Tag: Cozy mystery
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A big batch of books
I owe a huge thank you to all of the following authors. They helped promote Murder on Milverton Square, spreading the word far and wide. So I’m here give a little of that love back, and I hope you’ll help me out by clicking through to any that grab your interest. Nine books is way more than I tend to […]
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Paperbacks are here
Some sharp-eyed readers have already spotted that paperbacks are now available, and they’ve received their copies before I even got mine! And what’s that? Christmas is only a month away? How convenient that these paperbacks are now available… Feel free to buy as many copies as you like! You can distribute them as gifts to […]
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Murder on Milverton Square is out now!
A huge thank you to everyone who pre-ordered. You made sure my new release got off to a flying start, and your copy should have already dropped into your Kindle library. I can’t wait to hear what you think! To everyone else, never fear… The book won’t jump up to its regular price until next week, […]
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The proof is in the paperback
Last week, while the ebook release for Murder on Milverton Square was finalising behind the scenes, the first round of paperback proofs arrived! Check that out, real wood from real trees turned into my story: I ordered these proofs (note the watermark) to check everything looks as it should before making paperbacks available to readers. […]
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The Windsor Knot by S.J. Bennett
The morning after a dinner party at Windsor Castle, eighty-nine-year-old Queen Elizabeth is shocked to discover that one of her guests has been found murdered in his room, with a rope around his neck. When the police begin to suspect her loyal servants, Her Majesty knows they are looking in the wrong place. For the […]
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NaNoWriMo 2022… But why?
I made my first attempt at NaNoWriMo last year, and I successfully hit that 50,000 word target by the end November, but needed another nine days to reach the end of the first draft. And now, 12 months and many rounds of edits later, that book is almost out in the world! And that book […]
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Murder on Milverton Square is up for pre-order
That’s right! My brand new novel, Murder on Milverton Square, the first in a wonderful new cosy mystery series is available for pre-order! I had so much fun writing this novel, and I cannot wait for you to meet Addison, Jake, and all of Milverton’s quirky locals. A pity about the murder though… Murder on […]
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Body at Buccaneer’s Bay by Josh Lanyon
Dead Men Tell No Tales. Mystery Bookshop owner Ellery Page and Police Chief Jack Carson are diving for the legendary pirate galleon Blood Red Rose when they discover an old-fashioned diver’s suit, water-damaged and encrusted with barnacles. Further examination reveals the 20th Century suit contains a 21st Century body. Who was the mysterious diver? No […]
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My holiday reading and summer snaps
While my beta readers ripped one book to shreds and I left another to stew away quietly, I took a break! It was so nice to catch up with friends and family as we’d been separated from them for months. We relaxed, read books, ate, swam at the beach (it’s our summer here in Aotearoa New Zealand!), sampled […]
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Cosy Mystery (a work in progress)
I haven’t even finished the first draft yet, but I’m almost there! I’ve given it a home on my website, and also discussed how I prepared for then wrote 50,000 words of the first draft in November. And so, for Day 6 of my bookish Advent calendar, I’ve thrown together a quick blurb for the […]
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