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Graeme Shimmin
Goodreads Author
Born
in Manchester, The United Kingdom
September 24, 1967
Website
Twitter
Genre
Influences
Member Since
September 2012
URL
https://www.goodreads.com/shimbo
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A Kill in the Morning
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2014
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Capital Crimes: With a foreword from Peter James
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2015
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The Art of the Novel
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2015
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21 Futures: Financial Fallout
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Veronika
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2012
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Revolutions: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction Set in Manchester
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Revolutions 2: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction set in Manchester
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Melodrama and How to Use It
From an original article Melodrama and How to Use It, posted at Graeme Shimmin, spy thriller and alternate history writer
Picture this: a dastardly villain twirling his moustache, and a damsel in distress tied to the railroad tracks. Sounds like melodrama! But what if I told you that some of the most beloved stories of all time are, in fact, melodramas?
What is Melodrama, anyway?Melodrama often gets
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“I don't like killing, but I'm good at it. Murder isn't so bad from a distance, just shapes popping up in my scope. Close-up work though - a garrotte around a target's neck or a knife in their heart - it's not for me. Too much empathy, that's my problem. Usually. But not today. Today is different . . .”
― A Kill in the Morning
― A Kill in the Morning
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“I don't like killing, but I'm good at it. Murder isn't so bad from a distance, just shapes popping up in my scope. Close-up work though - a garrotte around a target's neck or a knife in their heart - it's not for me. Too much empathy, that's my problem. Usually. But not today. Today is different . . .”
― A Kill in the Morning
― A Kill in the Morning
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