First One Missing by Tammy Cohen Genre; Psychological Thriller There are three things no-one can prepare you for when your daughter is murdered: – You are haunted by her memory day and night – Your friends and family fear you are going mad – Only in a group with mothers of other victims can you […]
Selective Attention And Unreliable Witnesses In Crime (Fiction)
As an avid crime writer, reader or television watcher, do you believe you see everything that is there in front of you? If police attend an incident and there are multiple witnesses at the scene, you would think you would get corroborating statements, but be careful when writing this, or look out for it if […]
Recently Read – Normal by Graeme Cameron
Normal by Graeme Cameron Genre: Crime ‘The truth is I hurt people. It’s what I do. It’s all I do. It’s all I’ve ever done. I’m not NORMAL.’ He is the man who lives on your street. The one you see in the supermarket and nod hello to. He’s also a serial killer. Killing is […]
If We Were Having Coffee –
This #weekendcoffeeshare is the brainchild of PartTimeMonster. We sit down every weekend and share our week. Feel free to join in. If we were having coffee I’d tell you to get comfortable with whatever it was you were drinking, as you’d know by now there are a selection of beverages here as I’m not a coffee […]
What's Your First Draft Like? – Cath Staincliffe
I’m so excited to be able to say I have Cath Staincliffe talking to us today about her first draft process. Cath Staincliffe is an award winning novelist, radio playwright and creator of ITV’s hit series Blue Murder, starring Caroline Quentin as DCI Janine Lewis. Cath has been shortlisted for the CWA Best First Novel […]
Recently Read – The Dying Place by Luca Veste
The Dying Place by Luca Veste A fate worse than death… DI Murphy and DS Rossi discover the body of known troublemaker Dean Hughes, dumped on the steps of St Mary’s Church in West Derby, Liverpool. His body is covered with the unmistakable marks of torture. As they hunt for the killer, they discover a […]