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Last Friday I appeared with fingerprint expert Jane Aston from Hampshire Police on the Adrian and Sally on Portsmouth Live TV talking about how crime fiction differs from crime fact.  It was a lively interview and you can see the programme by clicking on this link. Being wired up Jane Aston will be giving a fascinating insight into the work of the fingerprint bureau at CSI Portsmouth on 5 November 2011 at John Pounds Centre, Portsmouth. There is a great line up of speakers including crime authors Mark Billingham, John Harvey and Michael Ridpath along with forensic psychologists, police, fingerprint and crime scene experts. Pauline Rowson, Jane Aston with Adrian Knight holding up CSI Portsmouth Posters Full details including the programme are on my official web site at 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, which includes £3 of...

Getting ready to go on air I will again be appearing on Portsmouth Live TV on the Adrian and Sally Show on Friday 30 September at 4pm and this time I am delighted that I will be joined by Fingerprint expert, Jane Aston from Hampshire Constabulary.  We'll be chatting to Adrian and Sally about crime fiction versus crime fact in this short taster of what will be on offer at the exciting forthcoming CSI Portsmouth event at John Pounds Centre, Portsea, Portsmouth on Saturday 5 November. Jane Aston is one of the experts on hand during the day and she will be giving a fascinating talk in the morning, providing an intriguing insight into how the fingerprint bureau really works. Jane will reveal how fingerprints are formed and how they are unique and therefore ideal for identification. She will point out some of the clues they use to discover which digit or part of the palm or even foot they are looking at and describe how they make identifications. She’ll cover the processes used...

One of my ambitions is going to be fulfilled soon and that is to present a television show. I am thrilled to be asked to become a guest presenter, hosting the Book Programme on Portsmouth Live TV some time in the near future. I've presented before camera on video and DVDs several times in the past and, of course, have done many television and radio interviews but have never presented a television show, and it will be Live.  To present a programme on books  is even better.  I'm really looking forward to it and will post here when it is to be and further details when I have them.  I enjoyed my interview on the Adrian and Sally Show on Portsmouth LiveTV on Friday talking about the forthcoming CSI Portsmouth event on 5 November 2011 in Portsmouth, England, where we have a great line up of speakers, including crime authors Mark Billingham, John Harvey and Michael Ridpath along with forensic psychologists, police, fingerprint and crime scene experts. Details of the e...

I will be on the Adrian and Sally Show on Portsmouth LiveTV later today talking about the forthcoming CSI Portsmouth 2011 event on Saturday 5 November in Portsmouth, England. Also chatting about the latest in the DI Andy Horton series, Footsteps on the Shore , which was published in paperback on 25 August and as an e book yesterday. I'm looking forward to the interview talking to Adrian Knigh t and Sally Cronin at 4pm.  Hope some of you can tune in to watch it at Portsmouth Live TV.

I will be appearing on Portsmouth Live TV on the Adrian and Sally Show at 4pm on Friday 2 September and on BBC Radio Solent on Friday 9 September talking to Julian Clegg on his very popular Breakfast Show. I'm looking forward to both interviews, when I'll be talking about the publication in paperback and as an e book of the latest DI Andy Horton marine mystery crime novel, Footsteps on the Shore , which has received rave reviews in the UK and the USA. I'll also be announcing the line up of top UK crime authors who will be appearing with me at CSI Portsmouth on Saturday 5 November, where crime fact meets crime fiction in this exciting and entertaining day's event. Tune into Portsmouth LiveTV on Friday 2 September to watch my interview and on BBC Radio Solent on 9 September at 6.45 am via the web site or on 96.1 FM or 103.8 FM to hear me chatting to Julian Clegg.

