by Amanda
True crime fans love to bend their brains around cold cases and follow the clues that might help solve them at last. Few, however, are as successful as Michelle McNamara, author of I’ll Be Gone In The Dark, who tied together seemingly separate crimes as the work of...
by Amanda
I always used to sing when I was at my unhappiest. Through lousy student jobs, hideous break-ups and life’s disappointments I would trill away, sounding happy as a lark. Except, of course, I wasn’t. But that didn’t matter because the act of singing seemed to convince...
by Amanda
Remember that sense of wonder you had as a kid? The feeling that everything was magical? That you could weave some of that magic and make it your own… No? Then you are not alone. There’s a thing that gets in the way called life. It smothers and even extinguishes that...
by Amanda
‘Are you working on anything at the moment?’ It’s one of those questions writers get asked all the time. And my truthful answer is, always. Because my way of working involves a lot of thinking and yet more thinking before I ever commit a word to the page. It’s the...
by Amanda
Today I got to hold my new book for the first time. Yes, it is like holding a baby. But this baby is more special than most. I know all new parents say that and I hope you’ll forgive the analogy as you read on…because my real offspring and this published one are...
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