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L.A. Kent

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A story crafting wordsmith met a psychologist and L A Kent was born.

L A Kent is the pen name of Louise Harrington and Andy Sinden. Having lived in Cornwall for 20 years L A Kent writes not only about the dark, evil, obsessed, and sometimes plain mad and bad characters appearing on the dark side of their books, but also empathetically about the county, its people and their lifestyle. And bring to life Cornwall and the visitors that descend from the UK, mainland Europe and further afield, even as their bad guys are putting people to death.

Prior to writing both travelled extensively in their corporate lives, spending time in the USA, Canada, Australia, Brazil, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Taiwan and Singapore to name but a few, as well as frequently s
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L.A. Kent Well, so many mysteries to choose from! How and why does one from the North East develop a posh southern accent overnight? Why did I end up driving th…moreWell, so many mysteries to choose from! How and why does one from the North East develop a posh southern accent overnight? Why did I end up driving through Soweto (quickly) all those years ago? How did I escape the machine gum toting thugs in the black BMW on a sunny Johannesburg afternoon? Why did I make friends with the Hells Angel that bit the head off a live chicken on a sunny and crowded Dorset beach in the middle of summer? To mention just a few.(less)
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LA Kent on the radio

BBC Radio Cornwall, Gemma Gill that is, interviewed LA Kent on the Tiffany Truscott show last Tuesday evening. Follow the link below:

Gemma Gill asked LA Kent about the DI Treloar Cornish crime thrillers and a summary was given of ALL! Including the prologue of Fallen Kestrel which is only published on the LA Kent FALLEN KESTREL crowdfunding page on INDIEGOGO. Get to it via the link on the www.lake Read more of this blog post »
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Real, funny, laughed out loud often, brilliant. With detectorists and everything. Loved it absolutely loads. A very pleasant change from all those murder thrillers. And with justice scattered throughout!
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Callum is new to me - a new detective book that is fun, plausible and with a great sense of place is a treat. I love the New Forest so this was pretty unputdownable for me.
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