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Hi, I’m Vanessa and welcome to my site.
In 2015, I won Bloody Scotland’s Pitch Perfect event and my first novel, Death Will Find Me, was published in February, 2019. The second Tessa Kilpatrick book will be out early next year and in the meantime, I’ll soon be launching a series of art crime thrillers.
You can find out more about me and what I’m up to by following the links at the top, and there are contact details below if you want to ask me any questions or invite me to talk at your bookshop, library or festival.
Category Archives: Books
December book acquisitions
December was a particularly bumper month for book acquisitions; both purchases and proofs from publishers reps and publicity departments. There are some treats ahead… Particular gems that I’m looking forward to are American Housewife, Helen Ellis‘ collection of short stories … Continue reading
Shelf notes – A is for Arsenic, the poisons of Agatha Christie by Kathryn Harkup
It is often said that poison is a woman’s weapon: a claim made from Sherlock Holmes to Game of Thrones. That may or may not be true – accurate data is hard to come by, especially when looking at historical … Continue reading
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Tagged Agatha Christie, crime, Golden Age detective fiction, Kathryn Harkup, non-fiction, poison
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Shelf notes – The Daughter’s Secret by Eva Holland*
When she was 15, Stephanie ran away with her 24 year old teacher, Nathan Temperley. Six years later, her mother discovers that Temperley is about to be released from prison, far sooner than expected. The family have never talked about … Continue reading
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Tagged Eva Holland, fiction, review
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Shelf notes – City of Strangers by Louise Millar*
This Euro-thriller by Louise Millar – apparently a new direction from a writer who I hadn’t previously encountered – is quite a difficult book to review. On the one hand it kept me reading while my bathwater went cold and … Continue reading
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Tagged crime fiction, Louise Millar, review, Scottish crime
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