Coming on January 1 – A Phoenix Rises!

I can't decide whether I should call this my last book release of 2018 or my first of 2019 - but anyway, here it is! A Phoenix Rises, the third book in the Sherlock & Jack novella series, will launch in ebook on 1st January and is available to preorder now. It follows on, after a gap …

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Nothing says Christmas like a free murder (or two!): Bookmas sale starts today!

In accordance with tradition (OK, I did it last year), I'm offering a chunk of my books at a discount or even free, starting today and going through to Twelfth Night. Here is the list: Today I'm offering the first ebook in the Pippa Parker cozy mysteries series, Murder at the Playgroup, for FREE. It's never …

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Never mind Prime Day – freebies for EVERYONE!

Apparently today is Prime Day on Amazon - I've lost count of the number of emails I've had about it! But why should just Amazon Prime members get all the perks? I've made 2 of my ebooks FREE to download today (Monday 16) and tomorrow (Tuesday 17). Read on to get yours! The Secret Notebook …

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The 12 Days of Christmas (+1) starting with a FREE book!

Christmas is a time for giving, so I've taken that on board and am arranging a sleigh-load of discounts on several of my books, starting today and going through to Twelfth Night. Here's the list: I'm starting with The Secret Notebook of Sherlock Holmes: the ebook is free on Amazon till Boxing Day (Dec 26!) Download your …

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Kerchinnngg! It’s a Thanksgiving book sale!

I decided to take the plunge this year and do a multi-book promotion covering Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday. I'm intrigued to see what happens! Here's what I'll be discounting to 99c/99p and when. Unfortunately, because I'm doing this via Kindle Countdown Deals, these discounts apply in the US and UK only. *takes a …

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Something for the weekend? My 2-book Sherlock box-set is just 99p!

The nights are drawing in. I've been caught in the rain on both school runs today. What better time to curl up with a book, especially one on special offer? So I'm running a Kindle Countdown Deal on my 2-ebook set of The Secret Notebook of Sherlock Holmes and A Jar of Thursday. If you're in the UK …

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Thursday discount – literally!

Well, I couldn't set it for any other day, could I?! A Jar of Thursday, my sort-of sequel to The Secret Notebook of Sherlock Holmes, is just 99p/99c for UK and US readers today, through the magic of the Kindle Countdown Deal. View the book on Amazon A Jar of Thursday clears up the mystery of what happens …

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Season of mists, mellow fruitfulness and Kindle Countdown Deals…

Ah, the leaves are falling and the kids are back at school... To celebrate the wonderful peace and quiet, I've scheduled a couple of Kindle Countdown Deals! My first book, The Secret Notebook of Sherlock Holmes, is on discount in the US and UK from today, Thursday 7 September, till Wednesday 13 September. So if you'd like to …

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Something for the weekend

'Whoa, what's that?' I hear you cry. 'What's that picture with Book News over the top of it?' Only I'm sure you expressed it so much better than I just did. Just a couple of things to take us into the weekend. The first is that I have a Kindle Countdown Deal running on my Sherlock …

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Books books books!

Today I'm talking about even more books than usual! First of all, Murder At The Playgroup is featuring in 3 book promotions this month: Best Of British and Irish - This showcases books by British and Irish authors, and you can download free excerpts and even whole stories from Instafreebie. Lots of different genres, and the promotion …

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