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Author Interview – Guy Fraser-Sampson

Posted on March 29, 2016 by vanessa

Death in Profile, the first crime novel from Guy Fraser-Sampson, is a great read and I was really pleased to be able to interview Guy a couple of weeks ago. Guy is – or was at any rate – best … Continue reading →

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Shelf notes: Herring on the Nile by LC Tyler*

Posted on March 28, 2016 by vanessa

As you may have noticed from my review of Guy Fraser-Sampson’s Death in Profile, I love a crime novel that has echoes of Golden Age detective fiction and Herring on the Nile by LC Tyler fits that bill perfectly. I … Continue reading →

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The wisdom of Ira Glass and why it’s ok to worry that your creative endeavours aren’t good enough

Posted on March 27, 2016 by vanessa

Like almost every writer I know, I worry that my work isn’t good enough. That it never will be good enough. That I should forget about writing and accept that I am a consumer of other people’s creativity and not … Continue reading →

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Friday Five – fab things you might have missed…

Posted on March 25, 2016 by vanessa

I love travel and I love giraffes and I want to visit this hotel, Giraffe Manor in Kenya. It’s a Scottish hunting lodge-style house from the 1930s with its own herd of Rothschild giraffes roaming the grounds. Look at the … Continue reading →

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Shelf notes – Death in Profile by Guy Fraser-Sampson*

Posted on March 23, 2016 by vanessa

  The serial killer whose crimes are the focus of Death in Profile is not operating in the frozen wastes of Scandinavia or the the inner city backstreets. Rather, in the manner of the Golden Age crime novels that inspired … Continue reading →

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