UPDATES

‘how I got published’ in ‘Writing’ magazine

I provided the ‘How I got published’ feature in ‘Writing’ magazine’s September 2020 issue.

Crime author fiction night at mostly books, abingdon

I hosted the Crime Author Fiction Night panel at Mostly Books on 27 February 2020. The authors on the panel were Mick Herron, CJ Tudor, Olivia Kiernan and Andrew Wilson.

in conversation with mick herron for the hungerford bookshop

I interviewed thriller writer Mick Herron in Croft Hall, Hungerford at 7.30pm on 27 September 2019.

CAPITAL CRIME FESTIVAL

I took part in the “Whose Crime is it Anyway?”quiz at the inaugural Capital Crime Festival in London on 27 September 2019.

PUBLICATION OF PAPERBACK

‘Breathe’ was published in paperback on 8 August 2019.

Crimefest 2019

I appeared on two panels at CrimeFest 2019 in Bristol on 9-12 May 2019; New Blood and Authors Remembered.

BBC RADIO LONDON

I was a guest on Robert Elms’ show on BBC Radio London at about 10.18 on 30 April 2019.

THE BOOKSELLER’s best thrillers and crime fiction 2018: the critics’ picks

‘Breathe’ was second in Best Thrillers and Crime Fiction 2018: The Critics' Picks as curated by Books in the Media, released in The Bookseller on 21 December 2018.

THE BOOKSELLER’s ‘critics’ picks of the year’ 2018

‘Breathe’ was in the top 20 Critics’ Picks of the Year as curated by Books in the Media, released in The Bookseller on 17 December 2018.

Dragon SCHOOL Christmas Charity Sale

I was one of a number of authors signing their books at the Dragon School Christmas Charity Sale in Oxford on 15 December 2018.

The Crime Time Best of the Year – 2018

‘Breathe’ was selected as one of Crime Time’s Best of the Year - 2018, chosen by Barry Forshaw of the Financial Times, on 11 December 2018.

the observer best books of 2018

‘Breathe’ was selected as one of ‘The Observer’s Best Books of 2018; Thrillers’ on 9 December 2018 by Alison Flood.

‘mURDER UNDER THE MISTLETOE’ AT HEFFERS BOOKSHOP IN CAMBRIDGE

I was one of a number of authors reading and signing books at the ‘Murder under the Mistletoe’ event at Heffers bookshop, Cambridge on 6 December 2018.

evening standard FIVE BEST CRIME NOVELS FROM 2018

‘Breathe’ was selected as one of the Evening Standard’s ‘Christmas Books: 5 of the best crime novels from 2018’ by Mark Sanderson on 28 November 2018.

The sunday times CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018

'Breathe' was selected Crime Book of the Year 2018 by The Sunday Times on 25 November 2018.

NEW CRIME FICTION TALENT: THE SEVEN BEST DEBUTS OF 2018 BY CRIME FICTION LOVER

‘Breathe’ was named as one of Crime Fiction Lover’s Seven Best Debuts of 2018 on 8 November 2018.

THE TIMES AUDIOBOOK OF THE WEEK

‘Breathe’ read by Martyn Ellis was selected at The Times’s Audiobook of the Week on 13 October 2018.

booksHOP DAY AT the HUNGERFORD BOOKSHOP

I was one of three authors who spoke about their recently published books at The Hungerford Bookshop’s Bookshop Day party on 6 October 2018.

the guardian’s ‘first book interview’

‘How novelist Dominick Donald followed killer John Christie into London’s Great Smog’ by Alison Flood appeared in The Guardian on 17 September 2018 as one of its ‘First book interview’ series.

BBC RADIO LONDON

I was a guest on Jo Good's show on BBC Radio London at about 13.10 on 12 September 2018.

the observer THRILLERS of the month

'Breathe' was selected as one of The Observer's Thrillers of the Month on 9 September 2018.

PUBLICATION OF HARDBACK

‘Breathe’ was published in hardback on 6 September 2018.

BBC OXFORD

I was a guest on Kat Orman's show on BBC Oxford at about 11.10 on 6 September 2018.

The sunday times 'must reads'

'Breathe' was top pick for The Sunday Times's 'Must Reads - our choice of the best recent books' on 2 September 2018.

'Breathe' was top of The Sunday Times's Crime Fiction list in 'Must Reads - crime fiction and thrillers' on 2 September 2018.

COSMOPOLITAN MAGAZINE'S 11 NEW GOOD BOOKS TO READ

'Breathe' was selected as one of Cosmopolitan magazine's 11 new good books for September on 29 August 2018.

THE SUNDAY TIMES Crime book of the month

'Breathe' was selected Crime Book of the Month by The Sunday Times on 26 August 2018. Literary Editor Andrew Holgate called it "a real discovery".

ARTICLEs

My piece on Notting Dale, the setting for 'Breathe', was published in Crime Time on 31 July 2018.