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Thank you to the ladies of Havant Inner Wheel

On Wednesday 15 May I was delighted to be asked to give an after supper talk to the ladies of Havant District Inner Wheel.

I was met with friendship and made to feel very welcome. The audience were delightful and lively. Following a delicious meal at the Brookfield Hotel, Emsworth I talked about my crime writing and my crime novels featuring the flawed and rugged DI Andy Horton.

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POSTED BY: PAULINE ROWSON
MAY 17TH, 2013 AT 6:34:18 BST

Choosing titles for a crime novel- Pauline Rowson discusses

I'm often asked how I come up with titles for my crime novels and the answer is sometimes with great difficulty. However some titles can come instantly, almost the moment the novel hits the page although that is rare. Dead Man's Wharf was one such case.

The location and scene of the murder in the novel though can also prompt the title as in A Killing Coast, when a body is found floating in the sea off Portsmouth harbour but the action also takes place around the stunning coastal bays of the Isle of Wight.

There there is Death Lies Beneath, the eighth in the Horton series, when a woman's body is found on a sunken barge just off a disused quayside in Portsmouth.

The main character's actions can also prompt a title as in my thriller novel, In For The Kill

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POSTED BY: PAULINE ROWSON
MAY 15TH, 2013 AT 6:35:39 BST

Latest Reviews for Undercurrent in Publishers Weekly, Kirkus and Booklist

Undercurrent has been published in the UK, Commonwealth and USA and has also been released as an e book.  The ninth in the DI Andy Horton series set on the South Coast of England, in the Solent area of Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight has received reviews from top US book magazines, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus and Booklist.

"Rowson successfully pilots the complex storyline, filled with wild speculations and a slew of suspects, to a fitting conclusion." Publishers Weekly

"Another solid procedural from Rowson, with a little kick of spy stuff for the adventurous." Kirkus.

"As usual, 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

Readers can leave reviews of Undercurrent and any other crime novels by Pauline Rowson on Amazon. co.uk, Amazon.com and on Goodreads where she has author pages.

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POSTED BY: ALISON ROGERS
MAY 7TH, 2013 AT 6:16:43 BST

What’s on in May

I’ve got some great talks lined up for May, which I am very much looking forward to. May also sees me continuing to write the eleventh in the DI Andy Horton Mystery series and it heralds the publication in the USA of the ninth in the DI Andy Horton series, Undercurrent and the release of Undercurrent as an e book.

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POSTED BY: PAULINE ROWSON
MAY 1ST, 2013 AT 6:28:17 BST