September 21, 2011

Couple of events coming up. I love to meet readers so please come along if you can. The first one is on the 27th of September in Worthing. The event is held by Waterstones in Worthing and the venue is the Lime Cafe. We begin at 7. (A fun evening, by all accounts. Lovely food and drink available for purchase and there's a book quiz to break the ice. Then I'll be chatting about writing and answering questions.)

The second event is part of the yearly Forest Row Festival. It's on the 1st of October at 4.30. Follow this link for more details - 

http://www.forestrowfestival.org/?page_id=33

July 19, 2011

So far the winners of the competition below have been Emily, Fiona and Susie - see my Facebook page for details. Still time to enter...

I'm book signing in Waterstones East Grinstead this Saturday between 12 and 2 - friendly faces welcome! Please come and introduce yourself if you're in the vicinity. And between 10 and 12 I'll be popping in to the radio studios at 107 Meridianfm or online at http://www.meridianfm.com to chat about writing.

June 24, 2011

It's always a good moment when there's a knock at the door and the postman delivers copies of my novels, and yesterday, a box of paperback copies of Where the Truth Lies arrived. The pb copy of WTTL will be released on July 21st but if you don't want to wait, then I'm giving five of them away - one each week. To be in with a chance, just answer the following questions -

1. Where is Tell Me No Secrets set?

2. What are the names of Grace's daughters?

3. Which Shakespeare play is mentioned in the first chapter?

Email me at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with your answers.

 

May 23, 2011

I've now finished my third novel - Do Me No Harm. It will be published in 2012. It's set in Scotland and the protagonist is called Olivia. The book opens with her in the A&E department of Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. Her son's drink has been spiked and the story revolves around who has done this and why.  

I'm close to starting my fourth novel - getting to grips with the research and finding my way into the main character's head. I'm not sure about plot yet but know that if I get the main character's thoughts and motivations right then her story will evolve - probably with a few blind alleys and plot problems along the way! This one doesn't have a title yet and will be set in London.

And in the meantime, Where the Truth Lies is coming out in paperback on July 21. Details to follow about events I'm doing linked to the publication. (If you'd like to pre-order it, Amazon has it at a very good price. There's a link on the Books page.)

 

Tell Me No Secrets has been translated into five languages: German, Italian, French, Norwegian and Dutch. 

 

This photograph was taken by a friend recently when he was traveling on a train in Norway and spotted this novel lying on a seat. Tell Me No Secrets, translated into Norwegian - called Taus Som Graven. It's always been one of my dreams to come across someone reading my book on a train. This is the next best thing!

 

 

 

 

 

This is the French cover. Very atmospheric. It's interesting to see how the different countries interpret the story. This will be out in France in June 2010.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The German edition, published in April 2010, has a Scottish castle on the cover - Eilean Donan, I think(?) ... or similar. It is situated on the west coast, close to the Kyle of Localsh. I remember my brother and sister and I running around the grounds, a welcome chance to stretch our legs. It was a family tradition for us to travel to the west coast for our summer holidays.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is the Dutch cover. It's very evocative of the story, I think. Although the little girl in the photo is too young to be Rose, I love the forest green and the dark around the edges, similar to the story which has tragedy as a frame but light at the centre. Or, at least, that's what I think! I've had some great feedback from readers and I know some have found the story so haunting that they've had trouble sleeping at night. Whereas others have found it enjoyable and thought provoking. Thank you to all of you who have been in touch.