It feels as if it has been an awfully long time coming, but at last it’s publication day for Rita’s Revenge, the sequel to A Clue for Clara. The duck Continue reading
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July 4th, 2022
It feels as if it has been an awfully long time coming, but at last it’s publication day for Rita’s Revenge, the sequel to A Clue for Clara. The duck Continue reading
May 18th, 2022
It’s only a month and a half until Rita hits the shops, and I’m starting to think about launches and book trailers. I’ve never actually made a book trailer before, Continue reading
October 18th, 2021
I used to have chooks, which was really helpful when I was doing research for A Clue for Clara. But I’ve never had ducks. Luckily, there are dozens of them Continue reading
October 3rd, 2021
One of most useful things I’ve learnt over the years is that no two books can be written the same way. I used to think that I just had to Continue reading
September 5th, 2021
At an online ceremony last weekend, A Clue for Clara was declared the winner of the Sisters in Crime Davitt Award for Best Children’s Crime Novel. Hooray! You can watch Continue reading
August 15th, 2021
I am absolutely delighted to see that A Clue for Clara has been shortlisted for the 2021 Sisters in Crime Davitt Awards! These awards come up once a year for Continue reading
June 5th, 2021
I was a dreadfully anxious child. At the time, it seemed to me that I was the only one in the world who felt like that, and I became very Continue reading
May 29th, 2021
In October last year, I posted about Rita’s Revenge, a companion book to A Clue for Clara. I’m very excited to be able to tell you that I now have Continue reading
May 9th, 2021
Harry turned up in my back garden about ten years ago. I didn’t take a lot of notice of him at the time, because my garden is basically a jungle, Continue reading
April 21st, 2021
Last year I was supposed to go to the Brisbane Writers Festival. But of course, like so many other things, it was cancelled. So this year they’re having bits of Continue reading