Before we peak behind the scenes, here we have Book of the Week featuring a favourite character: PRIVATE DETECTIVE AND ASTROLOGER, JO HUGHES.
SOMETIMES MURDER IS WRITTEN IN THE STARS. by Linda Mather 99p / 99c, on offer for a limited time
Jo has always dreamed of making it as a professional astrologer. But her practical Virgo soul also recognizes she has to pay the bills, too.When she hears about a part-time job with Macy and Wilson, a private investigation agency, she is more than a little bit curious. A great offer at 99p/99c
Moving on, delighted to see one of my best favourites the Sister Joan series:
A Vow of Adoration by Veronica Black £1.99/$2.99
As we all know, it’s a fine like between adoration and infatuation… Read on: Sister Joan discovers a body in a ruined chapel. The police seem reluctant to help, and when a young woman goes missing, she’s never seen them so uninterested. It looks like it’s all down to Joan. But can she help her fellow man and stay out of trouble? Ah ha, that’s the big question… Can our Sister Joan really stay out of trouble? Read and see.
Blood Will Tell by Jeanne Van Dams £1.99/£2.99
The latest in the Dorothy Martin Mystery series by bestselling author Jeanne M. Dams: an undergraduate prank or the tell-tale taint of murder? A flash of white coat, slipping through the exit.
A pool of blood at her feet. Did Dorothy just witness the ultimate crime? Well, I’m not going to spill the beans. Read it and see.
Autumn Softly Fell by Dominic Luke, BOOK 1: BRANNANS FAMILY SAGA TRILOGY 99p/99c -and what a gorgeous cover.
Abandoned by her father and left in the care of an uncle, eight-year-old Dorothea Ryan finds herself cast away in a strange house in the middle of the countryside. As time passes and hopes of ever going back start to fade, Dorothea becomes more enmeshed in her new life at Clifton Park and begins to wonder just where home really is . . .
Books 2 and 3 of the trlogy are also available: Nothing Undone Remained, and Dreams that Veil.
| Here at Frost Magazine we love to have a look behind the scenes so we are delighted to be able to bring you this catch up with Emma Grundy Haigh, Managing Editor of Joffe Books.
“On Wednesday, I spoke on a panel on indie publishing and diversity for the Fantasy Writers Diversity writing group. With moderator Alice Yu, we had a brilliant discussion that touched on not just the Joffe Books Prize for crime fiction writers of colour, but also the lack of diversity in publishing more broadly and how independent publishers can become more inclusive spaces. And then on Thursday, I led a workshop entitled Plot Holes and How to Avoid Them for Spread the Word (https://www.spreadtheword.org.uk/), a great organisation that aims to build writing talent from traditionally underrepresented communities. We discussed everything from plot holes the participants have spotted in films and books, to how to go over their own writing with a fine-tooth comb. We also workshopped the plot holes out of some of their own work! Both sessions were a real pleasure to be part of — I just love speaking to writers about their work and the art of writing. I can’t wait for the next event!”
Finally The Malvern Murders by Kerry Tombs out now in audio and a real spine chiller it is too.
Before Jack the Ripper terrorised London, Police Inspector Samuel Ravenscroft patrolled the streets of Whitechapel. Clever and hard-working, Ravenscroft nonetheless has the worst record in the force. He is banished to the spa town of Malvern, and while there, Ravenscroft accepts a dinner invitation from a new acquaintance, Jabez Pitzer. Before dinner, the maid finds Pitzer slumped over his desk — dead.
Ravenscroft immediately recognises the signs — Pitzer has been poisoned. But the local authorities are reluctant to believe there is a murderer in Malvern. Hungry to prove himself, Ravenscroft is determined to solve the case. But the bodies mount up. Someone is killing local luminaries. Listen, but keep the light on.
More information on all Joffe Books here |
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