I haven’t posted a Fanzine entry for some time. However, as usual, I am hardly inundated with protests and complaints about this fact. As usual I have received big fat zero messages to this effect. I really do wonder why I bother at times. Some people can update their FB statuses and get 100 comments in the first 10 minutes whereas I’m lucky to get 2 comments in the first ten days.
But to me DI Lyle’s world is worth writing about. The characters are more than just literary creations. They have become valued and trusted friends. I enjoy doing the research required to make the plots credible.
My newest DI Lyle book Old sins cast long shadows is due to be released tomorrow and I’m incredibly excited about this.
DI Lyle doesn’t actually appear in this book very much. It’s a journey of discovery into the past.
DS Thomas Fox has had more than his fair share of trouble in the last couple of books. In Best Served Cold he almost died as a result of a hate crime and in A Winter Murderland he was forced to confront an unpleasant memory from his recent past in the shape of his first boyfriend’s friend, Aidan O’Malley.
DS Fox is now recovering from his injuries; both physical and psychological. Thomas is lucky to have his current boyfriend, James Lyle, in his corner. James loves Thomas very much and has stood by him, even giving up his law degree to take care of the man he loves. Thomas really feels he only existed before James walked into his life at a crime scene the previous summer. The two men are the DI Frank Lyle Mystery Series first openly gay mainstream gay couple. Thomas is not out at work although some of his Ashbeck CID colleagues are aware of his sexual preferences and his relationship with James. At the time the series has reached it was difficult for lesbian and gay officers since the police force was viewed as a somewhat macho institution.
I was working on the sixth DI Frank Lyle novel, Dead on Arrival, when the story for this novella crept into my head and would not let go. Readers of the series know that the main story arc is about the police officers in Ashbeck, as much as the backgrounds of the crimes they investigate. However I felt that this story was too important to be diluted between the pages of a full length police procedural thriller.
This is essentially Thomas Fox’s story and in fact it delves into his parents’ past and the truth about his origins. A conversation recalled by James from when Thomas was in hospital sparks the young CID officer’s imagination and he is led to investigate. This time it’s personal because what he learns will change the way he sees himself forever.
It is hard to pick an excerpt from this novella which does not give anything anyway so I have decided not to.
Although he is already emotionally raw from almost dying in the line of duty and having to confront a painful aspect of his past, DS Thomas Fox is soon to be faced with yet another shocking revelation.
This time it’s personal as it threatens to blow Thomas’ life irrevocably apart and change the dynamics of the relationships he has with those he loves forever.
As Thomas and his boyfriend, James Lyle, reel from the fallout they are forced to revisit the past where an emotionally devastating blow to Dr Barry Fox and his wife, Sylvia led the future Ashbeck District Coroner to make an irreversible choice
This volume also contains New life of hope, the official DI Frank Lyle Christmas story 2014.
I have high hopes for this novella. I hope that it will take the world by storm but, unfortunately, because it’s not mummy porn by a bored housewife with no real concept of plot or characterisation I doubt it will rise out of the 200,000 something rankings on Amazon where my other books are currently mired.
The novella delves deeper into the characters of Dr Barry Fox, the District Coroner and his wife, Sylvia. It looks into Dr Fox’s relationships with his wife, sister-in-law and his identical twin brother, Matthew.
You can buy Old sins cast long shadows here
The book will also be available for Nook, Kobo and itunes soon as well as in paperback from Lulu.com.
The cover design will be revealed on Facebook tomorrow on the Old sins cast long shadows release event page.
But to me DI Lyle’s world is worth writing about. The characters are more than just literary creations. They have become valued and trusted friends. I enjoy doing the research required to make the plots credible.
My newest DI Lyle book Old sins cast long shadows is due to be released tomorrow and I’m incredibly excited about this.
DI Lyle doesn’t actually appear in this book very much. It’s a journey of discovery into the past.
DS Thomas Fox has had more than his fair share of trouble in the last couple of books. In Best Served Cold he almost died as a result of a hate crime and in A Winter Murderland he was forced to confront an unpleasant memory from his recent past in the shape of his first boyfriend’s friend, Aidan O’Malley.
DS Fox is now recovering from his injuries; both physical and psychological. Thomas is lucky to have his current boyfriend, James Lyle, in his corner. James loves Thomas very much and has stood by him, even giving up his law degree to take care of the man he loves. Thomas really feels he only existed before James walked into his life at a crime scene the previous summer. The two men are the DI Frank Lyle Mystery Series first openly gay mainstream gay couple. Thomas is not out at work although some of his Ashbeck CID colleagues are aware of his sexual preferences and his relationship with James. At the time the series has reached it was difficult for lesbian and gay officers since the police force was viewed as a somewhat macho institution.
I was working on the sixth DI Frank Lyle novel, Dead on Arrival, when the story for this novella crept into my head and would not let go. Readers of the series know that the main story arc is about the police officers in Ashbeck, as much as the backgrounds of the crimes they investigate. However I felt that this story was too important to be diluted between the pages of a full length police procedural thriller.
This is essentially Thomas Fox’s story and in fact it delves into his parents’ past and the truth about his origins. A conversation recalled by James from when Thomas was in hospital sparks the young CID officer’s imagination and he is led to investigate. This time it’s personal because what he learns will change the way he sees himself forever.
It is hard to pick an excerpt from this novella which does not give anything anyway so I have decided not to.
Although he is already emotionally raw from almost dying in the line of duty and having to confront a painful aspect of his past, DS Thomas Fox is soon to be faced with yet another shocking revelation.
This time it’s personal as it threatens to blow Thomas’ life irrevocably apart and change the dynamics of the relationships he has with those he loves forever.
As Thomas and his boyfriend, James Lyle, reel from the fallout they are forced to revisit the past where an emotionally devastating blow to Dr Barry Fox and his wife, Sylvia led the future Ashbeck District Coroner to make an irreversible choice
This volume also contains New life of hope, the official DI Frank Lyle Christmas story 2014.
I have high hopes for this novella. I hope that it will take the world by storm but, unfortunately, because it’s not mummy porn by a bored housewife with no real concept of plot or characterisation I doubt it will rise out of the 200,000 something rankings on Amazon where my other books are currently mired.
The novella delves deeper into the characters of Dr Barry Fox, the District Coroner and his wife, Sylvia. It looks into Dr Fox’s relationships with his wife, sister-in-law and his identical twin brother, Matthew.
You can buy Old sins cast long shadows here
The book will also be available for Nook, Kobo and itunes soon as well as in paperback from Lulu.com.
The cover design will be revealed on Facebook tomorrow on the Old sins cast long shadows release event page.