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3 08, 2020

Book Review – Tragedy at Piddleton Hotel, Emily Organ

2020-06-22T10:13:07+01:00August 3rd, 2020|Book Reviews, Emily Organ|Comments Off on Book Review – Tragedy at Piddleton Hotel, Emily Organ

Armed with a handbag and fuelled by cake, Annabel Churchill is a mature yet tenacious private detective. Together with her quirky sidekick, Doris Pemberley, she's determined to solve mysteries and chase down criminals in the sleepy English village of Compton Poppleford. 1932. Growing bored in [...]

13 07, 2020

Research Tip (No.2) – Deciding on Initial Sources

2020-05-21T11:52:40+01:00July 13th, 2020|Research Tips|Comments Off on Research Tip (No.2) – Deciding on Initial Sources

Having looked at a lot of writerly websites, a lot of authors share their writing tips, which can be amazingly helpful, but one thing I noticed was that a lot of them mention research but don’t necessarily share tips on this aspect of their writing. [...]

6 07, 2020

Book Review – A Quiet Life in the Country, T E Kinsey

2020-05-21T10:37:55+01:00July 6th, 2020|Book Reviews, T E Kinsey|Comments Off on Book Review – A Quiet Life in the Country, T E Kinsey

Lady Emily Hardcastle is an eccentric widow with a secret past. Florence Armstrong, her maid and confidante, is an expert in martial arts. The year is 1908 and they’ve just moved from London to the country, hoping for a quiet life. But it is not [...]

22 06, 2020

The Novel in Progress – No.2

2020-05-14T12:34:02+01:00June 22nd, 2020|News, The Novel in Progress|Comments Off on The Novel in Progress – No.2

Hi everyone, I hope you’ve been having a good June so far. I’ve been busy with my other career in romance writing, and have the release of my 5th book, Summer Strawberries at Swallowtail Bay under my real name Katie Ginger, in two day’s time! [...]

15 06, 2020

Research Tip (No.1) – Define your search

2020-05-21T10:38:42+01:00June 15th, 2020|Research Tips|Comments Off on Research Tip (No.1) – Define your search

Having looked at a lot of writerly websites, a lot of authors share their writing tips, which can be amazingly helpful, but one thing I noticed was that a lot of them mention research but don’t necessarily share tips on this aspect of their writing. [...]

8 06, 2020

Book Review – Murder Offstage, L B Hathaway

2020-04-16T10:35:04+01:00June 8th, 2020|Book Reviews, L B Hathaway|Comments Off on Book Review – Murder Offstage, L B Hathaway

Like your mysteries cozy and set during the Golden Age of Crime? This is the first book in the Posie Parker mysteries, although this novel can be enjoyed as a stand-alone story in its own right. Set in London in 1921, 'Murder Offstage' is full [...]

1 06, 2020

Summer Sleuthing Writing Prompts

2020-04-18T10:41:43+01:00June 1st, 2020|Inspiration, Writing Advice|Comments Off on Summer Sleuthing Writing Prompts

Sometimes, you can sit around and wait for inspiration to strike, other times you have to grab it by the scruff of the neck and shake it until it gives you something useful! In case you need some help this summer with either an idea [...]

25 05, 2020

Book Review – Agatha Frost, Pancakes and Corpses

2020-04-15T10:21:44+01:00May 25th, 2020|Book Reviews|Comments Off on Book Review – Agatha Frost, Pancakes and Corpses

Soon to be divorced Julia South never expected to be caught up in solving a murder, until she discovered the body of her cafe's most awkward customer. With a new smug Detective Inspector in town who underestimates her every move, Julia makes it her mission [...]

18 05, 2020

The Novel in Progress – No.1

2020-05-14T12:28:23+01:00May 18th, 2020|News, The Novel in Progress|Comments Off on The Novel in Progress – No.1

Hey everyone, are you ready for a new week? It’s all a bit weird and difficult at the moment isn’t it? But I’m making a concerted effort to keep things ‘normal’ and crack on with my jobs. For me, that means plugging away on Sleuthing [...]

15 05, 2020

It’s Cover Reveal Time!

2020-05-15T08:47:32+01:00May 15th, 2020|Death Remembered, News, The Sleuthing Club|Comments Off on It’s Cover Reveal Time!

I’m very excited to reveal the cover for book one in the Sleuthing Club Mysteries Series: Death Remembered! Isn’t it fabulous?! And even more excitingly, it’s available for pre-order now (here’s the link: https://amzn.to/2LnXba7) and the blurb: Summer 1952. The sun is shining, the birds [...]

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