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It’s more than reading and writing
The literary influences which shaped my writing are varied – from the weekly cliff hanger in the schoolgirl comics of my childhood to the great ladies of detective fiction – Agatha Christie, Elizabeth George, P.D. James and Ruth Rendell. I … Continue reading
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Tagged Crime, Detective, Elizabeth George, Erving Goffman, James Lasdun, Kate Atkinson, Laurie Taylor, Manchester, mystery, Nicholas Royle, Pub quiz, suspense, Thriller
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