to Julian Clegg on his very popular Breakfast Show. I'm looking forward to both interviews, when I'll be talking about the publication in paperback and as an e book of the latest DI Andy Horton marine mystery crime novel, Footsteps on the Shore, which has received good reviews in the UK and the USA.
I'll also be announcing the line up of top UK crime authors who will be appearing with me at CSI Portsmouth on Saturday 5 November, where crime fact meets crime fiction in this exciting and entertaining day's event.
Tune into Portsmouth LiveTV via the Internet on Friday 2 September to watch my interview and on BBC Radio Solent on 9 September at 6.45 am via the web site or on 96.1 FM or 103.8 FM to hear me chatting to Julian Clegg.
Footsteps on the Shore
I'll also be announcing the line up of top UK crime authors who will be appearing with me at CSI Portsmouth on Saturday 5 November, where crime fact meets crime fiction in this exciting and entertaining day's event.
Tune into Portsmouth LiveTV via the Internet on Friday 2 September to watch my interview and on BBC Radio Solent on 9 September at 6.45 am via the web site or on 96.1 FM or 103.8 FM to hear me chatting to Julian Clegg.
Footsteps on the Shore
August 8, 2011
Spent the weekend working on the plot of the new DI Andy Horton Marine Mystery Crime Novel (no.8 in the series)
I’ve spent the weekend wrestling with the plot of the DI Andy Horton crime novel I’m currently writing, which is number eight in the series, and I’m pleased to say that I finally won after several rounds. The outcome is looking satisfactory. It may seem strange to someone who doesn’t write novels and in particular crime novels that I have already written 80,000 words, so why the plot antics now? Surely, I must have worked it out. Well sort of but when I say wrestling with the plot, I mean I’ve been working out who really did it, why, when and how etc.. The first draft is on the PC, and, with the details I’ve been drafting up over the weekend I can now start working on the second draft, what luxury! This means going back through the novel, removing anything that isn’t necessary, adding depth, colour, character background, personalities and clues. Shaping it and honing it. I’m looking forward to getting stuck in.
August 1, 2011
DI Horton marine mystery crime novel, Footsteps on the Shore, coming soon as paperback and e book
Footsteps on the Shore, the sixth in the DI Andy Horton series of marine mystery crime novels set on the South Coast of England, is to be published in paperback in August by Severn House Paperbacks and as an e book in September by Severn House Digital.
Footsteps on the Shore has received some great reviews from the States, and readers have been kind enough to tell me how much they have enjoyed reading the hardcover version which was published in January in the UK and in May in the USA. It was given a starred review by Booklist who said:
"It deserves mention in the same breath as works in the upper echelon of American procedurals (those by Ed McBain or Joseph Wambaugh for example) and their British counterparts, including the work of Peter Robinson and John Harvey. Procedural fans who haven’t already read Rowson should be encouraged to do so in the strongest possible terms." Booklist, Starred Review
Footsteps on the Shore is number six in the DI Andy Horton series of police procedural crime novels and like the others is set against the backdrop of the sea in the Solent area on the South Coast of England, in Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight.
The paperback version of Footsteps on the Shore is published on 25 Aug 2011 and the e book on 1 September.
Footsteps on the Shore by Pauline Rowson
Friday the thirteenth begins badly for DI Andy Horton when he wakes to find his Harley has been vandalized and his boss, DCI Lorraine Bliss, has returned early from her secondment to HQ. Then, convicted murderer, Luke Felton, released on licence, is reported missing and a decomposed corpse is washed up in Portsmouth harbour. But before Horton can get a grip on either case, he’s called to a house where a woman he’d only met the day before has been brutally murdered. Is missing Luke Felton the prime suspect, or is it his body in the mud of the harbour? Horton is under pressure to get results, but things are about to get much worse for the beleaguered detective …
Footsteps on the Shore
Footsteps on the Shore has received some great reviews from the States, and readers have been kind enough to tell me how much they have enjoyed reading the hardcover version which was published in January in the UK and in May in the USA. It was given a starred review by Booklist who said:
"It deserves mention in the same breath as works in the upper echelon of American procedurals (those by Ed McBain or Joseph Wambaugh for example) and their British counterparts, including the work of Peter Robinson and John Harvey. Procedural fans who haven’t already read Rowson should be encouraged to do so in the strongest possible terms." Booklist, Starred Review
Footsteps on the Shore is number six in the DI Andy Horton series of police procedural crime novels and like the others is set against the backdrop of the sea in the Solent area on the South Coast of England, in Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight.
The paperback version of Footsteps on the Shore is published on 25 Aug 2011 and the e book on 1 September.
Footsteps on the Shore by Pauline Rowson
Friday the thirteenth begins badly for DI Andy Horton when he wakes to find his Harley has been vandalized and his boss, DCI Lorraine Bliss, has returned early from her secondment to HQ. Then, convicted murderer, Luke Felton, released on licence, is reported missing and a decomposed corpse is washed up in Portsmouth harbour. But before Horton can get a grip on either case, he’s called to a house where a woman he’d only met the day before has been brutally murdered. Is missing Luke Felton the prime suspect, or is it his body in the mud of the harbour? Horton is under pressure to get results, but things are about to get much worse for the beleaguered detective …
Footsteps on the Shore
