The Crime Warp

  Chuffed to bits to have been invited  by Zooloo's Book Tours to this tour for the NHS charities short story anthology  The C Word, published by Spellbound Books. Book Blurb  100% of all royalties from The C Word will be donated to NHS Together Charities . So, what do writers do during Lockdown? They create murder, mystery, death and destruction of course! The C Word is a collection of short stories collated during the COVID-19 pandemic to raise money for NHS Charities Together. A plethora of wonderful stories created by a wide variety of writers, each with their own unique style. Some you will know already and some we’ve yet to introduce you to. However, we’re sure you’ll want to hear from each & every one of them again as we leave 2020 behind us. With contributions from Steve Mosby, Sophie Hannah, Elly Griffiths, Sarah Hilary , Rob Scragg , Trevor Wood and many more   Amazon - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Word-some-lockdown-been-murder-ebook/dp/B08RRW...

  Huge thanks to Zooloo's book tours for inviting me to host this extract from cosy crime novel Let Sleeping Murder Lie by my friend  Carmen Radtke. It's great to be kicking off this blog tour. Hope you enjoy this sneaky peek... Blurb Let Sleeping Murder Lie  American Eve Holdsworth is living her quintessential English dream in a picturesque village in the countryside. Meeting an attractive stranger adds to the appeal. But Ben Dryden is a pariah in Eve’s new neighbourhood, since his wife was murdered five years ago, and he was the only suspect. Eve, who is absolutely sure someone as charming as Ben could never be a killer, is determined to solve the case and clear Ben’s name, even if it’s against his will. Soon enough Eve finds herself in deep waters, and with her life at stake, she can only pray that her romantic notions won’t be the end of her … Buy Links Amazon UK  https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08W2JCD68 Amazon US  https://www.amazon.co...

Huge thanks to Spellbound Books and Zooloo's Book Tours for inviting me on the Blog tour and to Kevin McManus for answering all my questions. Tell us a bit about your current book release The story is set in Western Ireland in the fictional town of Port Ard. The year is 2007, the height of the Irish property boom. The town is awash with building workers from Eastern Europe. Corrupt politicians and business entrepreneurs are making a tidy sum from their endeavours. Against this backdrop a Polish woman working for a successful estate agent is murdered. Her boyfriend who is the chief suspect has disappeared. Enter Ray Logue a world weary detective and his sidekick Jack McGarry who unearth a sordid path of drug smuggling, murder and cover ups as they dig deeper into the investigation.  Where did the inspiration for Death Comes Down come from? The novel was inspired by some of those great crime movies and TV series of the early 70s such as the French Connection, The Sweeney a...

 Huge thanks to Zooloo's book tours for inviting me to take part in the Mind Guerrilla Tour.    Book Blurb When a high-end escort is discovered murdered in her plush waterside apartment, so begins the hunt for a serial killer known as The Crucifier due to the unusual slaying and positioning of his victims. In parallel there remains the need to locate a dangerous and elusive doomsday cult. DCI William Chamberlain and DI Judd Stone have an acute thirst for justice on both accounts. Stone is an ex-football hooligan turned cop. Riddled with guilt and anger, he is used to getting results – albeit somewhat unconventionally. Chamberlain suffers from Multiple Sclerosis, but curiously, as his health deteriorates, his ability to perform acts of telekinesis increases. When faced with life or death, Chamberlain progresses from manipulating physical matter to controlling minds and sets in motion a dramatic chain of events. But why do things spiral out of control, placing an unkn...