Insert for “Finisterre”I’ve always been fascinated by the Second World War. My father flew in Beaufighters and fought in North Africa. My mum was working in London during the Blitz. Their experiences, plus the tidal wave of books that flooded out of that bottomless conflict, offered me a rich store of experiences, mercifully second-hand.As a published writer, I was lured into crime fiction and wrote sixteen books powered by the same cast of characters. It taught me a great deal, but always, at the very back of my mind, I was aware that I’d...
Following Winds for Finisterre
Sunday, December 18, 2016 - 12:44
Very glad to report a warm welcome for "Finisterre". Reaction from last week's library events (four in all, three of them sell-outs) was extremely positive. As was the news that "Finisterre" has been chosen by both the Sunday Times Crime Club, and the Daily Telegraph book club as seasonal titles. Better still, the Times published a review yesterday hailing "Finisterre" as "a cracking thriller...utterly intriguing." Top stuff!!
Thank you, thank you
Tuesday, December 6, 2016 - 17:49
Big thank you to all my readers (and hopefully soon-to-be-readers) who braved the Arctic weather to flock to the library events in Petersfield, Gosport, and Hayling Island last week Three straight sell-outs, and much good will. Thanks, too, to Lian and Sarah, keepers of the flame. Top job....
Update
Friday, November 25, 2016 - 11:54
Glad to report that "Finisterre" is a star pick in the latest Sunday Times Crime Club. Excellent pre-publication kick-off. In the meantime, yours truly is doing the biz at the Telling Tales event at New Milton (Hants) tomorrow afternoon, followed by library events at Petersfield (Tuesday 29th November, 7.00pm), Gosport Discovery Centre (Wednesday 30th November, 7.00pm) and Hayling Island (Thursday 1st December, 7.00pm). There's a signing at Waterstones, Petersfield on Friday 2nd December (11.00am), with more signings to be confirmed in S. Hants. ...
Telling Tales
Tuesday, September 6, 2016 - 12:55
Here's a heads-up for what sounds like a deeply promising event in late November. It takes place in the New Forest. Details on this link.... https://uk.patronbase.com/_ForestArtsCentreEvents/Productions/AQ/Performances
Change of Tack
Friday, September 2, 2016 - 16:39
The hot news just now is that yours truly is taking an extended break from crime fiction to launch a trilogy of World War Two thrillers. The first, "Finisterre", publishes (in hardback) on 1st December and the books to follow will feature what I've termed a "soft-linkage" between characters who flit in and out of the narrative as the plot demands. This little device serves two purposes. Firstly it acts like an egg, binding together the series as a whole, thus giving me the chance to offer promising bit players an entire book of their own. ...
Applause for The Order of Things
Thursday, February 4, 2016 - 09:02
Immodest, I know....this from "Crime Review" The Order of Thingsby Graham Hurley Review Graham Hurley is one of the most reliable writers around – he rarelymisses his step and you’re pretty sure you’ll get a well-told andengrossing tale from him. The Order of Things is no exception.I’ve followed his books through from its days with bird-watching DI JoeFaraday on the mean streets of Portsmouth, through to the presentseries with DS Jimmy Suttle legging it down to Devon. And I’ll admit Iwas dubious about the spin-off to start with, as a good...
The Storm Monster
Monday, January 11, 2016 - 11:54
Like the rest of the nation, my wife and I have become acutely weather-conscious. We live by the sea on a bluff overlooking a view to die for. The terraced house faces south-west across the bay and the weather rolls in day after day, a subject of endless fascination. The play of shadow on the nearby ridge of hills. A curtain of rain ahead of an approaching squall. The startling burst of low sunshine minutes later. Pretty phrases until we wake up – all too literally – to the realisation that something has gone profoundly wrong. To die...
The Order of Things: the story so far
Saturday, January 9, 2016 - 10:14
The latest Jimmy Suttle - The Order of Things - was published before Christmas. Here's a taste of reader reaction to date... Norah Rothwell (norah@rothwells.com.au) sent a message using the contact format http://www.grahamhurley.co.uk/contact. Loved your Joe Faraday books and have just read the first Jimmy Suttle which I love just as much if not more. I know I'm late starting on them but now I can read a few one after the other. Thank you for hours of enjoyment. And hope you have a happy Christmas.Alan Wright (atw@exemail.com.au) sent a message using the contact form athttp...
Hasty PS
Friday, November 20, 2015 - 09:27
To anyone who turned up at Best Books last night for the launch of "The Order of Things", my huge apologies. It is, of course, tonight (at 6.00pm) - and it was, of course, my fault for not including the date. Senior moment. Mea mucho culpa...