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Sea of of tears, sea of blue
Three mile procession In crime fiction we get to write about police officers in many ways: diligent, committed, corrupt and violent. We imbue their personalities with kindness and compassion, hatred and envy, humour and weariness. The list of traits is endless. Today I watched the regimental funeral honouring officer Const. Daniel Woodall of…
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Winners! Benefit of the Doubt
Neal Griffin brings a tale of redemption against malignant forces Congratulations goes out to the following crime fiction readers: M. Vincent – Thirroul, NSW, Australia S. Cronin – Madrid, Spain There are winners outstanding and I continue attempts to validate their address for the publisher and to also post them here. Many thanks to all…
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Obituaries: Mining the unexpected
Obits are chock full of characters & storylines Reading the obituaries in my daily newspaper is not a regular pastime. But as it happened one day, looking for information for personal reasons, I came across the obituary for a WWII soldier. Out curiosity and respect for his service I began to read the many interesting…
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Grant of Immunity: A debut legal thriller
Some lives are a wheel of misfortune There are many moving parts to this book. It reminds me of a Ferris wheel. With every revolution some new matter comes about and the wheel keeps moving with you as its willing passenger. It’s 1976 and 20 year old Snake and Daniel a 15 year old teenager…
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Diana Hockley: Overture to murder
Polish your spectacles & turn those pages Author Diana Hockley describes herself as an “Australian granny who writes, volunteers and loves classical music. Is rat-mad and has currently, four.” From this whimsical depiction comes an adept crime fiction writer who understands the rhyme and reason of a book. In the past you may remember…
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Versatile Blogger Award
An amazing thing happens when you stop seeking approval and validation: You find it. – Mandy Hale I’m very pleased to have been nominated by Kate at Crazy Antics for the Versatile Blogger Award. Thank you! There are a few rules associated with the award which can be found on my About page. In…
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The writer within: Getting her/him out
Conversations about writing can lead to action. Lately there have been discussions with several people who have asked about what I’m writing and when and/or if I will be writing a book. The B word scares me to death. I’ve read enough from reliable sources to know that it is a hard journey. I…
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Crime Fiction Books: Not an exercise in high-brow wanking
Why I had brain freeze about my favourite genre. A friend from J-school (Journalism school for those not in the know) nominated me among others, to list my 10-favourite books. As some of the nominees had already responded with some serious tomes I was feeling a bit inadequate. Crime fiction is a genre and not considered literature…
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Is speed reading for you?
Reading is my addiction as you must well know by now, and that means I read voraciously and quickly. Far quicker than most people, though occasionally I am bested by someone, not that it matters. What does matter to me is the ability to be immersed and enthralled by a book and satisfied by its…