Just on my way home from Bouchercon, the US crime fest. Each year it's in a different location. This year – my first – it was in New Orleans, a location that made it also the most popular for years. It was my first time to hook up with my US publishers, Mulholland who have [...]
A Book of Scars is one of six titles shortlisted the CWA's 2016 Endeavour Historical Dagger. The winner will be announced at the CWA Awards on 11 October 2016.
Sometimes I pretend I'm a DIY man. This is a little project I set myself, inspired partly by American's Little Free Library movement. https://youtu.be/zHHR7w69eTE
This week, BritCrime is being curated by the great crime writer David Mark, who has asked crime writers to write A Day in the Life. This is mine: ======== Sandiway Library, Northwich LitFest 2016 It starts badly. I have a couple of hours before I go to catch my train and plan to [...]
On 18 May 2016 we threw a great party at Goldsboro Books. Jon Riley, editor in chief at riverrun, gave a really sweet toast and it felt like a great way to launch the book into the world. William Shaw and Jon Riley William Ryan Jon Riley with Lesley Thomson [...]
