Extra Scene from The Woman in Cabin 10

Extra Scene from The Woman in Cabin 10

THE WOMAN IN CABIN TEN – EXTRA SCENE I don’t typically have much material that ends up on the cutting room floor – usually my editorial notes are much more about expanding storylines and underlining characters and themes. However The Woman in Cabin 10 is an...
Hen Nights

Hen Nights

HEN PARTIES – THE BEST FUN EVER Hen parties are simply great big celebrations of friendship Writing In a Dark, Dark Wood, I spent a lot of time talking to women about their hen parties and bachelorettes, listening to horror stories (some hilarious, some just...
Ships & the Sea

Ships & the Sea

SHIPS & THE SEA Truth or Nightmare? I’ve always had a fascination with boats and the sea. One of my earliest memories – I’m still not completely certain if it’s a real memory, or a sort of composite of truth and nightmare – is of my little sister...
Hal’s Cornwall

Hal’s Cornwall

HAL’S CORNWALL The Setting for The Death of Mrs Westaway The Death of Mrs Westaway opens in my home town of Brighton, but when Hal hops on a train to Penzance, the action quickly moves west along the south coast of England, to an imaginary village called St...
Hal’s Brighton

Hal’s Brighton

HAL’S BRIGHTON The Setting for the opening of The Death of Mrs Westaway When I begin my books, the setting is always as much a part of the novel as the characters themselves. I love to travel in books – both in my own, and in my reading – and my novels have been...