I was wondering what to write about for the latest DI Frank Lyle Efanzine post, not that many people actually bother to read them or even comment. Still I feel I owe it to the series’ loyal fans to keep them abreast of the latest developments in Ashbeck.
There are a lot of changes on the cards.
The next couple of books will see changes to characters and situations.
In the current WIP Dead on Arrival DS Thomas Fox & Sergeant Timothy Harding prepare to return to duty after periods of sick leave. What changes this will mean for Sergeant John Wicklow, who stepped into the breach following Sergeant Harding’s heart attack in Murder in the Wings, I have yet to know.
Dead on Arrival will be the last DI Lyle book to feature Dr Robert Bradley as Home Office pathologist as he is nearing retirement age. In the seventh as yet untitled novel he will be replaced by Dr Carolyn Medhurst. Kieran Wilson will continue to assist with post-mortems and in situ examinations at crime scenes.
Tragic events in Dead on Arrival will result in Maria Redfern, the DI’s daughter from his first tempestuous marriage to Consuela, coming to Ashbeck to help her father with domestic arrangements. Maria made her debut in Murder in the Wings and is now sixteen and seriously wondering what to do with her future. Canon Thomas Rice, who we met in Unholy Alliance, will also play a more central role in future books. The Canon has since appeared in Sanctuary, a novella in DI Frank Lyle’s Casebook Vol 2 and in Prescription for Murder, my Nanowrimo 2014 winning novella. He also makes an appearance in one of the stories submitted to the DI Lyle Fan fiction anthology Alternate Voices. Since events in Unholy Alliance the Canon has found peace inner peace and remarried. He seems to be quite a popular character and I felt readers might like to see more of him in future.
James Lyle, having given up on his Law degree to be near his boyfriend, Thomas Fox, joins Ashbeck police. Being the blood relative of a serving CID officer he is unable to work with his father and opts to join PAMU (Political Activism Monitoring Unit), the existence of which was brought to the readers’ attention in the novella Call of the Wild in DI Frank Lyle’s Casebook Vol 2 and Best Served Cold.
Romance is also on the cards for luckless DS Mark Slade and widowed Almira Desai. (I hasten to add they will not find happiness with each other.) The arrival of a Polish lawyer in Dead on Arrival sparks Slade’s interests.
We will also be seeing more scenes of domestic bliss in future books to contrast with the bloody horror of the murder scene.
Dr Barry Fox has been at the forefront in recent books as we have learnt more about DS Fox’s family and origins. At the beginning of the series Dr Fox was a kind of shadowy figure in the background, but I hope I have succeeded in bringing depth and substance to that shadow in recent books.
Dr Barry Fox was an identical twin; eight minutes older than his brother, Matthew, who died in a fire in 1973. Both twins were the stereotypical tall, dark and handsome types. Barry was an ordinary GP until his twin and sister-in-law died in the fire and Barry still doesn’t really know the truth about the events that led to it. He’s just thankful that Thomas and his sister were spared since they were under his roof that night. Matthew’s death taught Barry about the importance of being able to provide answers for those left behind after senseless deaths. There are still answers Barry does not have and they haunt him. He also misses Matthew a lot more than he ever lets on, even to his beloved wife Sylvia. Readers will get a sense of this in Relative Values, the DI Frank Lyle series Father’s Day story, which I will publish on my website this weekend. Barry took up the post of Ashbeck District Coroner in nineteen seventy-seven when Thomas turned ten.
We shall also be seeing more of Thomas’ sister, Rosemary Kinsella, and her husband, Ryan, in future books. We first met Ryan in the novella A Murder-Free Christmas in the A Winter Murderland collection and he also played an important role in Prescription for Murder, being as he is a pharmaceutical rep.
I know people who follow mainstream TV shows and book series like advanced knowledge despite protestations to the contrary. I think if a story is going to be spoiled it’s best of the creator does it rather than a one star troll reviewer, who actually probably didn’t get it in the first place.
I would appreciate comments on this post. Today the Weebly blog set up is making an three planks of wood look intellectually gifted so please use the contact form to let me know what you think pf this post.
