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Simon Trelawney

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I live in Essex with my two cats and I work for a local charity.

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Simon Trelawney Hello Mr Bolton, Thank you for your kind comments on my novel. I am glad you enjoyed it. And thank you for giving it such a generous rating. Interesti…moreHello Mr Bolton, Thank you for your kind comments on my novel. I am glad you enjoyed it. And thank you for giving it such a generous rating. Interesting that you pick on my use of "Baloney" as inauthentic, for I do not feel it is so, but I may be wrong. On the other hand I fear that I may have used anachronistic language elsewhere in the book, such as expressions like "recharge my batteries" which is questionable.
I wonder if I could prevail upon you to write a review to post on Goodreads here. Also, if by chance you bought it on Amazon could you possibly leave a review there also (as well as a rating)?
I am still writing though not another Holmesian pastiche for I have burnt myself out there. I am currently working on a murder mystery set in a chess club.
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Simon Trelawney Just write something, even if it is rubbish. After a while you find inspiration comes and you can turn the rubbish into something respectable at least…moreJust write something, even if it is rubbish. After a while you find inspiration comes and you can turn the rubbish into something respectable at least.(less)
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Filmed Interview in "Your Harlow"

I was interviewed recently about my novel, Sherlock Holmes and the Ciphered List, by the local online newspaper, "Your Harlow".
They have posted the filmed interview on their website and on their You Tube channel. Unfortunately it is only an excerpt from the interview, of about 1:22 minutes duration.
It is availabe here:

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A facinating little volume that details the wealth of curious, quaint, antiquated and downright gruesome laws that have governed us for countless centuries.
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