A new Yorkshire Dales Mystery is coming soon
If you received my newsletter, you’ll know that I’m launching my latest book on 1st October. Mills seeks the help of Brenda Yardley in a case that involves forensic examination of clothing, and her old boss is a textiles expert. There’s trouble at the university as rumours leave Mills worried about the future her laboratory.
“The body of an elderly lady has remained undiscovered on moorland for several years, and DS Nina Featherstone is told that identification...
Looking forward to a Yorkshire crime writers panel
I'm delighted to be joining a panel of Yorkshire-based crime writers in Wensleydale on Thursday 18th June, including David J Gatward, Barry N Rainsford, Catherine Yaffe and Fiona Veitch Smith. We will come together to discuss our books and give short readings of our work followed by a Q&A session. Each of the authors will have books to sell and sign during a meet and greet afterwards.
What an exciting start to the year!
The publication date for “Wall of Lies” is not until the week after next, but I’ve received advance copies to sign for fans who have pre-ordered. The names of some are familiar to me now and I feel I know them well; it’s an honour to have regular readers always waiting for the next book in the series. I’m already fully absorbed in the themes of my current work in progress and will soon begin to get words on the laptop, after several months of plotting with pen...
After several iterations, the colour of the jacket has been approved, so my new book is now at the printer.
The publication date is set for 13th January, and copies are available for pre-order here on the website. It has been a busy time since the first book in my new DI Miriam Abbott series was published because I’ve been moving to the Cotswolds to be nearer the family. It was a big decision to have to leave the Yorkshire Dales, but I travel back regularly and will continue to be inspired by the fells and moors in the National Park. Currently I am plotting my next book in the Dr Mills...
It was on 17th September 2005 that I was paralysed by Guillain Barre Syndrome, which meant spending many weeks in intensive care on a ventilator and further months in rehabilitation, learning to walk again.
For those who don’t know, GBS is a rare neurological disorder affecting 1 to 2 people per 100,000 worldwide each year, where the body's immune system mistakenly attacks its own peripheral nerves, leading to symptoms like tingling, weakness, and potential paralysis. Fortunately, I have made a full recovery, although I believe my balance still continues to improve through regular Pilates sessions.
I was taken ill after a very eventful week which saw the publication of my first...