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Sheila Bugler

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I'm the author of the Ellen Kelly and Dee Doran crime novels. My first stand alone novel, The Lucky Eight, is published in July 2021.

I grew up in a small town in the west of Ireland. After studying Psychology at University College Galway, I left Ireland and worked in Italy, Spain, Germany, Holland, Argentina and London before finally settling in Eastbourne, where I now live with my husband, Sean, and our two children.

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What mystery in your own life could be a plot for a book?

Sheila Bugler Gosh, what a good question! I don't think I have many mysteries, really. The plot of my first novel, Hunting Shadows, was actually based on something …moreGosh, what a good question! I don't think I have many mysteries, really. The plot of my first novel, Hunting Shadows, was actually based on something that really happened. Years ago, a friend of mine was sharing a flat with a woman he didn't know very well. One day, the woman arrived home with a baby. She told my friend the baby was hers but later that evening we discovered a baby had been taken from outside a local church. My friend went to the police and, of course, the baby had been stolen. The child was returned to its parents and all ended well but I couldn't stop thinking about that poor woman and what would have driven her to do that. Over the years, I kept thinking about it and - eventually - a novel was born!(less)

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Sheila Bugler You've got to write your way through it - it's the only way. Because I have a job, I have to squeeze my writing time in whenever I can. So every sessi…moreYou've got to write your way through it - it's the only way. Because I have a job, I have to squeeze my writing time in whenever I can. So every session has got to be really focused. I have a word count which I stick to, even if some days what I'm writing is really complete rubbish.(less)

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Average rating: 3.86 · 4,863 ratings · 664 reviews · 30 distinct works • Similar authors

	I Could Be You (Eastbourne Murder Mystery, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 1,438 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lucky Eight 3.68 avg rating — 909 ratings — published 2021 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Before You Were Gone (Eastbourne Murder Mystery, #3) 3.92 avg rating — 622 ratings — published 2021 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black Valley Farm 3.75 avg rating — 501 ratings — published 2023 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When the Dead Speak (Eastbourne Murder Mystery, #2) 3.77 avg rating — 379 ratings — published 2020 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	You Were Always Mine (Eastbourne Murder Mystery, #4) 3.91 avg rating — 361 ratings — published 2022 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hunting Shadows (DI Ellen Kelly, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 225 ratings — published 2013 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dark Road Home 4.04 avg rating — 187 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Waiting Game (DI Ellen Kelly, #2) 3.83 avg rating — 116 ratings — published 2014 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All Things Nice (DI Ellen Kelly, #3) 4.01 avg rating — 106 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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