Tag: crime fiction

  • NEW YEAR, NEW GOALS, January 2026

    A new year brings a new beginning and new goals. My goals in 2025 were to: Read More, Write More, and Get Out There More. I’m satisfied I achieved these, and, so, I want to set some new goals for 2026. I will not be too hard on myself if I don’t achieve them as,…

  • SUMMER SUMMARY, August 2025

    Where I’m At I usually reserve writing updates for the monthly Gaslight Gazette newsletter, but as we’re already into the eighth month of the year I thought it would be nice to summarise everything here. At the beginning of 2025 I set myself three personal goals: 1) Read more, 2) Get out more and 3)…

  • A KALEIDOSCOPE OF MURDER, October 2024

    An Interview with Mark L. Fowler Since starting this blog back in 2018, I’ve interviewed a multitude of people, including museum  curators, live streamers, and retired police officers. Amongst the list are many authors of crime, thriller, suspense, horror, and historical fiction, and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed speaking to them all. In this month’s blog I’m delighted…

  • CHEMICALS AND A BUCKETFUL OF VOMIT, July 2024

    An Interview with Andrew Barrett Forensic Science is in its infancy in the Bow Street Society universe. Yet, regular readers of my blog and the Gaslight Gazette will know I enjoy watching documentaries about true crime, specifically forensics, and criminology etc. Therefore, I’m absolutely delighted to be welcoming a “real-life” CSI to this month’s blog.…

  • CULTIVATING A CRIME, May 2024

    An Interview with Donna Morfett Readers of the Gaslight Gazette and subscribers to the Bow Street Society YouTube channel may recognise the name of my guest as I was fortunate enough to be interviewed by her. A long-standing supporter of all crime fiction and thriller authors, Donna Morfett needs little introduction. I’m absolutely delighted to…

  • THE CASE OF THE PEN AND THE PIXEL, April 2024

    When literature meets video games At the end of March, I attended the 72nd Insomnia Gaming Festival at the NEC in Birmingham, UK, and met-up with friends from the video game streaming community. In addition to history, true crime, and writing, video games are another of my great passions. I have vague memories of playing…

  • CAPTURING A MOMENT, December 2023

    An Interview with David Arrowsmith This month, I continue my series of crime and thriller fiction author interviews by welcoming David Arrowsmith to the blog. We discuss his many sources of inspiration, the five important elements which should be in every story, and his three very different, but equally intriguing, books. I started by asking…

  • AI, CONCRETE COWS & MURDER, November 2023

    An Interview with Karen Guyler This month, I continue my series of crime and thriller fiction author interviews by welcoming Karen Guyler to the blog. We discuss her background, her inspiration, and the connection between my home city of Milton Keynes and her latest book. I started by asking her to tell me a bit…

  • ENTERING ROOM Z, October 2023

    An Interview with Jason Monaghan This month, I continue my series of crime and thriller fiction author interviews by welcoming Jason Monaghan to the blog. We discuss his northern background, his fascinating and varied career, and, of course, his writing process and inspiration.  I started by asking him to tell me a bit about himself.My…

  • THE MIRROR AND THE THIEF, September 2023

    An Interview with Guy Gardner In this month’s blog I continue my series of crime & thriller fiction author interviews by chatting with Guy Gardner. We discuss his writing journey, the importance of historical accuracy in period-set crime fiction, and his upcoming release The Apprentice Thief. I started by asking him to tell me a bit…