Contacting a killer

Contacting a killer

Horror writer T. Fox Dunham asked me if I had any true-life ghostly experiences he could use for an episode called Back from the Dead on What Are You Afraid Of? – the Friday night paranormal US radio show he presents with Phil Thomas on PARA-X Radio. It took me...
Readin’ and a-rockin’

Readin’ and a-rockin’

Pop quiz. What do Bruce Springsteen, Lou Reed, Joni Mitchell, Johnny Cash and, perhaps more surprisingly, the Tragically Hip all have in common? The answer: All of them have been the inspiration for crime fiction anthologies of short stories based on the titles of...
In the pink

In the pink

My copy of the Coming Through in Waves anthology arrived in the post today, containing my first piece as a published crime fiction author: the short story Have A Cigar. The official launch date was February 15, but Amazon put the paperback version out early, without...
Critical thinking

Critical thinking

If you’re making a resolution to read more good crime books in the new year, but are not too sure where to start, I may be able to help. The end of every year is filled with newspaper, magazine and digital critics offering their selections of the best of the year....
A star is porn

A star is porn

If I’m honest, this whole crime novel writing malarkey’s not proving as lucrative as I’d hoped. In fact, I’ve yet to make a penny from it. Still, I tell myself, it’s early days. It was only seven years ago when I started my first novel. It crossed my mind that perhaps...