It’s amazing the people you meet poking about on social media. Take Tasmanian thriller author, Nic D’Alessandro, for example. He’d posted something on a group I’m also a member of and I was immediately intrigued by the premise of his debut novel, Convergence on the 42nd Parallel. What else could I do but showcase him …
I’m delighted to announce my second Jack Lisbon novel, Shot Clock, is featured on the specialist review site Manybooks.net. It’s an honour to be featured on this well-respected site. A big shout out of thanks and gratitude to Naomi Bolton for asking me to do the interview. Click on the badge below to …
A little over a year ago I was ecstatic to be releasing the novella, Fighting Dirty. At the time, I had no idea this little book would lead to a series read and enjoyed by so many crime fiction lovers around the world. From a fan base of zero, I now have over 2,500 subscribers …
Trick Shot – Book 3 in the Jack Lisbon series, The Fighting Detective Read More »
Thomas J. Thorson Tom Thorson became an author late in life, if you don’t include the 329 attempts to write the Great American Novel beginning at about age 14 (a war novel, abandoned after half a hand-written page). He attended the University of Illinois where he became an English major primarily because he liked …
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Back in a former life, I travelled to Russia when it was still part of the Soviet Union. I’d been accepted to study at an institute in Moscow. It was 1987, there was no Internet and life was much simpler than it is today. I was studying Russian language at Queensland University at the …
It’s always a pleasure discovering a new (to me) author who has something original and exciting to offer readers. BM Allsopp is that kind of writer. B.M. Allsopp writes the Fiji Islands Mysteries, a fresh police procedural series. She lived in the South Pacific islands for 14 years, including four in Fiji, …
Interview with Talented Australian Crime Fiction Author BM Allsopp Read More »
I’m so excited to be embarking on a new crime fiction series, The Fighting Detective. My outlandish goal is to write a ton of books featuring DS Jack Lisbon. Is 18 too many? I don’t think so! In the can so far there’s a novella prequel (Fighting Dirty), a bonus short story exclusive for my …
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As 2020 rolls to its much anticipated conclusion, I’ve come to realize how lucky I am. Lucky to have escaped a global pandemic completely unscathed. Endured a lockdown that was brief and, by all measures, effective. Stayed relatively healthy despite a few niggling ailments. But most of all, I’ve managed to achieve quite a …
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Just a quick post, guys. It’s all covered in much more detail in my newsletter and on various social media platforms, but I just have to scream it from the rooftops from everywhere. And that includes this humble blog. The first Jack Lisbon novel in the Fighting Dirty series, Kill Shot, is due for …
Ted Tayler is the international best-selling author of The Phoenix and Freeman Files series: “The core message in my Phoenix novels is that justice is failing today. The Phoenix believes criminals should pay for their crimes; the current system fails to deliver the correct punishment. His fellow Olympus agents help redress the balance.” …
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