You may say it’s only fair, but I call it revenge!

Fellow cosy mystery author Bing Turkby did a wonderful job helping me launch my latest book – Death in Douglas Glade – and now he’s roped me into doing the same for him in return.

I would say I’m outraged, but I am actually delighted to get him back. I’ll be asking him plenty of curly questions about Against the Grain (Guitar Store Mysteries #3) and I’d love to have you there to back me up!

Bruce McKenzie Booksellers will also be joining us so you can pick up your own copy of the latest book and get it signed by the author himself! And if you’re not yet up to date with the happenings in Rockingham West, you’ll be able to grab the earlier books too.

P.S. As you can see from the “local cosy mystery luminary G. B. Ralph” nonsense on the poster, Bing Turkby has quite the talent for writing fiction.

The key details

🗓️ 6:30pm, Thursday 24 July 2025
📍 Palmerston North City Library (Mezzanine Floor, Central Library), 4 The Square, Palmerston North (Google Maps)
🎟️ Free entry – come say hi!
🔗 Facebook event: Against the Grain book launch
🔗 Details on library website: Book launch: Against the Grain

Against the Grain

We’ll be discussing all sorts on the night but we’ll also be celebrating the release of Bing Turkby’s latest Guitar Story Mystery. Here’s a little teaser of what to expect: