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Adrian Magson has published more than 400 stories and features in numerous magazines in the U.K., U.S. (including Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine,
and Stars and Stripes), Japan, South Africa, Australia, and Scandinavia. He has written for BBC radio, and currently writes the "Beginners" and "New Author" pages for
Writing Magazine, and writes reviews for Shots Magazine. He recently secured two new two-book deals. The first is for a spy series with Severn House Publishing and the first
of those books, Red Station, will be out in August in the U.K. and in November in the U.S.. The second is for a French cop series set in the 60s, the first of which, Death on the Marais,
Will be out in October.
Adrian's stories have appeared in anthologies from EQMM, Best British Mysteries 2006, Crime Scenes (ed. David Stuart Davies), Criminal Tendencies, Cutting Edge, Bullet, ThugLit, and Best British Crime Stories Vol.7 2010. He also teaches creative writing classes.
Adrian's first novel, No Peace for the Wicked, published in 2004, was shortlisted for the Crime Writers Association Debut Dagger Award. It was the first in his series featuring the young female investigative journalist, Riley Gavin, and the former Royal Military cop, Frank Palmer. It was followed by
No Help for the Dying (2005), No Sleep for the Dead (2006), No Tears for the Lost (2007), and No Kiss for the Devil (2008).
He is also author of The Lost Patrol, a ghost novel for Young Adults, published by Gate Way Publishers.
Adrian lives in Oxfordshire, England with his wife, Ann. He's been writing fulltime for 12 years, and prior to that he was an international sales manager and martial arts instructor.
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Just started a debut novel by American writer Noah Boyd. It's an FBI thriller said to be in the Lee Child (Jack Reacher) style. So far so good.
How does the reality of being a published author differ from the dream?
Funny thing is, it only really hits home when someone asks this very question. Otherwise, I don't really think about it (okay, when I go into a bookshop and see my books, THEN it hits home!) Thinking about it now...you find yourself doing talks, signings - all that, and it's fantastic. No other word for it. How the culmination of a dream should be.
What was your first published work, and what did you do to celebrate?
It was a short story called Hole in One--a crime caper. I think I must have celebrated with a drink or two - but it was so long ago, I can't remember!
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Former Royal Military Policewoman Sally has a serious problem: her younger half-brother Terry. He's as bent as a dog's hind leg and just as dim, and is soon in deep water. When his vengeful business associates come calling, it's Sally who has to step up to the plate.
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Hoping to add a little zest back into their comfortable marriage, Erica talks her husband Matthew into a Mediterranean holiday. But, she did not expect to discover the exotic spice in the form of a handsome bartender.
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