Reviews

‘Invisible’s got an excellent, tense plot, shifting between the two main characters, with a good number of surprises along the way. Poulson always has great, strong women characters, with real lives and feelings . . .  I liked the fact that the depictions of violence and injury were realistic without being over-detailed or gloating . . . It was a pleasure to find a book that did the excitement, the jeopardy and the thrills without putting off this reader . . .  a very good read for anyone.’

- CLOTHES IN BOOKS

Sheer bliss: Prunella Scales and Wives and Daughters

Posted on Feb 19, 2017 in Agatha Christie, Cranford, David Suchet, Dorothy L Sayers, Hugh Fraser, Ian Carmichael, Nemesis, Prunella Scales, The Hollow, Wives and Daughters | 17 Comments

I haven’t been sleeping well these last six months or so – and I won’t need to tell readers of my blog why that is. I don’t usually have a problem getting to sleep, but I often find myself awake at four or five am. That is when audiobooks are such a godsend. I prefer books […]

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Short-listed!

Posted on May 23, 2016 in Crimefest., Hugh Fraser, Margery Allingham Short Story Competition, Martin Edwards, Peter Guttridge | 2 Comments

I didn’t win, but it was – and still is – a thrill to have my story ‘Faceless Killer’ long-listed and then short-listed for the Margery Allingham Short Story Competition. It’s not quite the first time I’ve been short-listed for something – but it was the first time I’d been there when the winner was announced, […]

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