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May.24.2013
In this new video I am talking to Tony Smith about the latest DI Andy Horton mystery crime novel, Undercurrent, set in the Solent area of Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight on the South Coast of England and about the flawed and rugged detective DI Andy Horton. (Recorded in March 2013). You can...
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May.17.2013
I'm often asked how I come up with titles for my crime novels and the answer is sometimes with great difficulty. However some titles can come instantly, almost the moment the novel hits the page although that is rare. Dead Man's Wharf was one such case. In Dead Man's Wharf, the fourth in the...
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May.10.2013
Isis Publishing, the World’s leading publisher of unabridged audio books, has bought the rights to three more crime novels featuring the flawed and rugged detective DI Andy Horton.  Isis has already published four unabridged audio books in the DI Horton mystery crime series: Deadly Waters, The...
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Oct.22.2012
Footsteps on the Shore, the sixth in the DI Andy Horton series of marine based mystery crime novels set on the South Coast of England has been reprinted in paperback and is also available as an e book on Kindle, Nook and Kobo. Published by Severn House, Footsteps on the Shore has received critical...
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Sep.10.2012
My crime novels and thrillers are set in the Portsmouth and Isle of Wight area and I took a special trip across the Solent on the Wightlink ferry, St Clare, last week to sign copies of  my latest DI Andy Horton novel Death Lies Beneath. On the Bridge   Signing Death Lies Beneath for...
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May.14.2012
On Thursday 17 May I will be talking to David Nove on Angel Radio Isle of Wight, at 1pm.  I’ll be talking about my crime novels, writing, plotting and characters and the locations around the Solent area  for my DI Horton marine mystery crime novels and my thrillers, In Cold Daylight and...
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Apr.05.2012
On 22 April I will be at the Isle of Wight Arts Festival Writers Fair, signing copies of my DI Andy Horton marine mystery crime novels and my thrillers.  The Isle of Wight Writers Fair event is for book lovers.  It features books written on the Island and books about the Island, as...
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Apr.02.2012
April is looking to be a busy month. First up is a visit to the London Book Fair to meet my overseas agents, my editor and my publisher, Severn House.  It's always great visiting the London Book Fair and catching up with all my friends and contacts in the publishing world. Pauline Rowson...
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Mar.25.2012
I was thrilled when Captain Paul Marshall, of the Wightlink ferry, St Clare, welcomed myself, my husband Bob, and our friends Nick and Linda Leader on to the Bridge on a glorious sunny morning on Friday 23 March.  The occasion was  not only to give Captain Marshall a signed copy of...
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Mar.05.2012
As many readers know the Horton series is set primarily in Portsmouth, England but Horton's investigations often take him out into the Solent and to the Isle of Wight. Here are some photographs of the places that are featured in the crime novel, A Killing Coast by Pauline Rowson. In A Killing...