I’m thrilled to welcome crime author Louise Voss to the blog today. Louise has had eleven novels published over her writing career– five solo and six co-written with Mark Edwards: a combination of psychological thrillers, police procedurals and contemporary fiction. Her twelfth, THE OLD YOU, will be out in May 2018, published by Orenda Books.…
What Role Does The Smartphone Play In Your Reading Life?
We live in such a technological, online world, even reading has blended into this world. But, to what extent? Check out this BookRiot video to see how much reading can be linked to your phone and let me know what you think or how much you agree or not, in the comments. I’d love to…
Recently Read – Blue: A Memoir by John Sutherland
Blue: A Memoir – Keeping the Peace and Falling to Pieces by John Sutherland Genre; Memoir ‘Every contact leaves a trace’ John Sutherland joined the Met in 1992, having dreamed of being a police officer since his teens. Rising quickly through the ranks, and compelled by the opportunity to make a real difference to people’s…
Writing Crime – How Quickly Can You Progress Through The Rank Structure?
Last week we had a post on Training to be a police officer, the week before that, Training to be a Detective and it got me to thinking about how long it would take your officer to become the DI, DCI they were (you may well be writing from the point of view of a lower rank…
Recently Read – Unbroken: My story of survival from 7/7 Bombings to Paralympic success
Unbroken: My story of survival from 7/7 Bombings to Paralympic success by Martine Wright By turns heart-breaking and heart-warming, Unbroken is the remarkable true story of a woman who turned trauma and tragedy into hope. The autobiography of 7/7 bombings survivor and GB Paralympian, Martine Wright. On the morning of 7th July 2005, Martine Wright’s life changed…
Recently Read – Running Like A Girl by Alexandra Heminsley
Running Like A Girl by Alexandra Heminsley Genre; non-fiction In her twenties, Alexandra Heminsley spent more time at the bar than she did in pursuit of athletic excellence. When she decided to take up running in her thirties, she had grand hopes for a blissful runner’s high and immediate physical transformation. After eating three slices…
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