Book Research

Tattoos And London. Behind The Scenes Of Deviance, A Crime Thriller.

If you love crime fiction, then you’ll love CrimeFiction.fm, which is a great show where Stephen Campbell interviews authors about their books. I was on the show talking…

Journal Entry From 2004 With The Seeds Of Stone of Fire

I’ve always written journals and I have a stack of them by my desk. Occasionally, I reach down and browse my past, and in one such wandering down…

Writing At The London Library

Here’s a little video that shows you behind the scenes as I write at the London Library and here’s the reasons why I love it!

Writing Dark Fiction, Research, Travel And Books I Love. Interview With J.F.Penn On Scenes And Sequels

This interview transcript is from the Scenes and Sequels Podcast with Dave Kearney, recorded in May 2014. We talk about my research process, obsession with travel and what…

A Life Of Research: An Interview About My Books

I love to talk about the inspiration for my books, so here’s a couple of excerpts from an interview on Russell Phillips blog. You can read the full…

Pentecost, An ARKANE Thriller. The Research Behind The Book.

My aim is always to write a thriller that could be real, because it is so grounded in real places and real historical events. There’s an edge of…

One Day In Budapest. The Research Behind The Book.

In November 2012, I visited Budapest with my husband for a research trip. Find out more about One Day in Budapest and where to buy it → In…

Pieces Of My Soul. What Is Home?

The definition of home is difficult for me, as it is for Pico Iyer in this fantastic TED talk.                 I…