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Tomorrow (13 October)  I will be talking to David Nove on Angel Radio Isle of Wight, along with my fellow crime writers Bob and Carol Bridgestock, who are appearing with me at CSI Portsmouth on Saturday 5 November. The show is being broadcast at 1pm and we’ll be chatting about our crime novels as well as CSI Portsmouth, part of Portsmouth BookFest . Then at 3pm I will be live on the Peter Walkden Show on Vectis Radio Isle of Wight talking about my DI Horton marine mystery crime novels set in the Solent area and my thrillers, one of which In For The Kill is set on the Island. And of course I’ll be mentioning CSI Portsmouth. Hope some of you can tune in. CSI Portsmouth Tickets on sale from the Box Office + 44 (0)23 9268 8685. Tickets cost £5 for the morning and £7 for the afternoon with a discounted ticket of £10 for the whole day. It also includes £3 off the price of a book bought at the event. For full details visit CSI Portsmouth 2011 Post your question for C...

I rarely do book signings these days, in bookshops that is, although as readers of this blog and visitors to my web site know I give lots of talks to different sorts of groups all over the UK, which is something I really enjoy. However the bookshop in Portsmouth, (Inspector Andy Horton's patch) asked if I'd go in before Christmas for a book signing and to meet readers. So I'm obliging.  Tomorrow (Saturday 27 November) I'll be at Waterstones in Portsmouth (UK) between 12noon and 2pm.  I'll be signing copies of my  marine mystery crime novels and  my thrillers In For The Kill and In Cold Daylight.   But even if you don't want to buy a book do come along if you're in the area.  I'm happy to chat about my crime writing, my novels and the  inspiration behind my rugged and flawed detective, Inspector Andy Horton whose patch is Portsmouth CID. The address is below. Hope to see some of you there. Waterstones Portsmouth 115 Commerc...

These photographs were taken during the afternoon session at the highly successful Crime and the City CSI Portsmouth event held on Saturday 6 November at John Pounds Community Centre as part of Portsmouth Bookfest, organised by the Hayling Island Bookshop and Portsmouth City Libraries. Many thanks again to all who participated and helped to make this day so enjoyable.  Thanks also to Cheryl Buggy, Station Director of Express FM for acting as our interviewer and moderator, to Portsmouth City Council for their support and to the local newspaper The News and Portsmouth Live TV   for the publicity.  Most of all thanks to the wonderful audiences for joining us. I'm already planning for CSI Portsmouth Fact meets Fiction in Crime and the City 2011 as part of next year's Portsmouth Bookfest! Watch this space... Audience at Crime and the City CSI Portsmouth waiting eagerly for it to begin The panel from left to right:  Crime authors - Graham Hurl...

I am delighted to say that it was a great event and highly successful. Over 200 people packed the hall at John Pounds Community Centre in Portsmouth on Saturday 6 November to hear crime fiction authors pitch their wits against police and forensic experts in this unique event the first ever Crime and the City CSI Portsmouth held as part of Portsmouth Bookfest. The day was expertly chaired by experienced broadcaster and station director of Express FM , Cheryl Buggy and the event was organised by the Hayling Island Bookshop who also provided a mobile bookshop on the day and the Portsmouth Library Service. My thanks to them and to everyone who gave up their time to take part in this unique and highly enjoyable event including all the panel guests, the fingerprinting unit of Hampshire Constabulary, the library staff and volunteers. I thought I'd let the photographs from the day speak for themselves in two instalments - today photographs from the morning s...

Only two more days to go before the BIG event, Crime and the City CSI Portsmouth on Saturday 6 November at the John Pounds Community Centre in Queens Street, Portsmouth. The event, which is part of Portsmouth Bookfest, has really captured the imagination of both the media and the public. Tickets have sold out for the afternoon session which features crime authors: Graham Hurley, Peter Lovesey and Pauline Rowson (yes, me) along with police and forensic experts, but there are still some tickets left for the morning session 10 am to 12 noon, which features crime authors: Simon Brett, June Hampson and Pauline Rowson (I get to do it twice), along with police and forensic experts. You can listen to me being interviewed about the event on Angel Radio. The media has been helping to spread the word with coverage in the local press and today I am being interviewed on Express FM between 1.30pm and 2 pm and will be on Portsmouth Live TV on Friday at 5pm. I will also be featured in...