Back In The Nick Of Time

We left the seventy degrees and glorious sunshine of Malaga at half past twelve yesterday afternoon, and we’re now back in the glorious snow and freezing temperatures of Oldham.

We got back in the nick of time, too. We arrived home at about half past four, and the snow started to fall in the evening. We also have a book launch tomorrow, and I have to prepare for that today.

My Deadly Valentine is the 6th STAC title, and as I’ve pointed out before, it’s a slight departure from the norm in that it takes place entirely in the fictitious town of Sanford, and Joe is in the thick of it even more than usual.

Just to whet your appetite for tomorrow’s grand launch, here’s a snippet. Letitia Hill has been found strangled, and Joe was on of the last people to see her alive. Here he is being questioned by Chief Inspector Vickers and Detective Sergeant Gemma Craddock.

“Did you go to Mrs Hill’s last night with the intention of pressing her for another date?” the chief inspector asked.

“That’s a leading question or I never heard one,” Joe complained. “If I say, ‘no’, you might well ask why did I go there, then. So let me make it clear. I did not go anywhere near Letty’s place last night. I haven’t seen her since I left, about one o’clock yesterday. And we had already planned to meet again on Saturday.”

“But you have been to the bungalow before, Mr Murray?” Gemma asked.

“Yes. I spent the night there on Wednesday.”

“So we will find traces of you in there?”

“I should think so.”

Vickers frowned. “Why did you stay the night?”

Joe fumed. “Because she wanted me to paper the hall ceiling. Why do you think I stayed, you idiot? She invited me.”

Intrigued? Want to know more, then cut along to the Facebook launch party tomorrow.

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My Deadly Valentine STAC Mystery #6 is released by Crooked Cat Books on Wednesday 6th February on Amazon for the Kindle and all other formats on Smashwords, and in paperback from Amazon.

For more details check out the Facebook launch event.