Schools out for the summer holidays here in England so it's a rather busy time where I live on the south coast by the sea as everyone heads down to the beach. Luckily I can walk to the sea so no traffic queues for me unless I foolishly decide to venture off my little island, or need to for an appointment, then I'm likely to get stuck in traffic jams on the way back home.
So hopefully August will be spent walking the coast, thinking about plots for my crime and mystery novels. I'll be setting aside Inspector Ryga mystery number four in the 1950s set series to do final revisions on DI Andy Horton number sixteen, which is scheduled for publication in April 2022. I tell you that will be here quicker than you can blink!
August sees two of my DI Andy Horton crime novels set in that month, so it's a busy time for Andy. He has a gruelling investigation in UNDERCURRENT, which is swiftly followed by another DEATH SURGE. So in August here on my website I'll be featuring these crime novels, talking about the inspiration behind them and the locations used.
Meanwhile to refresh your memories here is what's in store for DI Andy Horton and Sergeant Cantelli in August in UNDERCURRENT and DEATH SURGE.
Undercurrent, Inspector Andy Horton (9)
When naval historian Dr Douglas Spalding is found dead in Portsmouth’s Historic Dockyard, the Major Crime Team is adamant it is suicide. Detective Inspector Horton is not so sure. Then another body is found in similar circumstances and Horton is convinced they’re looking at murder; but not so his bosses. Angry and frustrated at the lack of investigation, Horton goes out on a limb to prove he’s right. Whichever way he turns, he finds the deaths have all the hallmarks of a cover up at the highest level, but who is behind it and why? Soon Horton begins to find disturbing similarities with his own private investigations into the disappearance of his mother thirty years ago. As he gets closer to the truth though someone is determined to prevent it from ever coming out, even if means death.
'Rowson offers up a thorny, multifaceted plot; a profusion of unusual twists; a likable yet complex hero; and plenty of fast-paced, knuckle-biting action.' Booklist USA
Death Surge, Inspector Andy Horton (10)
A telephone call from a frantic Sergeant Cantelli to say that his nephew, Johnnie Oslow, is missing cuts short Detective Inspector Horton’s sailing trip to France. Summoned back to the Isle of Wight, Horton learns that Johnnie has not shown up for racing during Cowes Week, as previously arranged. The investigation is ranked low priority by Horton’s boss, DCI Lorraine Bliss, who like others believes Johnnie has probably gone off with a woman. But events take a very different turn when the charred remains of a body are discovered in one of the disused tunnels at the Hilsea Lines in Portsmouth. With the arrival of Detective Chief Superintendent Sawyer of the Intelligence Directorate and Agent Harriet Eames of Europol, what began as the hunt for a missing man becomes the search for a ruthless killer.
'A crisply written, cleverly plotted procedural with a nice twist.' Booklist USA
Schools out for the summer holidays here in England so it's a rather busy time where I live on the south coast by the sea as everyone heads down to the beach. Luckily I can walk to the sea so no traffic queues for me unless I foolishly decide to venture off my little island, or need to for an appointment, then I'm likely to get stuck in traffic jams on the way back home.
August sees two of my DI Andy Horton crime novels set in that month, so it's a busy time for Andy. He has a gruelling investigation in UNDERCURRENT, which is swiftly followed by another DEATH SURGE. So in August here on my website I'll be featuring these crime novels, talking about the inspiration behind them and the locations used.
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