A Reluctant Spy

A collection of 24 posts

awards

A Reluctant Spy wins the McDermid Debut Award

An incredible night in Harrogate.

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A Reluctant Spy shortlisted for the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize

An incredible honour from Scotland's Crime Writing Festival.

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A Reluctant Spy shortlisted for the McDermid Debut Award

Some very exciting news!

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A Reluctant Spy is out now in paperback

Available everywhere!

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One month to the Reluctant Spy paperback!

Only 31 days to go!

Deals

A Reluctant Spy is a Kindle Monthly Deal for May!

A deal every day for the month of May

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A Reluctant Spy earns out

My debut is officially an earner.

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Six months as a published author

Half a year with a book on the shelves.

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A Reluctant Spy - The Paperback

The paperback edition of 'A Reluctant Spy', coming on the 5th of June.

Deals

'A Reluctant Spy' is a US Kindle Daily Deal today!

Americans! There's a deal afoot.

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Two months as a published author

The linear progression of time continues to surprise me.

podcast

I'm on the Page One Podcast

Come and watch me chatting up a storm on one of my favourite podcasts.

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One month after

Today marks exactly one month since A RELUCTANT SPY, my debut novel, was released.

events

A Reluctant Spy - Launch Day

Well, the day is finally here. My debut novel A RELUCTANT SPY is out! Something I've been working towards for thirty years (somewhat inconsistently at times) has finally come to pass. You can buy it pretty much everywhere, but my Linktree has a whole range of options, including

daynote

Daynote - Wed 11th Sep 2024 - Here we go!

Well. Here we are. One day to go. My attention is all over the place, some really lovely reviews are dropping and I am very, very excited. ON DECK: I'll be honest, I have absolutely not stuck to my plan to try and get a little writing done

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Daynote - Mon 9th Sep 2024 - A Signing in Brighton

I was quite, quite unprepared for what it would look like when I saw all of the Goldsboro Crime Collective special editions in one place. It was an incredible honour to be selected as the launch title for this brand-new subscription book box, and an even greater honour to be

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Daynote - Sun 8th Sep 2024

Well, here's a rare daynote on a Sunday, for a couple of reasons! The biggest one is above, which is a review of my book in today's Sunday Times. The thing about press coverage is you quite often don't actually learn whether you'

newsletter

What I'm up to - August 2024

The storm before the storm?

writing

Edinburgh Bookshop Tour for 'A Reluctant Spy'

Yesterday I spent most of the day visiting bookshops in Edinburgh to meet booksellers and hand out a few samplers of A RELUCTANT SPY. It was just a fantastic day.

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What I'm up to - July 2024

My first Harrogate Crime Writing Festival, first new story words this year, first anthology, book launch news, a blurb from an actual spy and more!

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A Reluctant Spy on NetGalley

'A Reluctant Spy' is now available on Netgalley!

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What I'm up to - May 2024

It's cover time!

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What I'm up to - March 2024

In which I can finally talk about some stuff.

announcement

My debut novel 'A Reluctant Spy' acquired by Headline

I've sold my debut novel!