The Benton Bookworms love the Jazz Files

I was delighted the other week to be invited to speak to a group of book lovers who have been reading The Jazz Files for their monthly book group. There were cocktails in the kitchen then nibbles and cheesecake (!) while they asked me all sorts of questions about the book and how I came about writing it. Rollo was their favourite character and they say that they could see Peter Dinklage playing him in a TV adaptation. Miriam Margolyes was the unanimous choice for Aunt Dot. Then I gave them a sneak peak of book two in the series, The Kill Fee, and of course left them on a cliff hanger. Thank you ladies, it was fun! If you have a book club in the Tyne & Wear area that you would like me to visit, just drop me a line!

A dead ferret called Arthur

It’s been a few months since I made the promo film for Poppy Denby’s debut in The Jazz Files. If you want to see it pop over to www.poppydenby.com However, that’s exactly what I’m talking about in my guest article on the Crime Readers’ Association blog. That and a dead ferret called Arthur.

Two corpses. In the end I couldn’t bring myself to wear it (you can see how happy I was) and Arthur does not appear in the final film.

 

The Yellow Wallpaper

I’m blown away by the latest review of The Jazz Files on Day 5 of Poppy’s blog tour. This reviewer has seen things in the book – things I’ve layered deep into the text – that (so far) no other reviewer has seen. I’m delighted! You can read the review here.

The Yellow Wallpaper which she refers to is a short story by the feminist writer Charlotte Perkins Gilman who wrote the story in light of her own post natal depression in which a woman imagines someone crawling behind the wallpaper in her convalescent room. It is a powerful story of insanity that could have been prevented if women and their ‘problems’ were treated differently. You can read it for free on the Project Gutenberg website.

Jazz Files on tour

I’m going on tour with The Jazz Files! But this time I don’t have to worry about forgetting my underwear (which friends will know I’m notorious for!) It’s a blog tour, starting today on Whispering Stories. The rest of the tour is listed below. I do hope to bump into some of you on my travels 🙂

Fiona goes to Hollywood!

Well, Darlington actually, to shoot the video promo of The Jazz Files. Now after 3 months of work I can reveal all of 58 seconds of film! Make sure your sound is switched on. Enjoy 🙂

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