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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.
Author Archives: vanessa
Atmosphere before action, tone before plot.
One of the things that I found particularly interesting in my interview with Chris Ewan earlier this week was his advice to get the feel of a novel right before anything else. He said: “I think it’s really important to … Continue reading
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Shelf Notes: The Pierced Heart by Lynn Shepherd
Lynn Shepherd’s The Pierced Heart blends Bram Stoker’s Dracula with a Victorian detective story in an ambitious but successful novel. To summarise, an Austrian nobleman offers a substantial donation to the University of Oxford and renowned investigator Charles Maddox is … Continue reading
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September’s writing – highs and lows
From a writing point of view, September did not go the way that I planned. In terms of my success at Bloody Scotland’s Pitch Perfect, it far exceeded expectations and I’m still really skippy about that. It’s given me objective … Continue reading
Congratulations Sharron!
Just to let everyone know that the winner of the signed Sara Sheridan books is Sharron Simmons – I’ve emailed her and the books will be on their way to her shortly. For all those who lost out, do visit … Continue reading
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