Reading Round-Up: March/April 2017

Last Updated: 27 May 2024

Where is this year going? I don't know about you, but I can't believe that it's the end of April already!

If you missed the first edition of 2017, catch up with that here.

My Life as an Author by Bluette Matthey

Last Updated: 27 May 2024

I’ve been hooked on mysteries since third grade and travelling at least as long. My dad was forever getting us up at two or three in the morning to start off on a trip to Florida, or Canada, or to head out West from our Ohio farm. So, I decided to merge my two passions and began writing the Hardy Durkin Travel Mystery series, international mysteries, with amateur sleuth Hardy Durkin as my hunky protagonist.

Extracts: Gustave Flaubert by Giuseppe Cafiero

Last Updated: 27 May 2024

A quick note from the author:

I thought that it would be very stimulating to write a story which would also involve the characters in Flaubert’s books, to allow them to experience a fascinating and different adventure. An intimate and specular journey characterised by two primary elements: his life and the characters in his books.

Exploring the Celtic Way of Life by Tony Halker

Last Updated: 27 May 2024

I have imagined and written about a time, hundreds or a thousand years before the Romans threatened the Celts of Britain, about their civilisation, values, order, myths and relationships; about emerging hidden art and sounds we may call music.

Spotlight: The Eden Tree by Peter Worthington

Last Updated: 27 May 2024

An ancient relic opens a family up to new beginnings, and dangerous forces, in this captivating new fiction inspired by the author’s own experiences with losing a child to cancer.

Interview: Azrael James

Last Updated: 27 May 2024

Today is my stop on the blog tour for Azrael James' debut novel, Mark of Destiny. To celebrate, I managed to catch up with Azrael for a quick chat ahead of the book's release.

Spotlight: Remnants by Carolyn Arnold

Last Updated: 27 May 2024

Profilers. Serial killers. The hunt is on.

Do serial killers and the FBI fascinate you? Do you like getting inside the minds of killers, love being creeped out, sleeping with your eyes open, and feeling like you’re involved in murder investigations? Then join FBI agent and profiler Brandon Fisher and his team with the Behavioural Analysis Unit in their hunt for serial killers.

Interview: Vivian Probst

Last Updated: 24 May 2024

Today I have an interview with the author Vivian Probst to share with you. Read on to find out all about her writing, the writing process, and her latest book Death by Roses.