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Denver Murphy

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I’m a British author covering a variety of genres but one thing links them all: concerns with the humanity. Whether it’s the greed of individuals, happy to risk what they have in the pursuit of more, or people’s indifference to the ills that blight society, so long as they are not directly affected themselves, each of my books has a dark undertone.

I don’t write to change the world but perhaps my work serves to shine a spotlight on those aspects which trouble me the most. What I really seek to do is to entertain and engross. Literature finds itself with ever more competition with the different ways people can fill their leisure time, and yet no other media can spark the imagination in quite the same way.

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Denver Murphy Fortunately it's something I haven't experienced. In fact, I can't keep up with the number of ideas for new work that come to me. That being said, som…moreFortunately it's something I haven't experienced. In fact, I can't keep up with the number of ideas for new work that come to me. That being said, some days I find writing easier than others. I have found having a clear schedule helps keep me on the straight and narrow.(less)
Denver Murphy The creativity and the best element of that is how the characters I create take on find their own direction. By that I mean that sometimes I can plan …moreThe creativity and the best element of that is how the characters I create take on find their own direction. By that I mean that sometimes I can plan exactly what I think is going to happen to them but when actually writing the book they sometimes take me in unexpected directions.(less)
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Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned… Inexperienced detective Ruby Knight is thrown a curve ball when a spate of burglaries results in a homicide. Commuters to the sleepy suburban town of St. Albans become alarmed when a series of aggravated burglaries begins. DC Knight and her new partner, experienced but cynical DI Cooper, are… Continue reading Scorned Read more of this blog post »
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