Reviews

‘My favourite type of mystery, suspenseful, and where everyone is not what they appear . . . Christine is great at creating atmosphere . . . she evokes the magic of the stage, and her characters [have] a past to be uncovered before the mystery is solved.’ [Stage Fright]

- Lizzie Hayes, MYSTERY WOMEN

Should I go on a Book Diet?

Posted on Sep 23, 2014 in Buying books, Reginald Hill, The Woodcutter, Uncategorized | 6 Comments

By that I don’t mean should I read fewer books, but should I stop buying them for a while. Should I have a book-free month in the way that some people have an alcohol-free month? I have an awful lot of books I haven’t read and I am adding to them all the time. There […]

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Short Stories II

Posted on Feb 10, 2010 in 'A Jury of her Peers', Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, John Harvey, Michael Gilbert, Reginald Hill, short stories, Susan Gaspell | No Comments

A few blogs ago I mentioned that I’d written a short story about a surgeon who had murdered his mistress. Well it’s been accepted by Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine. I love this magazine (of course!). They have just published another short story of mine, ‘A Tour of the Tower’ in their March/April issue. I only […]

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