A Trio of Firsts in the Preditors & Editors Polls!

Wow! What can I say? I'm thrilled to be able to say that in the recent Preditors & Editors Annual Readers Polls, I have been fortunate to have been voted in first place in THREE separate award categories.
As well as being voted 'Best Author, 2009' for my novels, I also picked up the awards for 'Best Children's Book' for 'Tilly's Tale' written under my Harry Porter pseudonym, and 'Tilly's Tale' also won the award for 'Best Artwork', thanks to the fantastic illustrations by Mandy Hedrick, a fantastic performance which makes me feel very proud. Also my thriller 'Legacy of the Ripper' achieved 5th place in the Thriller category and picked up a Top Ten finish award.

I really do mean it when I say a great big THANKYOU to everyone who took the time to place their votes in the poll and for the incredible support and the number of good luck messages I received.

With the recent releases of Pestilence, Purple Death and Alistair the Alligator this has been quite a January.