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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.
Tag Archives: World War One
Writing in the dunes, imagining the scene as the German Navy surrendered…
In the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, back when I was writing an early draft of Death Will Find Me and still getting to know my characters, I saw an image from the day the German fleet surrendered to the British … Continue reading
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Tagged Death Will Find Me, out and about, Scotland, short story, World War One, writing, WW1
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Five on Friday – things you might have missed
I’ve seen some great blog posts and articles this week that I wanted to share… This essay by Miranda Sawyer in The Guardian reduced me to tears. Like her, my fortieth birthday was fine but the ones since have given … Continue reading
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Tagged Debo Mitford, Meg Rosoff, mid-life, Miranda Sawyer, Sotheby's, World War One, Young House Love
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