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Final Sleep – Malcolm Hollingdrake
It is anti-bullying week 2018 and I am proud to be sharing with you Malcolm Hollingdrake’s #shortstory FINAL SLEEP about the devastating and shocking consequences of bullying. Introduction “We all lose when bullying and personal attacks become a substitute for genuine conversation and principled disagreement.” – Alicia Garza, civil rights activist Words, once spoken, have the power to haunt and fill minds with poisonous thoughts. Having witnessed bullying happening at my children’s schools, I found that speaking with children who bully often revealed shocking insights into their lives and minds. Bullying is behaviour we must condemn. We also need to make bullies understand the consequences and impact of their behaviour.…
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Bennett’s Christmas Gift – Malcolm Hollingdrake
*Short Story* Now the end of the year is nigh, it is time to look back and be thankful – that is what Malcolm Hollingdrake does in this special Christmas story I am privileged to share with all of you who love and support the DCI Bennett Series Introduction Malcolm Hollingdrake is the author of the DCI Bennett series, featuring DCI Cyril Bennett and his team, of whom I just have to mention DS David Owen, better known as Owen. I love the DCI Bennett series, the author’s erudite writing style combining police procedurals with insights into the personal lives of the police officers. The author’s love for Harrogate and…
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Cover Reveal | Crossed Out – Malcolm Hollingdrake
I am super proud to show you the intriguing and awesome cover for CROSSED OUT – the sixth instalment of Malcolm Hollingdrake’s successful, thrilling and thoroughly exciting DCI BENNETT series! Introduction I LOVE the fabulous cover for CROSSED OUT – Malcolm Hollingdrake’s sixth (!) instalment in the acknowledged DCI Bennett series, set in Harrogate and published by Bloodhound Books. The series is a favourite of mine; both DCI Cyril Bennett and DS David Owen have become almost real-life friends err.. characters to me – I highly recommend the series to all crime and detective thriller lovers not in the least because of the author’s erudite writing style, in which he…
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Dying Art – Malcolm Hollingdrake
DCI Cyril Bennett is struggling to come to terms with the devastating events from his last case when a murder takes place in the world of art and as we know, that is right up his street… The Harrogate Crime Series #5 Introduction Beware the unquenchable thirst of avarice for greed leads to corruption and, eventually, murder … Whilst DCI Cyril Bennett is trying to find a way to handle his feelings of grief and guilt, Detective Sergeant Owen has to step up when a woman is found dead. It transpires that what was thought to be a car accident is, in fact, a murder. Nathalie Gray, the victim, worked…
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Trailer | Dying Art – Malcolm Hollingdrake
Two weeks before DCI Bennett is back in DYING ART (and boy, did we miss him!) we have a surprise: an intriguing and captivating video, Malcolm Hollingdrake’s own artistic creation The Trailer Beware the unquenchable thirst of avarice for greed leads to corruption and, eventually, murder … Those of you who follow Malcolm Hollingdrake’s DCI Bennett series know that GAME POINT – book #4 in the series – left the team heartbroken. Where DS David Owen is able to cope with his feelings of grief and despair, DCI Bennett has difficulty coming to terms with the devastating events of the last book, especially with his feelings of guilt. When a…