Until next time, enjoy life and stay safe.
There are a lot of changes on the cards.
The next couple of books will see changes to characters and situations.
In the current WIP Dead on Arrival DS Thomas Fox & Sergeant Timothy Harding prepare to return to duty after periods of sick leave. What changes this will mean for Sergeant John Wicklow, who stepped into the breach following Sergeant Harding’s heart attack in Murder in the Wings, I have yet to know.
Dead on Arrival will be the last DI Lyle book to feature Dr Robert Bradley as Home Office pathologist as he is nearing retirement age. In the seventh as yet untitled novel he will be replaced by Dr Carolyn Medhurst. Kieran Wilson will continue to assist with post-mortems and in situ examinations at crime scenes.
Tragic events in Dead on Arrival will result in Maria Redfern, the DI’s daughter from his first tempestuous marriage to Consuela, coming to Ashbeck to help her father with domestic arrangements. Maria made her debut in Murder in the Wings and is now sixteen and seriously wondering what to do with her future. Canon Thomas Rice, who we met in Unholy Alliance, will also play a more central role in future books. The Canon has since appeared in Sanctuary, a novella in DI Frank Lyle’s Casebook Vol 2 and in Prescription for Murder, my Nanowrimo 2014 winning novella. He also makes an appearance in one of the stories submitted to the DI Lyle Fan fiction anthology Alternate Voices. Since events in Unholy Alliance the Canon has found peace inner peace and remarried. He seems to be quite a popular character and I felt readers might like to see more of him in future.
James Lyle, having given up on his Law degree to be near his boyfriend, Thomas Fox, joins Ashbeck police. Being the blood relative of a serving CID officer he is unable to work with his father and opts to join PAMU (Political Activism Monitoring Unit), the existence of which was brought to the readers’ attention in the novella Call of the Wild in DI Frank Lyle’s Casebook Vol 2 and Best Served Cold.
Romance is also on the cards for luckless DS Mark Slade and widowed Almira Desai. (I hasten to add they will not find happiness with each other.) The arrival of a Polish lawyer in Dead on Arrival sparks Slade’s interests.
We will also be seeing more scenes of domestic bliss in future books to contrast with the bloody horror of the murder scene.
Dr Barry Fox has been at the forefront in recent books as we have learnt more about DS Fox’s family and origins. At the beginning of the series Dr Fox was a kind of shadowy figure in the background, but I hope I have succeeded in bringing depth and substance to that shadow in recent books.
Dr Barry Fox was an identical twin; eight minutes older than his brother, Matthew, who died in a fire in 1973. Both twins were the stereotypical tall, dark and handsome types. Barry was an ordinary GP until his twin and sister-in-law died in the fire and Barry still doesn’t really know the truth about the events that led to it. He’s just thankful that Thomas and his sister were spared since they were under his roof that night. Matthew’s death taught Barry about the importance of being able to provide answers for those left behind after senseless deaths. There are still answers Barry does not have and they haunt him. He also misses Matthew a lot more than he ever lets on, even to his beloved wife Sylvia. Readers will get a sense of this in Relative Values, the DI Frank Lyle series Father’s Day story, which I will publish on my website this weekend. Barry took up the post of Ashbeck District Coroner in nineteen seventy-seven when Thomas turned ten.
We shall also be seeing more of Thomas’ sister, Rosemary Kinsella, and her husband, Ryan, in future books. We first met Ryan in the novella A Murder-Free Christmas in the A Winter Murderland collection and he also played an important role in Prescription for Murder, being as he is a pharmaceutical rep.
I know people who follow mainstream TV shows and book series like advanced knowledge despite protestations to the contrary. I think if a story is going to be spoiled it’s best of the creator does it rather than a one star troll reviewer, who actually probably didn’t get it in the first place.
I would appreciate comments on this post. Today the Weebly blog set up is making an three planks of wood look intellectually gifted so please use the contact form to let me know what you think pf this post.
Until next time, enjoy life and stay safe.