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March ebook Sale on Kobo – 17-20 March

Kobo are having a weekend sale – USA only – offering discounted ebooks in several genresRunning from March 17-20, 2023, Kobo have reduced prices on lots of ebooks in their US store.

Included in a sale is Prison Quest,a sci-fi adventure story co-authored by S.J. Bryant and me.

Cody’s world is about to be stripped away.
Working security for Vortax Corp has its perks, but when you ‘re paid to protect a high-ranking scientist, the stakes are high.

And there’s something shady going on at Vortax – Co...

A Walk in the Devonshire Woods

We visit a nearby wood every now and then, and this one, Bearacleave Wood, is the inspiration for Brandle Wood in The Devonshire Mystery, Mystery in May.

Perhaps you can imagine Dan and Alan marching along the meandering woodland paths in the search for clues.

The view from the edge of the woods shows Haytor on the horizon, and that tor is mentioned in Accomplice to Murder.

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Real Life Inspiring Fiction

How ideas from real life inspire my writing.In writing characters and scenes, it’s important to be inspired by real life people and events; not to copy wholesale, but to learn from them.I want there to be a seam of authenticity running through my work, so I take note of the world around me and use my observations to fire my imagination.If you have a question for me, please pop it in a comment or drop me a line and let me know. I’ll answer it as best as I can.

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The Cycling Frog of Totnes – A Devonshire Town

The Devonshire town of Totnes has a number of unusual aspects. It has a reputation as a home for those who seek, and please forgive the clunky old phrase here, alternative lifestyles. In recent times, concern for the environment and an awareness of where our food comes from are much more mainstream attitudes, and when we went to the town on Saturday, we found it thriving and vibrant. Compared to the more mundane high streets of many British towns, which all seem to have the same collection of me...

Mystery and Thriller ebook bargains on Kobo – March 2023

Kobo are having a promotion on mysteries and I’m taking part.Running throughout March 2023, some excellent mystery and thriller ebooks on Kobo, including Valley of Lies, are in a buy one, get one free promotion.

The offer is available in Canada, the UK, the USA, Australia and New Zealand.

Here are some handy links:

Australia: Kobo Australia

Canada: Kobo Canada

New Zealand: Kobo NZ

UK: Kobo UK

USA: Kobo USA

Cold starts and catkins

Finally back to running, which for me means a weekly 5K run organised by Park Run.

Our local Park Run is in an estate called Parke, which now houses the HQ of the Dartmoor National Park Authority. It’s a tough course with several hills and rough ground, but it is a beautiful setting and the people are friendly.

Unfortunately, the temperature was 3 Celsius and a bitter NE wind made it feel colder than that, hence my expression below.

Why am I here?

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Putting the clues together for the next Devonshire Mystery

An update on the Upcoming Devonshire Mystery.Writing a mystery can be exciting work, especially when you’re putting the clues together alongside your detectives and amateur sleuths.Recorded outdoors in February 2023If you have a question for me, please pop it in a comment or drop me a line and let me know. I’ll answer it as best as I can.

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A Writing Update and Thoughts on the Writing Process

An update on the Upcoming Devonshire Mystery.An insight into my writing process as I work on the next Devonshire MysteryRecorded outdoors in February 2023If you have a question for me, please pop it in a comment or drop me a line and let me know. I’ll answer it as best as I can.

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The Perfect Place for a Murder Mystery

We walked in Yarner Wood at the weekend, a woodland nature reserve that seems to be off the beaten track as far as tourists are concerned.

It’s a haven for birders (which I believe is the preferred term for watchers of birds), and there’s a feeding station as well as hundreds of nesting boxes, all carefully numbered so that each pair of birds can remember their address, or perhaps so they can receive post, presumably by air mail.

The bare trees gave the place a certain atmosphere, and it was inc...

Winter Lingers on in Devon

Here we are in February already, and I for one am ready for spring, but winter hasn’t finished with us yet.

We’ve had some cold snaps, and some downpours, even a little flurry of snow (which is quite unusual in this mild corner of Devon), but I don’t mind the cold when we get a crisp frosty day. The hills look glorious, and the clear skies give us plenty of stars at night.

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