Christmas Comes Early for Me . . . In an Avalanche of Great Reviews!
Ho, ho, ho . . . ๐๐ญ’๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ง ๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ซย ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐จ ๐๐๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ฒ๐ฌ (no better gift for an author–that’s for sure).ย ย Here are a couple of the latest . . . “๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ! ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด…
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Chuffed to share this great new review from Rozier Reads and Wine (a bookish Instagrammer)! Some highlights . . . ๐ฅ โ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ, ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฒ, ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฑ ๐ญ๐จ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐. ๐ฅ โI thought this mystery book was extremely well done. The mysteries in each time period…
Read MoreHistory, Books, Wine and ME
Itโs ALWAYS Happy Hour somewhere, right? So, you can listen to this fabulous podcast morning, noon, or night (drink optional). Today Iโm DELIGHTED to be the guest author on the โHistory, Books and Wineโ. Listen wherever you download your favorite podcasts as chat with fellow authors Eliza Knight and Lori Ann Bailey covering some of…
Read MoreAutumn Book Trailer for AND BY FIRE
Donโt know as Iโve said this before but my dual-timeline mystery ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐บ๐ป ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐น. In modern London fall is in the air even as the scent of burning leaves comingles with the more distressing odors of burning bodiesโincluding one posed as a crucified Christ. In London of 1666 the Great Fireโan…
Read MoreAND BY FIRE is a Kindle Monthly Deal!
I am delighted to announce that Amazon has selected And by Fire as a Kindle Monthly Deal for September! That means that from now until the end of September you can purchase a Kindle eBook copy of And by Fire for just $1.99. What are you waiting for? If you’ve already read my twisty dual-timeline…
Read MoreWriting Mystery Using Research Methods Taken From Writing History
I am delighted to be a guest on fellow thriller writer Alison Mortonโs* blog today. As I turned from writing history (as Sophie Perinot) to writing mystery, I discovered that being a historical novelist had given me a fierce research toolbox and that those tools can benefit writers in every genre! Interested in my shortlist…
Read MoreFinding Notes In Booksโitโs not just a plot point
My novel, And by Fire, involves a collection of โcase notesโ discovered by my modern London detectivesโDIs Nigella Parker and Colm OโLearyโbut written by a pair of amateur sleuths more than three-hundred-fifty years earlier. Tucking things away in books not unheard of. I find everything from receipts to old school pictures tucked in mine. But…
Read MoreWhere in the World is AND BY FIRE?
And by Fire has been out in the world for a little over two months now. And when I say out in the world, I MEAN IT. I am getting jealous! My mystery novel is connecting with readers in so many great placesโfrom the UK to Alaska! Thanks to the readers who have thus far…
Read Morel Smell Smoke! My Special Connection with DI ParkerโTwo Signature Scents
I suspect most mystery writers have something in common with their detectives. Multiple things actually. We canโt help itโreal life informs fiction and leaches into it. Personally, I believe itโs necessary to connect with our main characters in deep and even intimate ways. Only then can we see and portray them as fully human. When…
Read MoreLooking for an Hourโs Worth of Bookish Fun to Watch?
Looking for an hourโs worth of bookish fun to watch this weekend? How about this . . . Goat communes, documentary film making, fire tornados, Londonโs 1-square mile and its 2 separate police forces, botany, women in academia in the 1920s, and how fully-formed characters have a life outside of detecting (even if some of…
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