April 2024 Blog Posts (5)
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Review: Murder at the Caravan by David Pearson (The Book Folks)
Authors are driven to write by a range of inspirations, everything from compelling character to mysterious plots, from the need to write with pace to an instinctive feel for landscape, from powerful themes to sharply political points… |
Added by John Dean on April 14, 2024 at 19:33 — No Comments
A compelling read
Review Status Drift by Ian Robinson (The Book Folks)
As regular readers of my reviews may well be aware, I am a huge fan of Ian Robinson’s work and a major reason in this series is the central character DS Sam Batford, who walks the fine line between corrupt cop and heroic…
ContinueAdded by John Dean on April 11, 2024 at 9:30 — No Comments
Something a bit different
Review: The Counterfeit Detective by Simpson Grears (Rymour Books)
The problem with even the very best crime fiction, as well written as it may be, is that a lot of it can feel very similar. That is why we readers should welcome something that’s a bit different, and why we should welcome books like The Counterfeit Detective by Simpson…
ContinueAdded by John Dean on April 11, 2024 at 8:46 — No Comments
Author re-launches online crime fiction course
Best-selling crime novelist and creative writing tutor John Dean has launched the latest version of his online Crime Fiction Course.
The course, which runs in eight parts and can begin at a time and date to suit the writer, helps emerging authors to improve their writing and aims to increase their chances of being successful, either in…
ContinueAdded by John Dean on April 9, 2024 at 11:31 — No Comments
Crime writer ready for challenges ahead
I was pleased to hear that crime writer Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin has been elected as the new Chair of the Society of Authors.
The novelist takes over from Joanne Harris to begin a two-year term as Chair of the SoA’s board of directors. Joanne has held the position since 2020 and has now come to the end of her second two-year term.
Vanessa, who…
ContinueAdded by John Dean on April 3, 2024 at 17:11 — No Comments
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