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Let’s build a community …

Posted on 14th February, 2023

Writing crime fiction in a Sargasso sea Like trying to sail through the Sargasso sea, writing fiction of all types in today’s over-subscribed market is …

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Guest Blog

Posted on 24th July, 2022

The infamous Zoë Sharp asked me to contribute to her blogspot today, and you can read it here:- The Copper and the Dragon!

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Book Review – The Righteous Spy – Merle Nygate

Posted on 2nd November, 2018

[usr 5] The Righteous Spy, by Merle Nygate is a spy thriller which follows in the footsteps of great spy stories. The subtle difference is …

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Book Review – Insidious Intent – Val McDermid

Posted on 2nd November, 2018

Book Review – Insidious Intent – Val McDermid Val McDermids tenth outing for Tony Hill and Carol Jordan, Insidious Intent has a shocking denouement and …

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Sometimes You Have To Be Sentimental (The Fall of Mere Way Police Station)

Posted on 5th September, 2018

          There are many occasions in life when something happens about which you have no power to change. Occasionally those moments …

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Policeman – The Dinosaur’s Lament

Posted on 23rd February, 2015

In a departure from what I normally drone on about, I was reminded the other day about the differences between the way the police service …

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