Hi Alison

So Mike Barton has beaten Gary Goodhew to the streets of Cambridge by several months then. Although in The Puppet Master he only lives there - Duxford actually - as a device to set him up for future books, and the book has nothing whatsoever to do with Cambridgeshire. Something that was rather lost on the journalist from the Hunts Post - but never mind any press publicity is good; I'm learning that accuracy is a bonus. I hadn't realised that your first book was non-fiction. I'm going to buy a copy as it may come in handy for future reference. Part of my 'formula' is that all of my crimes will have roots somewhere in the past. I am desparately trying to finish off the first of my series set in Cambridgeshire, but I am spending a huge amount of time promoting the Puppet Master at the moment - press interviews, arranging book signings etc. I have a book signing every weekend until the end of April. Also spending time on the internet - facebook, my space, you tube etc - these were all totally alien territory to me until a few weeks ago and I'm still working out how to use them. I don't know where you live, or what you do during the day, but maybe we could get together sometime and compare notes. As you say there is plenty of room for two detectives in Cambridgeshire - but it might be a bit embarrasing if they turned up at the same crime scene!! Look forward to hearing from you. Best Wishes Ian