Another edit completed this morning. What a wonderful variety this month.
March started with the finishing of the first in the new DI Hogarth series by Solomon Carter – The Secret Fear, a detective novel set in Southend-on-Sea on the south coast of England.
This was followed by Green Door, an enjoyable change of genre with a lovely fantasy sci-fi novel by Tony Harmsworth.
Next was Time of Death, the latest in the fast-paced DI Miller series by John Carson which involves me learning the Scottish slang sprinkled throughout the banter between the characters!
Then it was onto Australia with Sharon M. Thompson’s revenge thriller, Vengeful, due for release 26th March. A few new additions to my vocabulary with this one!
And today I finished the edit on a quirky autobiographical story about a boy growing up in South Africa – yet more additions to my vocabulary!
Now it’s time to move on to The Promise, a romance by Michelle Vernal. This novel begins in New Zealand and the newly edited version will be available shortly. Michelle writes beautifully and I loved the first two books in her new The Guesthouse on the Green series, O’Mara’s and Moira Lisa Smile. These stories are reminiscent of Maeve Binchy but with added Irish vernacular!
I spent the weekend completing the edit of the great new revenge thriller Vengeful by Sharon M Thompson. Vengeful is available 26th March.
Set in Australia the change of scene gives me the opportunity to discover wonderful new words and the star prize for this novel goes to –
fossicking – In Australia, New Zealand and Cornwall, fossicking is prospecting, especially when carried out as a recreational activity. This can be for gold, precious stones, fossils, etc. by sifting through a prospective area. In Australian English and New Zealand English, the term has an extended use meaning to “rummage”.
I’ve just finished the edit of the latest page-turner in the DI Miller series by John Carson – only one week to wait for its release but it’s available for pre-order now.
The badly decomposed body of a young woman is found in the old nuclear bunker in Corstorphine Hill, where there is ongoing work being done to turn it into a museum. In her pockets are found items belonging to Becky McIver, a woman who went missing six years ago.
Back then, Gus McIver was arrested and charged with his wife’s murder. He maintained his innocence, and despite Becky’s body never being found, McIver was sentenced to life in prison. No trace of Becky has ever been found. Until now.
Another wonderful and humorous instalment in the Guesthouse on the Green series as Mammy and Moira travel Vietnam.
I love the series and can't wait for book four!
A quick but emotional read - reading about the cruelty to the dog was heartbreaking but this was a lovely tale of the love and healing that animals can bring to our lives.
I would have given five stars but for the missed typos - a few t...
I get the impression that this could be a nice story but I've had to give up after forcing myself to go as far as 15% of the way through. If this novel has ever been near a remotely professional editor then the author was conned.
Chapte...
Another very enjoyable story but with a few niggles, hence the four stars rather than five. Maybe it's because I was tired but the editing issues grated on me more than in the first story and, do people really generally believe that 'ear...
