Interviews & Guest Posts
Interviews and guest posts with authors and creative entrepreneurs about their books, services, products, and everything else they are willing to share with us.
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Character Spotlight | Hemlock Jones & the Angel of Death – Justin Carroll
Author Justin Carroll on his protagonist, Hemlock Jones: “I love almost everything about Hemlock. She’s far and away my favourite character. I hugely enjoy writing about her and her exploits.” Check out this wonderful Character Spotlight! Hemlock Jones & the Angel of Death Winner of the Silver Medal 2017 Wishing Shelf Independent Book Awards Introduction Hemlock Jones Chronicles #1 Ten doors down from the home of a world famous ‘consulting detective’ lives twelve-year-old Hemlock Jones, and her recently arrived housemate and unwitting companion, Edward Whitlow. Hired to ‘demystify’ the mystery of a man’s murder by a terrifying angelic spectre, Hemlock and Edward’s investigations will lead them all over Victorian London, uncovering…
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Huddersfield – Scene of the Crimes | Blood Rites – David Stuart Davies
With Morse in Oxford, Rebus in Edinburgh and Roy Grace in Brighton, author David Stuart Davies thought it only fair for Huddersfield to have its own Paul Snow. Huddersfield in the eighties, combined with the homophobic culture of the time makes for a superb setting for a thrilling and richly layered crime thriller. Introduction Blood Rites is a Northern thriller set in Huddersfield, Yorkshire in the 1980s featuring Detective Inspector Paul Snow. DI Paul Snow has a personal secret He is a homosexual but is desperate to keep it secret, knowing it would finish his career in the intolerant police of the time. As this personal drama unfolds, he is…
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Character Insight & Excerpt | We have lost the Chihuahuas – Paul Mathews
In the year 2046, the UK has no longer a Queen nor a Royal Family. In comes the American First Lady, blunt and provocative. Howie Pond is to be her presidential spokesman but when her chihuahuas go missing he will have to investigate.. but does he want to, as a cat lover? Introduction London, 2046. The British Republic has a new First Lady. She’s Californian, ‘in-your-face, for sure’ and she’s got big plans for a Buckingham Palace refurb. When her three Chihuahuas go missing, one man is determined to avoid getting dragged into it all. His name is Pond. Howie Pond – presidential spokesperson, retired secret agent and cat lover. Meanwhile,…
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Guest Post | Dead Lands – Lloyd Otis
Dead Lands by Lloyd Otis is a crime thriller, set in the 1970s, dealing with the intriguing modern-day topic of identity theft and identity fraud. In this guest post, the author explains why, as a victim of identity theft, he felt the need to create this story that raises questions as to who we are. The Book Dead Lands is a thrilling crime story set in the 1970s. When a woman’s body is found a special team is called in to investigate and prime suspect Alexander Troy is arrested for the murder. Desperate to remain a free man, Troy protests his innocence but refuses to use his alibi. Trying to…
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Interview | Mark L. Fowler
With the blog tour for COFFIN MAKER starting tomorrow, Susan Hunter conducted an Author Q & A to ask author Mark Fowler questions about his writing! Check out her interview! *GUEST POST by SUSAN HUNTER* Introduction Over in the Facebook Crime Fiction Addict Group, admin Susan Hunter conducted an Author Interview with Mark Fowler, author of Coffin Maker, The Man Upstairs, Silver (published by Bloodhound Books) and the soon to be published (also by Bloodhound Books) crime thriller Red is the Colour. Bits about Books has read and reviewed all the books by Mark Fowler – and is eagerly awaiting Red is the Colour! As the Blog Tour for COFFIN…
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Inter-Re-View | Alice – K.L. Loveley
A review and an interesting interview with K.L. Loveley, author of ALICE – an emotional story of a woman who finally decides to regain control over her life Introduction K.L. Loveley is the author of ALICE – a “gritty but true to life story of a woman who finds herself in desperate straits.” When Alice has freed herself from her bonds and from the disruptiveness surrounding her, she finds out that freedom might be overrated. Time for Alice to go on a quest for her life’s yearning. This interesting and intriguing concept is what Alice is about but where did the author find her inspiration? And who is her favourite…
