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Mingle with first-rate crime and fiction novelists in Hereford

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Thursday 25th March, from 11.00am WATERSTONE’S, HEREFORD
A unique opportunity to come and mingle with, not one, but four top-notch female writers of crime and fiction, Rebecca Tope, Kate Charles, Penelope Evans, and Priscilla Masters. They will be chatting informally with readers and signing copies their books at Waterstone’s, 18-20 Commercial Street Hereford, HR1 2DE. For [...]

Elizabeth Corley - a few questions about Grave Doubts

Friday, February 5th, 2010

Q. What Sussex town is Harlden based on in your excellent book Grave Doubts, and how did you get the insight into the mind of a fiend such as Smith. Also, I was very impressed by your knowledge of police procedure. How did you learn that? Charles Thain, Worthing
A. Many thanks for your interest in [...]

Edward Marston - Will we see more of Christopher Redmayne?

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

Q. I have read all your Christopher Redmayne series with the exception of The Amorous Nightingale which does not seem to be available anywhere except on ebay. Certainly not in bookshops in Central Scotland or any of the Waterstones stores nationally or online. My question is basically, Why? And is there something special about this [...]

Tim Lebbon - What’s it like to co-write a novel?

Monday, March 9th, 2009

Q. I know that as well as writing your own novels, you also co-write books with other authors. How do you approach this collaborative process – is it very very different to writing on your own, and do you enjoy it any more or less than writing solo? Susan Carnaby, London
A. I love collaborating. I’ve [...]

Marshall Karp - Lomax v Biggs?

Sunday, March 8th, 2009

Q. Your characters Terry Biggs and Mike Lomax make a great pair, but if you had to choose, who would you pick to hang out with? Dave Lennox, London
A. Mike Lomax or Terry Biggs? What’s the next question? Donald Trump or Rosie O’Donnell?
Gut reaction, I’d pick Mike. A couple of reasons. While they both would [...]

David Donachie - Why did you become a novelist?

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

Q. Why did you decide to become a novelist? Janet Hawkins, Bath
A. I was once asked the same questions by a radio interviewer and my reply was, ‘Desperation. I have tried everything else.’ It’s true, I’d been a decorator, salesman, truck driver, ice-cream vendor, cleaner packer and an entrepreneur who launched a dozen projects and [...]

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