This blog’s been a bit quiet lately but I’m back at my keyboard and I have news!

Earlier this year my lovely publisher, Darkstroke (originally Crooked Cat) announced they were closing down. As a writer it’s easy to forget that it’s a tough world out there for publishers, too.

Small presses have received some criticism lately because of a few bad apples but the best ones like Crooked Cat/Darkstroke are very selective about the books they accept, NEVER ask their authors to pay for anything, and give good royalties. Being small, they’re able to give their authors more individual attention, and being independent, they have the freedom to sometimes take a risk on unknown authors and niche books. I’ll always be grateful Crooked Cat took me on. As well as publishing my books they introduced me to a fabulous community of authors, many of whom became friends.

However, I’m so excited that my novels have now found a new home at another brilliant small press, Bloodhound Books. I’ve read some absolute crackers from this publisher so it’s thrilling to get the chance to join their kennel.

The Silence and The Secret will be published by Bloodhound Books on October 19.

The Suspects and The Alibi will follow shortly.

I’ve been busy over the summer checking the updated edits and signing off proofs. My covers were in need of a refresh so I was intrigued to see what Bloodhound would come up with – and wow! I hope you like them as much as I do.

If you’ve read and enjoyed these books, I’d be so grateful if you could let others know about them. They’re available for pre-order now at a special price https://geni.us/Silence-Secret

I’m hoping my old reviews will be transferred to the new versions. If you’ve read them and haven’t left a review, it would be amazing if you could do so now. Reviews on Amazon make a huge difference to a book’s success on publication day because the algorithm gives books with a larger number of reviews greater visibility.