I mentioned in an earlier post that I’ve contributed a chapter to a serial novel, in aid of Leukemia research. My fellow contributors include Jeffery Deaver, Alexander McCall Smith, Kathy Reichs, RL Stine and David Baldacci. Ten of us attended the launch event in New York a few weeks ago, and we each had to…
Hello again, Welcome to my newly improved newsletter - in keeping with my newly redesigned website, which I hope you will take a look at, if you haven’t already. Firstly, I’d like to ask you all a favour, please. I’ve been shortlisted for the very prestigious and high profile ITV3 People’s Bestseller Dagger Award, which…
I’m elated to report that I’ve been nominated for a People’s Bestseller Dagger. The Crime Thriller Awards will be held in London, at the Grosvenor’s House Hotel, on October 7th and broadcast on ITV3 on October 11th. While the competition is fierce – I’m up against the likes of David Baldacci, Lee Child, Peter Robinson,…
What are your thoughts on the current state of crime fiction? I get very annoyed at the snooty literary ‘establishment’ that sneers at all commercial fiction, and quite forgets it is the commercial fiction of the past 3000 years that has survived, not the elitist stuff. Three years ago the Chair of the Booker Prize…
I mentioned a while ago I was thrilled to learn that a Mastermind contestant, Ken Owen (a really lovely guy) has chosen my Roy Grace novels up to and including Dead Like You, as his Specialist Subject. His show is recording on Friday July 22nd (I will let you know when it is going on…
Alison Flood guardian.co.ukTuesday 5 July 2011 16.33 BST Luminaries including Jeffery Deaver, Kathy Reichs and Faye Kellerman have contributed to No Rest for the Dead It’s the literary world’s version of consequences: from Alexander McCall Smith to Kathy Reichs, 26 bestselling crime writers have teamed up to create the multi-authored mystery No Rest for the…
I have contributed a chapter to the serial novel NO REST FOR THE DEAD which is published in the US this week. You can read about it on this BBC link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-14027239 26 authors including David Baldacci, Kathy Reichs, Alexander Mcall Smith and Jeffery Deaver have each contributed a chapter. I’m particularly looking forward to…
For my signing in lovely Brussels bookstore, Filanes, yesterday, the staff presented me with these wonderful cupcakes. If you look closely you can see the titles of some of my books inscribed on them! They tasted even better than they looked. In face, dead good….. (sorry!)