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Yes, it was time for celebrations as I was back in the saddle again, or rather I was back in front of an audience talking about how I write my crime novels and my crime fictional heroes - DI Andy Horton, Art Marvik and my Scotland Yard 1950s detective, Inspector Ryga.

However, as I was talking to members of Portsmouth U3A they were very keen to hear specifically about my rugged and flawed detective, Inspector Andy Horton, because I was on his CID patch - Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight.

It was great to be back in front of an audience. After an absence of sixteen months because of the prohibition of all social gatherings such as these owing to Covid,

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Identity theft, fraud, embezzlement, murder... a labyrinth of lies, secrets and conspiracy at the highest level...

IN FOR THE KILL and IN COLD DAYLIGHT from the author of the action-packed, gripping Marvik mystery thrillers(4), the fast-paced DI Andy Horton crime series (15).

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Available in paperback as an e book and on Amazon Kindle.

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IN COLD DAYLIGHT mystery thriller available from all booksellers, in paperback, ebook and on Amazon Kindle

The idea for my mystery thriller, IN COLD DAYLIGHT (voted third for the World Book Day Prize 2008) was inspired by an overheard conversation on my husband's watch, Red Watch at Southsea Fire Station when he was serving there as a firefighter.

The watch were discussing the high number of fire fighters from one watch who had sadly contracted cancer and they were speculating if this could have been as a result of a shout they had all attended where they had been exposed to dangerous chemicals. This was entirely possibly as firefighters headgear, until recently, did not fully protect them, especially around the neck and ears. My husband always said that the only way to tell just how hot a fire was was by his ears!

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LOST VOYAGE is the third in the mystery thriller series of four featuring former Royal Marine Commando, Art Marvik.  Like the others in the series - SILENT RUNNING (1), DANGEROUS CARGO (2) and DEAD SEA (4) it is set against the backdrop of the sea.

'Marvik is an interesting and credible central character. He is a loner who can take care of himself in a fight, but he is no ‘superhero’ and there is a nice sense of vulnerability about him. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and it should appeal to most readers who like British crime stories with a strong regional feel." Net Galley

For Alex Albury the nightmare that destroyed his life will only end in death; his or his tormentor’s.

"A change of direction at every turn. Keep notes on all the players. If you like Jeffery Deaver, you'll love this story. The best mystery I've ever read by a female author." Amazon 5*

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The third Inspector Ryga mystery, Death in the Nets, is to be published in paperback, as an ebook and on Amazon Kindle in October 2021.

A cold wet January night, the body of a man stabbed through the heart, is found tangled up in fishing nets in Brixham Harbour, Devon.

After a series of startling revelations, Scotland Yard's Inspector Ryga is tasked to discover why the dead man who left the town eleven years ago has returned and why someone hated him enough to murder him.

I like heroes and as I’m a sucker for adventure stories and mystery there was no doubt that this was what my mystery thriller SILENT RUNNING the first in the Art Marvik series of four had to be. I wanted a character who was not bound by the official rules of the law, like my flawed and rugged detective, DI Andy Horton, but who was nevertheless on the right side of it.

SILENT RUNNING also had to have all the hallmarks of my brand – a troubled hero, the sea, boats, interesting and diverse characters and lots of action. So already the stage was set for Art Marvik.

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DEATH IN THE COVE is the first in the Inspector Ryga 1950s set mystery series by Pauline Rowson. When the body of a man wearing a pinstriped suit is found in a secluded bay on Portland Island, Dorset, Scotland Yard detective, Inspector Alun Ryga, is sent to investigate.

'A great read and one I recommend to any crime fans.' BH Living Magazine.