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Ian Shimwell

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I naturally loved English and Literature at school and pursued both successfully in further education etc.
Over the years, I have written many different works from short stories to novellas and covered genres such as science fiction, historical adventure, horror and mysteries.
More recently, I began to write three-act plays based on favourite series which eventually led to developing my own, 'The Armchair Detective'. My aim was to create an unique, absorbing and fun mystery series.
'Armchair Detective' titles have been as high as No. 2 in Amazon Kindle's British Detectives and Drama (British & Irish) catagories and inside the top-selling 7,000 in the USA and inside the top-selling 550 in the UK
'The Armchair Detective' has been broadcast on the
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Ian Shimwell Being so involved with the storyline and characters. Sometimes it's as if they have a life of their own…moreBeing so involved with the storyline and characters. Sometimes it's as if they have a life of their own(less)
Ian Shimwell Hi 'the cat',
I am related to John Shimwell, but he wasn't a microbiologist and neither am I related to Olive Shimwell - I might check her mysteries ou…more
Hi 'the cat',
I am related to John Shimwell, but he wasn't a microbiologist and neither am I related to Olive Shimwell - I might check her mysteries out though.
Are you a Shimwell by any chance?
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NEW original Sherlock Holmes Kindle eBook coming very soon, 'Sherlock Holmes and the Order of the Acolytes'

“Anarchy is our aim.”
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Ian Shimwell Elaine wrote: "Hi Ian, thanks so much for the friendship. :)"

Hi Elaine,
It's good to hear from you seeing as you're such a prolific author! My main genre in writing is Mystery but my last book last year did touch upon LBGT themes, the suspense horror novella 'The Whispers'. As for romance, it's a kind-of back-story in many of my 'Armchair Detectives' and is perhaps the main theme (along with comedy) in my Classic Scripts, 'The Future of Mr Polly'.
I hope storm Stella isn't battering Scotland too much! Ian.


Elaine White Hi Ian, thanks so much for the friendship. :)


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