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Chilling books for the chilly end of the year
Greetings all as summer dawns, even though it’s wet, miserable and unusually cold here even for Lancashire. And apologies that I’ve not been a very frequent poster of late. It’s not that I haven’t got...
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Heck returns this autumn in all new novel
I’m absolutely delighted to announce that the Mark Heckenburg crime series will recommence in the autumn of this year, with a scheduled publication date of mid-October.There. I’ve said it, I’m...
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Heck returns, on a mission of total revenge
I’m not going to beat around the bush. Heck is back, ROGUE, the eighth novel in the series, is due for publication on October 1 this year, and today, as you can see, we are proud to reveal the...
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TWO new Heck thrillers due out in autumn
It’s nice to see all the excitement generated about the new Heck novel, ROGUE, which will be published in October (keep watching here for pre-order details). But I now have some additional exciting...
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A host of devils arriving here this autumn
You’re probably all getting sick of reading about ROGUE, the next Mark Heckenburg novel (which is out this October). But today, you’re not going to need to read about it. You can hear about it...
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HECK is back, ROGUE ready to pre-order
At long last I’m able to post this. The e-book of ROGUE, the next Heck novel, Number 8 in the series, is now available for pre-order right HERE, with the paperback to follow shortly.It will officially...
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Promote your book with some acting talent
Want to do something different to promote your next book? How about this? Select certain sections of text and condense them down to the raw dialogue - in other words, turn them into snippets of audio...
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Uncompromising action, demented villains
Today is publication day for ROGUE, the eighth novel in the Mark Heckenburg series. I’m delighted but also aware that it must seem - certainly to those who follow the Heck books - as if it’s been an...
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Great reviews, eerie art, Christmas chillers
Apologies for my tardiness on here during the course of this autumn. I’m sorry I haven’t been posting more. The truth is that November in particular has been a phenomenally busy time, what with my...
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DECEMBER: A festive supernatural foray
Greetings, all. Hoping you’re enjoying the build-up to the holiday. As regular readers may know, I always like to mark this festive time of year by posting an original Christmas ghost or horror story...
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Incoming titles to darken your spring days
A belated Happy New Year. Sorry folks, a very tight deadline prevented me getting that message out to you any sooner. Not everyone loves the New Year of course. They feel it's another year gone, but...
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Sadness, joy - an astonishing year thus far
It’s a big announcements day here on WALKING IN THE DARK, most of it concerning forthcoming Finch publications. Those in the know will remember that I forecast three new books for 2025, and now at last...
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A holiday from Hell - in every possible way
You’ve had a rough time of it. You need a break. Then you secure the holiday of a lifetime. But when you get there, where is everyone else? Slowly, you start to realise that this isn’t somewhere you...
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