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Hometown:: Fordham near Cambridge, England

About Me:: I live with my husband who's a musician - I've loyally added a couple of his songs to this site - and our two really cool children, Lana 8 and Dean 3.

I have been writing for quite a while, mostly developing a series featuring my detective Gary Goodhew.

My first book, Cambridgeshire Murders was published by Sutton Publishing in October 2005.

Since working with my agent, Broo Doherty, things have really started to come together and this year I will have two books published.

The first is with Constable and Robinson, it's called Cambridge Blue and features my series character Gary Goodhew. I'm thrilled that my detective will at last be getting his big break!

The other is a non-fiction book called Death in the Family which is being published by the History Press. It is the biography of the Billington family of hangmen, who conducted executions between 1884 and 1905. In total they executed 235 people.

I am also a script writer - check out my home made B-Movie SCREAM!... There is a crime in it! I'm currently working on the script for a zombie movie - www.killerweedthemovie.com.

I Am A:: Reader, Writer

Website:: http://www.myspace.com/cambridgedetective

Books And Authors I Like:: Harlan Coben, RJ Ellory, Ed McBain, Simon Kernick, Mark Billingham, Linda Barnes and more.

Movies And TV Shows I Like:: Old black and white thrillers.

Gaslight
To Kill and Mockingbird
Night of the Hunter.

Humphrey Bogart, Doris Day, Veronica Lake, Johnny Depp, Mary Stuart Masterson, James Stewart.

Ed Wood. Fried Green Tomatoes, Twin Peaks (the first series), Stand by Me, 24, Life on Mars, Sixth Sense, Paperback Hero, Rosanna's Grave, Some Kind of Wonderful, It's a Wonderful Life, Stir of Echoes, Shrek, Enchanted and Die Hard.
... and oddly Neighbours.

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At 1:19am on March 6, 2009, Matt Rees said…: Glad you like my profile photo, Alison. But unlike you I needed a prop to catch the eye!

At 1:17am on February 24, 2009, Mack Lundy said…: The website is a bit incomplete but it got my interest and I'd want to see the movie. I can see why they wanted fast moving zombies for this interpretation of the genre. Oh, and I picked up a new word, chav. Hadn't run across it before which is surprising. I'm not sure my cricket bat would be much protection against these zombies. Hope they can make a go of it.

At 12:25am on February 23, 2009, Mack Lundy said…: Sorry that the zombie script is a no go. I am curious though, would they have been fast or slow zombies? Simon Pegg, who I hold as somewhat of an authority, doesn't hold with fast moving zombies.

Happy to see that Death in the Family is coming out from History Press. I won't have to wait or pay huge shipping costs.

Wish I could make it to Crimefest. Looks like a terrific programme.

At 4:55am on February 10, 2009, roger smith said…: Taken in Cannes. I have it on the wall beside my computer! Enjoy your dinner.

At 4:42am on February 10, 2009, roger smith said…: I'd like to look like Robert Mitchum (circa 1948) and write like Pete Dexter (circa 1984)

At 4:33am on February 10, 2009, roger smith said…: Not so sure it would be flattery. They used to call her Moronica Lake . . .

At 4:25am on February 10, 2009, roger smith said…: No problem. I imagine you were either writing or doing your Jean Harlow impersonation. Or is it Mamie Van Doren?

At 4:15am on February 10, 2009, roger smith said…: Hi Alison. Thanks for the response.

At 9:13am on November 28, 2008, Dan Coleman said…: Hi, Alison,
Welcome.
I'll look up your book and have a read.
Please have a free read of my P.I., murder mystery, FOUL SHOT, here on my page in pdf.