In case you’re wondering…
If you’re new to the Downland Murder Mysteries, or not sure whether it’s something you’ll enjoy, you may find more information and answers here.
They’re based on questions readers often ask about the novels, the characters, the settings, the plots and the inspiration behind the series.
If there’s anything specific you’d like to know, please go to the Contact page and ask away. I will respond as soon as I can.
Moi? A cosy mystery author?
From the moment No Accident was released by a US publisher in 2016, I’ve refuted any claim that my novels are cosy mysteries. Why would I do this, you might…
Intense Feelings
Are you a reader who gets hot under the collar about tense? As a member of several crime fiction groups on Facebook, the question of tense crops up from time…
An environmental health officer solving murders?
‘Kent Fisher is a wonderful creation and unique in crime literature.‘ Susan Corcoran, wrote this on 14th April 2018 when she reviewed No Bodies, the second Kent Fisher murder mystery…
An Accidental Detective
How do you create something familiar, but different and less formulaic? Do you go for something original and distinctive – unique even? Perhaps, but you run the risk of alienating…
A semblance of reality
(Or life, Jim, but not quite as we know it.) There’s already enough crime, violence, horror and despair in the world. Do you want me to add to it by…