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Graeme Shimmin

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September 24, 1967

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I was born in Manchester, and studied Physics at Durham University.

My successful consultancy career enabled me to retire at 35 to an island off Donegal and start writing. I have since returned to Manchester and completed an MA in Creative Writing.

The inspiration for A Kill in the Morning - my prizewinning first novel - came from Robert Harris' alternate history novel, Fatherland, and my love of classic spy fiction.

To find out more, and read my spy-themed short stories and book and movie reviews, visit http://graemeshimmin.com.
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Melodrama and How to Use It

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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?

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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 . . .”
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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 . . .”
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