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Forthcoming Appearances:Readings, Book Signings & Events

Meet The Author - Readings, & Question and Answer Session.

When : 13th September 2010 - 10.30-11.30am
Where
: Heaton Library Bolton

Price
: Free


Monkey Business - A Crime Scene Murder Mystery
When : 2nd September 2010 - 7:00pm
Where
:
Marriott Hotel Worsley Park
Price
: Free       See Below for details

 Bill Rogers & Brian Wroe - Former Chief Superintendent & Commander of the Salford Division GMP -  host a Crime Scene Investigation  Murder Mystery Event in the Terrace Restaurant at The Marriot Hotel Worsley Sports and Social Club on Thursday 2nd September at 7pm.  Entry is free but places must be booked in advance by ringing 0161 975 2041 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              0161 975 2041      end_of_the_skype_highlighting

This is an opportunity  to have a good time solving a crime, meet the author, and buy signed copies of his Manchester based crime thrillers at a discounted price.

Monkey Business - A Crime Scene Murder Mystery  &  Meet The Author

When12 October 2010 - 2:00pm
Where
Little Hulton Library, Salford
Price £3 library members;  £4 non-members.  Refundable against any purchases of Bill's Books. Ring for details 0161 7904201 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              0161 7904201      end_of_the_skype_highlighting

Links For Crime Readers & Writers
These are links you may find useful.  If you'd like to suggest any others, I'll do my best to include them.

Murder By The Book.  
Is this the best Crime and Thriller genre bookshop in the world?  You decide.

 

Top Blogs

Dovegreyreader – a Devonshire based bookaholic,sock-knitting quilter who happens to be a community nurse in her spare time. Your Alternative Number One Reviewer. What she hasn’t read may not be worth reading. Links to all the best Book Blogs.

Susan Hill 

Book Bar

Web Site Links for Debut Novelists, and Aspiring Novelists:  Just Click on the text.
 

"YouWriteOn.com. The Arts Council fund critiques for new writers from leading publishers each month on YouWriteOn also offers its own book publishing initiative.

Authonomy.com Harper Collins online slush pile. If enough fellow writers back your book the editors will read it. In the menatime you will get lots of useful feedback.


Reading Groups in Greater Manchester
This one seems to have a great time!

Chorlton Chapters

 
 

  Crime Novels Set in Manchester

 

Pride of Manchester - Celebrating literature in the Rock 'n Roll Capital of the World

VAL McDERMID's Dr Tony Hill and Kate Brannigan novels need no introduction.  She is simply up there with the best.

For really edgy Manchester based crime fiction you could always try PAUL SOUTHERN.

CHRIS SIMMS is really beginning to motor with his "...gritty, dark, psychological thrillers"

The new boy on the block.  Coming at fast on the outside.  At 2 novels a year I should up with front runners by 2012!


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