All Blog Posts Tagged 'Death' (42)

Tide of Death, the first in the DI Andy Horton Series on Special Kindle Deal from 23-26 August Only

Tide of Death introduces the enigmatic DI Andy Horton, whose patch is Portsmouth and the Solent area on the South Coast of England. The action opens on a foggy August Bank Holiday and to mark the occasion Tide of Death is on a special offer on Amazon Kindle for August Bank Holiday, only 23 - 26 August. So if you haven't met Andy Horton yet here's your…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on August 22, 2014 at 5:01pm — No Comments

The Suffocating Sea only £1.99 or $3.34 on Amazon Kindle until 31 August

The third in the DI Horton series (currently eleven) set on the South Coast of England in Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight is on a special Kindle offer for August only £1.99 or $3.34.

As Horton is forced to confront his past he's faced with a dangerous adversary who will stop at nothing to prevent the truth from coming out...

DI Horton is…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on August 13, 2014 at 2:51am — No Comments

Death Surge (DI Andy Horton 10) on great special offer for Cowes Week

To celebrate international yacht racing and Cowes Week, Death Surge, the tenth in the DI Andy Horton series of police procedural crime novels, set against the backdrop of Cowes Week is on a special price promotion via Aerbooks.

At only £2.49 and $3.99  for one week only until 7…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on August 1, 2014 at 8:51pm — No Comments

What's on in February - DI Andy Horton (8), Death Lies Beneath published in paperback and audio book, talks and writing

February sees the publication in paperback of Death Lies Beneath,the eighth in the series of British Police Procedural crime novels featuring the flawed and rugged detective, DI Andy Horton. It has also be released as an unabridged audio…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on February 3, 2014 at 10:53pm — No Comments

Pauline Rowson explains how she uses time frames in novels when writing the DI Andy Horton crime series

Time frames in novels, and particularly when writing a series, as I do with the DI Andy Horton novels, are a tricky thing. There is ‘real time’ and there is ‘fictional time’.

In ‘real time’ I write two DI Horton novels a year whereas in ‘fictional time’ the current novels are set over a period of sixteen months, which means there are an awful lot of murders in Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight, making it…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on November 12, 2013 at 9:18pm — No Comments

Pauline Rowson at Pontarddulais Library, South Wales, talking about crime writing and her crime novels

The second stop on my book tour of South Wales on the publication in the UK of the tenth in the DI Andy Horton crime series, Death Surge,was at Pontarddulais, a town situated just under ten miles to the north west of…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on October 10, 2013 at 8:26pm — No Comments

Pauline Rowson book tour kicks off at Abertridwr Library South Wales

My recent book tour of talks in South Wales on the publication in the UK of the tenth in the DI Andy Horton crime series, Death Surge, kicked off in Abertridwr Library.

Abertridwr is a village in the borough of Caerphilly, Wales in the Aber Valley. The English translation is…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on October 8, 2013 at 2:58am — No Comments

Death Surge, the new DI Andy Horton, (10) now published in the UK and Commonwealth

Death Surge, the tenth in the mystery crime series, featuring the flawed and rugged DI Andy Horton, is published by Severn House in the UK and Commonwealth. It will be published in the USA on 1 January 2014 when it will also be released as an e book and available on all devices including Kindle, Kobo and Nook.

The DI Andy Horton series has received good reviews both in the UK and the USA where they have been hailed as 'multilayered, twisted and complex,' and likened to the…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on September 4, 2013 at 9:45pm — No Comments

Writing a crime series and keeping each novel fresh

Writing a crime series and keeping each novel fresh is always a challenge for crime writers. There are now nine in the DI Andy Horton series and number ten, Death Surge, is being published by Severn House in September 2013 in the UK and on 1 January 2014 in the USA. So DI Horton has come a long way since first appearing in Tide of Death in 2006.

So how does a writer keep the series fresh and the central character of interest to readers?

Readers buy my books…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on August 27, 2013 at 7:45pm — No Comments

Unabridged audio book DI Horton Dead Man's Wharf narrator gets great review from AudioFile Mag

Gordon Griffin is the narrator of the unabridged audio books in the DI Andy Horton series . Gordon is the voice of DI Andy Horton and the other characters in the Horton novels and is currently recording Footsteps on the Shore. This will be followed by A Killing…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on June 18, 2013 at 3:03am — No Comments

Review - Death on a Galician Shore, Domingo Villar

Book Title:   DEATH ON A GALICIAN SHORE

Author:  Domingo Villar

ISBN:   9780349123417

Location:  Spain

Series:   Inspector Leo Caldas

Year of Publication:   2011

Publisher:   Little Brown



Book Synopsis



One misty autumn dawn in a quiet fishing port in northwest Spain, the body of a sailor washes up in the harbour.