Great time on air Tuesday with Sally Cronin on Portsmouth Live TV on the Book Programme talking about my series of crime novels featuring the flawed and rugged DI Andy Horton , and my thrillers, In Cold Daylight and In For The Kill   Also talking about the business of writing, the struggle of getting published, researching my novels and a lot more including a great review from the USA for Footsteps on the Shore and the results of the Young Crime Writers Competition 2011 , of which I was a judge.  Also details about the Crime Fiction Writing Workshop at Quay Arts Centre, Newport on the Isle of Wight on Saturday 18 June. You can watch the programme below. Watch live streaming video from portsmouth_live at livestream.com Portsmouth Live TV  3 May at 5pm talking to Sally Cronin about DI Andy Horton crime novels, Footsteps on the Shore , Blood on the Sand and Dead Man's Wharf and the results of the CWA Young Crime Writers Competition

Next Tuesday, on 3 May, I will be on the Book Programme on PortsmouthLive TV talking to Sally Tickner about my DI Andy Horton crime novels , and the latest crime fiction books in the marine mystery series of police procedurals including Footsteps on the Shore , Blood on the Sand and Dead Man's Wharf .  Portsmouth is  DI Andy Horton's patch and the series is based around the south coast city of Portsmouth, the Solent area and the Isle of Wight. I've been on Portsmouth Live TV a couple of times and I'm looking forward to my chat with Sally on the book programme on Live at 5. Hope some of you can tune in at 5pm on 3 May - OK so it's not the Royal Wedding, which will have been and gone by then, and it might not be as gripping at Will's and Kate's performance but I'll do my best to make it entertaining. The week after, on Tuesday 10 May, I'll be on the Julian Clegg Breakfast Show on BBC Radio Solent at about 6.45 am. It's always a pleasure c...

Yes, I've had some good coverage in the media for the Young Crime Writers Competition to find the best young crime writers in the UK in a national competition launched by the Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) and sponsored by CRIMEFEST , an International crime convention held in Britain. I've been talking about it on Portsmouth Live TV and on Spirit FM and tomorrow I wil be live on the Julian Clegg Breakfast Show on BBC Radio Solent at about 7.20am, and then chatting to Darren Gamblen on Express FM 93.7   at 9.30am or thereabouts. The Chichester Observer and West Sussex Gazette are planning to cover the story in this week's newspapers. Ventnor Blog on the Isle of Wight has put details of the competition on their very popular blog and I'm hoping that the Isle of Wight County Press will run it this week.  I'm also hoping that the Portsmouth News and Southampton Daily Echo will pick up on the story.  The more young people who enter the better. The Book Tr...

Later today at 5pm I'll be on Live @ Five on Portsmouth Live TV talking to Sally Cronin about my marine mystery crime and thriller novels , and the publication of  the new DI Andy Horton crime novel Footsteps on the Shore on 27 January 2011. I also hope to announce the launch of the Young Crime Writers' Competition, which kicks off on 10 January 2011 to find the nation's best young crime writer. I'm the south coast area judge for the competition for the second year running. More about this on tomorow's blog. Tune in at 5pm on http://www.portsmouthlive.tv/

I've added a new page to the site giving details of some of the forthcoming events and news for 2011. I'll obviously be adding to this over the coming months as and when there is news and any new interviews and appearances. Here is a quick preview for what is coming up in January 2011.  There's more in the Calendar of Events for the following months, minus the Royal Wedding of course! Still waiting to be asked when I'm available! January 2011 Thursday 6 January I'll be appearing on Portsmouth Live TV , Live at Five with Sally Cronin at 5pm. Monday 10 January Launch of the Crime Writers’ Association Young Crime Writers Competition 2011. I'll be launching the second annual Young Crime Writers Competition with participating libraries in Portsmouth, Southampton, West Sussex and the Isle of Wight. The competition is open to young people between the ages of 11-18. I once again have the pleasure of judging the South Coast entries and the winner will...

Below is my interview with Sally Cronin on Live at Five on Portsmouth Live TV. This was broadcast on 5 November last.  There is an advertisement at the beginning of the clip and then I'm talking to Sally about my crime fiction novels and more.

Meanwhile it's Crime & the City, CSI Portsmouth today. I'll be joining top British crime writers, Simon Brett, Peter Lovesey, Graham Hurley and June Hampson along with forensic experts, police and SOCO at this event at John Pounds Community Centre, Portsmouth. Tickets are available on the door for the morning session only. Afternoon session sold out.  I'll be posting photographs from this event here next week. Plus a link to my interview yesterday on Portsmouth Live TV.