Tag: Author Interview
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POLICING TONBRIDGE, January 2023
An Interview with Author and Historian Pam Mill Avid readers of the Bow Street Society Mystery series will know the group’s clerk, Miss Rebecca Trent, was raised in Tonbridge, Kent, by her Aunt Dorothea. During the course of my research into the area for the 6th book, The Case of The Pugilist’s Ploy, I was honoured to…
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SPEAKING TO THE DEAD WITH ANNE BAINBRIDGE, October 2021
In this month’s blog I’m delighted to welcome fellow crime fiction author and lover of all things Victorian, Anne Bainbridge. I’ve been a tremendous fan of Anne’s writing since the first Inspector Abbs mystery, A Seaside Mourning, and have thoroughly enjoyed the latest book, Speak for the Dead. A highly talented writer, Anne effortlessly transports the reader back…
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INTERVIEW WITH HORROR WRITER DM WOLFENDEN, November 2020
Within my own writing I’ve found that, given the choice, readers are drawn to stories about the paranormal and the unanswered questions surrounding what happens after we die. As genres crime fiction and horror fiction are similar in that they confront the darker side of life and attempt to explain it through a narrative. Subscribers…
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INTERVIEW WITH CRIME AUTHOR TONI KIEF, September 2020
Whenever television programs or academics discuss audience demographics and true crime, they usually recite the fact that it’s women over forty years old who are most interested in accounts of real-life cases. When asked why, I’m sure most would answer they’re fascinated by the work of the detectives rather than the criminals. I know this…
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INTERVIEW WITH TRUE CRIME AUTHOR SAMANTHA SWAIN, April 2020
Fascination with true crime cases, the criminal mind, real-life forensic techniques, and criminal justice systems around the world is as strong today as it’s ever been. For some, their fascination lies in the reasons why a crime is committed. For others, they’re fascinated with how criminals are finally caught and exposed. Personally, I’m fascinated with both…
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2018: A YEAR OF “FIRSTS”, November 2018
2018 is drawing to a close and it’s been an amazing year for me and the Bow Street Society. In addition to releasing the third mystery, The Case of The Spectral Shot, I’ve also had an abundance of “firsts” in my independent writing career. When I look back on how much I’ve achieved in 2018,…