 

Detective Inspector Leo Caldas is called in from police headquarters in the nearby city of Vigo to sign off on what appears to be…

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Added by Karen from AustCrime on November 2, 2012 at 10:22pm — No Comments

Death Lies Beneath, the eighth DI Andy Horton British mystery, attracts good reviews in America

Death Lies Beneath, the eighth DI Andy Horton marine mystery set on the South Coast of England, in the Solent area of Portsmouth, has received some lovely reviews in America  from Kirkus and Publishers Weekly.

American Book reviewer, Kirkus says, "Horton’s 8th is a treat for fans of the puzzle-box mystery."…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on October 11, 2012 at 6:39pm — No Comments

A host of DI Horton novels to be published over next eight months

A whole host of titles in the popular DI Andy Horton crime series by Pauline Rowson are to be released over the next eight months.Responding to demand Severn House Publishers is to publish the new DI Andy Horton crime novel, Undercurrent, the ninth in the series, in the UK in January 2013 and in the USA in May 2013. They have also…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on October 5, 2012 at 7:41pm — No Comments

Pauline Rowson Book Signing the DI Horton Crime Novel Death Lies Beneath on the Bridge of the St Clare

My crime novels and thrillers are set in the Portsmouth and Isle of Wight area and I took a special trip across the Solent on the Wightlink ferry, St Clare, last week to sign copies of my latest DI Andy Horton novel Death Lies Beneath.…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on September 10, 2012 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Review - Death by Beauty, Gabrielle Lord

Book Title:  DEATH BY BEAUTY

Author: Gabrielle Lord

ISBN:  9780733627309

Location:  Sydney

Series:  Gemma Lincoln

Publisher:  Hachette Australia

Year of Publication:  2012



A 'vampire' is stalking the streets, attacking beautiful young women; some are murdered days later, others aren't touched again. Gemma Lincoln, PI, begins to see a pattern - but can she convince the authorities to take action before another life is lost?



How far would you go to…

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Added by Karen from AustCrime on September 4, 2012 at 12:07am — No Comments

Review - Summertime Death, Mons Kallentoft

Book Title:   SUMMERTIME DEATH

Author:  Mons Kallentoft

ISBN:   9781444721577

Location:   Sweden

Series:   Malin Fors

Publisher:   Hodder & Stoughton

Year of Publication:   2012



As the temperature in Sweden reaches a record-breaking 45º, forest fires break out. All those who have failed to escape Linkoping for the summer take shelter indoors, shocked and paralysed by the heat.



However, when a teenage girl is discovered naked and bleeding in the…

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Added by Karen from AustCrime on August 17, 2012 at 4:47pm — No Comments

Review - A Deniable Death, Gerald Seymour

Book Title:   A DENIABLE DEATH

Author:  Gerald Seymour    

ISBN:  9781444705850

Location:  Afghanistan, Iran

Series:  Badger Baxter

Publisher:  Hodder & Stoughton

Year of Publication:  2011



C.R.O.P.: Covert Rural Observation Posts are places where men like Danny 'Badger' Baxter hide for endless, motionless hours, secretly recording criminal or terrorist activity.



But now Badger has a bigger job than photographing dissident Republicans in muddy…

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Added by Karen from AustCrime on August 3, 2012 at 4:36pm — 3 Comments

Review - Death in the Latin Quarter, Raphael Cardetti

Book Title:   DEATH IN THE LATIN QUARTER

Author:  Raphael Cardetti

ISBN:   9780349122564

Publisher:   Little Brown

Year of Publication:  2010



Early one morning in Paris, the tranquillity of the Sorbonne University is shattered by a death.  But why would Albert Cadas, a quiet, crumpled professor of medieval literature, have any reason to kill himself.  Meanwhile, Valentine Savi, a talented young restorer, receives a visit from an enigmatic elderly gentleman with a…

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Added by Karen from AustCrime on February 20, 2012 at 5:38pm — No Comments

Review - Death and the Spanish Lady, Carolyn Morwood

Book Title:   DEATH AND THE SPANISH LADY

Author:  Carolyn Morwood

ISBN:   9780975112939

Location:   Melbourne

Series:   Eleanor Jones

Publisher:   Pulp Fiction Press

Year of Publication:   2011



Death and the Spanish Lady is the first novel in a trilogy featuring Sister Eleanor Jones.  



The year is 1919 and Eleanor has returned to Melbourne after nursing in France.   Her intention to knit herself up after war is played out against a richly realised…

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Added by Karen from AustCrime on February 6, 2012 at 2:20pm — No Comments

Review - Death of the Mantis, Michael Stanley

Book Title:   DEATH OF THE MANTIS

Author:  Michael Stanley

ISBN:   9780755381159

Location:   Botswana

Series:   Kubu Bengu

Publisher:   Headline

Year of Publication:   2011



When a Kalahari ranger is found dead in a dry ravine, his corpse surrounded by three Bushmen, the local police arrest the nomads.  Botswana's Detective 'Kubu' Bengu investigates the case and is reunited with his old school friend Khumanego, a Bushman and advocate for his people.  Khumanego… Continue

Added by Karen from AustCrime on October 25, 2011 at 1:35pm — No Comments

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