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The Old Coppers Podcast S1-Ep5

Posted on 13th September, 2024

Episode 5 – How I write my fiction. In this penultimate episode, we will look at how I write my novels or short stories. We’ll …

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The Old Coppers Podcast S1 – Ep 4

Posted on 10th July, 2024

  In this episode we will be speaking with former Metropolitan Police Detective Inspector Steve Keogh about his role as a murder detective, how he …

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The Old Coppers Podcast S1 Ep3 (June24)

Posted on 13th June, 2024

This episode looks at being an independent author and how it squares (or doesn’t) with traditional publishers. (Includes a tribute to the late Dr Michael …

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The Old Coppers Pocketbook – May 2024

Posted on 23rd May, 2024

Crime fiction is a strange entity. Not only does it cross the boundaries of age, but it also crosses the boundaries of genre’s. I have …

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Epiphany (or, How I learned about the crap we eat).

Posted on 27th March, 2024

  In February 2024, following my annual blood test, I was diagnosed as pre-diabetic, not massively so, but enough to fall into that category. As …

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March Newsletter

Posted on 14th March, 2024

  Welcome to the March Edition Spring is in the air! In this months edition we’ll be looking at ; – 1. ‘It’s a crime!’ …

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