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Martin Murphy's Notes On The Novel - Martin Murphy's Notes on the Novel
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Martin Murphy's Notes on the Novel. Q&A with crime writer Nick Quantrill. Has carved out a key position in Hull's growing body of writers, most noticeably through penning his Joe Geraghty crime fiction trilogy of Broken Dreams, The Late Greats and The Crooked Beat. He took some time out from his latest book to offer me some insight into his career, and the changes afoot in the city that has inspired most of his work. How well do you think Hull lends itself as a setting for crime fiction? Ldquo;Scream if ...
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Blog Archives - Martin Murphy's Notes on the Novel
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Martin Murphy's Notes on the Novel. Most colourful newspaper names to see print. By choosing Hull as the main setting for Soul Lifter. I aimed to include a number of real-life locations to attract local readers to the novel. But I also wanted to throw in a few fictional elements too. One of them was to create a local newspaper called the Hull Junction - or the Junk, as it is fondly known in the book. Like the Bullfrog Miner, this title is linked to a mining town - in this case Broken Hill, Australia.
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Jen's Book Thoughts: Taking Pity - David Mark
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Thursday, August 6, 2015. Taking Pity - David Mark. N my continuing effort to catch up on reviews, I am posting David Mark's. It first appeared in Shelf Awareness for Readers. And is here today with their permission. Hope you enjoy! John Glass tips his head back, as though draining ale.". There are threads that continue throughout the series, so readers familiar with all the books will likely have a firmer grasp on this novel, but Taking Pity can still be thoroughly enjoyed on its own. Fans of gritty...
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Linda Acaster: October 2014
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Going Indie with an Ebook? Feed Your Gothic - #BookADayUK. It's the end of October. Halloween beckons. Time to feed your Gothic. But what actually constitues Gothic. Gothic started its life in medieval religious architecture, a highly decorated style coming out of the Romanesque, even though the term 'Gothic' didn't arrive until the 15th century when in Italy it came to epitomise anything barbaric. Perhaps it does our own. The end of the old cultivation year was a time for festivals, for celebration, for...