Jaffareadstoo....: 📖 Author in the Spotlight ~ Barbara Scott Emmett

Jaffareadstoo....: 📖 Author in the Spotlight ~ Barbara Scott Emmett:   I am delighted to welcome author, Barbara Scott Emmett to our spotlight today Welcome to Jaffareadstoo, Barbara. Tell us a little about yo...

Dog Leap Stairs - Crime / Psychological Realism

Newcastle 1955

Monica haunts the quayside picking up men of a certain age. Then one of them is found dead. Since nobody knows what she does at night, she can't be in the frame for the murder.

Can she?

At her lowest point, she meets Bobby Wilson, an ordinary lad, handsome in his way.

But is this the right time to fall in love?

As the oily Tyne flows past the wharfs and under the iconic bridge, middle-aged men are being targeted by a vicious killer. Monica Brown, damaged, abused, just happens to be in the area - just happens to be excited by the murders.

Dog Leap Stairs is a blend of psychological realism and crime; dark, claustrophobic and atmospheric, it is both a portrait of Tyneside in the 1950s and an account of one woman's struggle against her true nature.

Paperback £7.99 /$9.99 and eBook 99p/99c (until Monday 2nd May 2022) available from Amazon here:

mybook.to/DogLeapStairs

LINDISFARNE PRIZE - RUNNER UP

I am delighted to have received a special runner up award for the Lindisfarne Prize for Crime Fiction. My WIP Dog Leap Stairs was shortlisted in March and the winner (Robert Scragg) was announced at the beginning of May.

I was one of five shortlisted candidates and am honoured and amazed to have bene among them.

Thanks to LJ Ross for setting up this prize and to all the judges.

 LOVE ME TENDER - the latest DI Sterling crime novel from Lorraine Mace

Love Me Tender by Lorraine Mace is published by Headline Accent in paperback and eBook on 21^st January.

 

I've read all the Paolo Sterling books and this one doesn't disappoint.

As usual,, it's a mix of gritty crime, police procedure and Paolo's personal life.  

Promoted, against his wishes, to DCI, Paolo is faced with insubordination from a member of his team and disapprobation from his boss.

And if cracking a drugs ring, tracking down a murderer and finding a missing woman isn't enough, he also has worries about his daughter, out of touch in Africa, and a renewed relationship with his ex-wife to contend with.

This is a good solid story of detection and I certainly didn't guess the culprit before the end.

LOVE ME TENDER by Lorraine Mace

Check out the previous DI Sterling books

The Land Beyond Goodbye 

has a new cover 

and is now also available in paperback.

Read more about The Land Beyond Goodbye

All Authors Blog:: Book Feature with Barbara Scott Emmett

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FREE FOR TWO DAYS - THE MAN WITH THE HORN

The ebook of THE MAN WITH THE HORN is free now and for the next day or so. I would love some reviews so please help yourself to a copy from Amazon and leave a few words to say what you think.

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THE MAN WITH THE HORN

Published by a small press many years ago, THE MAN WITH THE HORN has languished unloved until now.

Edited, revised and reformatted, it is now available as an ebook ftom Amazon. Other retailers will follow soon.

 

THE MAN WITH THE HORN

When Jezebel and Magdalena, a couple of whores of indeterminate sexuality, try to persuade her to host a sex party - 'not an orgy, that sounds so vulgar' - high class call girl, Passionaria, is none too keen. But when trumpeter Sal Pinksy puts her in touch with Kid McLean, a former child popstar, and Kid becomes her client, the party takes on a greater significance. 

Passionaria is a devotee of the pagan god Dionysos and the god needs a sacrifice periodically. Kid McLean - sexually abused as a child - needs to atone for what he believes are his sins. 

Perhaps all these events can be combined?

Special release price of 99p from Amazon.


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