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Terror Tales of London - all set to order!
Well, this is something I've been waiting to announce for quite some time. The latest in my TERROR TALES series, TERROR TALES OF LONDON, is at last available for pre-order, and is due to ship in two to...
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Safely at home with the criminally minded
Well … I’m finally starting to feel as if I’m a genuine member of the crime-writing community. You might argue that with STALKERS selling better than I ever imagined possible (soon to be launched in...
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Heck to hunt down more merciless killers
I'm rather pleased to announce that STALKERS has finally earned itself 500 reviews on Amazon. It's even nicer to report that 278 of them have awarded it five stars, and 139 have given it four, a grand...
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Sacrifice at last takes a real, physical form
At last, my new Mark Heckenburg novel, SACRIFICE, has a physical form – and here it is. I can now relax in the full knowledge that it actually exists.I’m being mischievous, of course.The book received...
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HarperCollins pre-orders record smashed
I'm pleased to be opening today's bulletin with the gratifying news that SACRIFICE - the second in my series of novels concerning the investigations of Detective Sergeant Mark 'Heck' Heckenburg - has...
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Freebies, give-aways, samples - go get 'em!
Well, it’s another lovely sunny day in July, and there is a tranquil mood over most of the UK, but it’s actually the commencement of quite an important week in my little corner of south...
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SACRIFICE hits the shelves - thanks to all
Today is publication day for SACRIFICE, the second in my new series of police novels following the investigation of Detective Sergeant Mark ‘Heck’ Heckenburg.The internet appears to have been going mad...
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Plenty of prizes for Cotswolds curiosities
It's always nice to see your choices vindicated.Okay, I suppose I should explain that statement.Each year, US editor ELLEN DATLOW brings out her rather marvelous tome, BEST HORROR OF THE YEAR. It's a...
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Ten times the horror - Black Book is back!
Very pleased this week to announce that another volume in one of my current favourite series of horror anthologies, THE 10thBLACK BOOK OF HORROR (the artwork to which is pictured left), will soon be...
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Green men, maniacs and ghastly sea-beasts
To continue the horror theme from my last post, as opposed to the thriller theme I’ve concentrated on for so much this year, I can now announce that DON’T READ ALONE, a new e-collection of my stories...
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This week only ... get your horrors FREE!
Anyone tempted by my latest e-collection of horror stories and novellas,DON’T READ ALONE, may be interested to learn that it will beFREEto download from midnight tonight, October 23, and will remain so...
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TERROR TALES OF THE SEASIDE is here!
I'm absolutely delighted to announce that the fifth volume in my series of regional British horror anthologies - TERROR TALES OF THE SEASIDE - is at last available to order from Amazon. As usual, its...
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So who's gonna play Heck on the screen?
Here is something that may amuse a few people, particularly those who've become regular correspondents on the subject of my two crime novels,STALKERS and SACRIFICE, published earlier this year.On and...
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Putting the spirit into the season of chills!
From 8 o’clock tomorrow morning, the e-version of my 2011 Christmas ghost novella, SPARROWHAWK, will be available at the one-week-only price of 99p. The truth is, it isn’t hugely expensive now at...
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Horrors of war meet the horrors of winter
In the midst of all this recent chatter about novels, novellas, TV series and themed anthologies, here's a little bit of info from the slightly less glamorous (though equally dear to my heart) world of...
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Change in Heck plans: Nice Guys to return
Two big items of news on the Heck front this week. First of all, check out the picture on the left. This is the cover the first Heck novel, STALKERS, will be released under in Germany, having been...
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Blood, violence, love and mayhem - for 98p
Here’s something that may be of interest to fans of medieval action/fantasy. My 2012 novel, DARK NORTH, published by Abaddon Books, will be available (in its ebook incarnation) at the one-day-only...
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Sample the terror this Christmas morning
If anyone still hasn’t done their Christmas shopping and they know a loved one who prefers his/her festive treats served up with a real dose of genuine chills, there is every possibility the TERROR...
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MIDNIGHT SERVICE: a festive spook story
Well, it's almost that time of year again - only a few shopping days remain but most of us are still stuck in front of computers and can't yet get out there to start cutting evergreens and stocking our...
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Old enemies return in THE KILLING CLUB
Just time for a last bit of quick news before we all slack off for the Christmas holidays ("yeah, some chance!", I can hear you saying - don't worry, I know that feeling too).Anyway, just to cheer you...
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