I have just heard the wonderful news that The Perfect Murder has won the Quick Reads Reader’s Favourite Award. This was voted for by you, my wonderful fans, as well as readers and adult learners around the English speaking world. The Perfect Murder beat off stiff competition from other 2010 Quick Read authors including Rolf…
Here’s a tale guaranteed to put you off your next lobster dinner. For a while, anyway… I’ve been spending more time than usual recently in one of favourite parts of Sussex, Shoreham Harbour, the major sea port immediately to the east of Brighton and Hove, and a major commercial port, because I’ve been asked to…
Last week at the London Book Fair I did a brief interview with BBC TV as part of a piece they were doing on the Stig Larson phenomenon. You can see it on this page of the BBC News site Now watch out for the PJ phenomenon!!!
Please note: this poll is now closed – thanks to all of you who voted! I’ve just heard there is a Reader’s Poll for the Quick Reads series – in which my book The Perfect Murder was published – which closes at 5pm Friday April 23rd If you would like to vote for The Perfect…
I spent last Wednesday out with the Met, doing research for my 7th Roy Grace novel. It is always interesting to compare police forces, and with 35,000 officers compared to Sussex’s 5,000, the London Metropolitan Police is a different beast in many ways. One of its former chiefs once described the Met as “human garbage…
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I’m delighted to learn that Dead Tomorrow has been shortlisted for the following two awards: SOUNDS OF CRIME AWARDS SHORTLISTSWe are pleased to announce the shortlists for the Sounds of Crime Awards for best abridged and unabridged crime audiobooks of 2009. The Sounds of Crime Awards are sponsored by Audible UK and the shortlists are:…
I’m just back from a round-the world trip where I stopped for book promotion and research in Cape Town, Sydney, New Zealand and, en route home, LA. Went to Auckland and Hamilton in NZ where I’ve been before then to South Island, Queenstown and Christchuch and loved it there. Great restaurants and incredibly friendly people…
I’m currently in South Island New Zealand, home of bungee jumping and stopped to take a look at this “fun” activity, just outside beautiful Queenstown, over a gorge where some of the filming for Lord Of The Rings took place. The idea of jumping off a bridge with an elastic band attached to my ankles…
Thanks to all of the hundreds of you who so enthusiastically entered my “The Perfect Murder” competition in my newsletter. I’m delighted to announce the winner is Karen Morgan of Faversham, Kent, pictured here with her Champagne prize.