Reviews

‘One of those rare gems that comes to the reviewer out of the blue . . . enough twists to shame a cobra . . . the story fairly rips along, defying the reader to put the book down . . . Christine Poulson should be heralded as the fine entrant to the world of crime fiction she most certainly is.’ [Stage Fright]

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Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of the Beatles

Posted on Nov 9, 2023 in Down & Out Books, Happiness is a Warm Gun, Josh Pachter, The Beatles | 2 Comments

Last year a family holiday took an unexpected turn. A couple of days before it was due to start, the holiday company rang to say that we couldn’t have the house that we had booked because the owners had notified them that there was a rat infestation. However they could offer us a more expensive […]

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Where it began . . .

Posted on Mar 13, 2020 in 'The Gallery', Joni Mitchell, Josh Pachter, The Beat of Black Wings, the sixties, Untreed Reads | 4 Comments

When I was invited to submit a short story for an anthology of crime stories based on songs by Joni Mitchell, I was intrigued by the idea. I chose: ‘The Gallery’ on Clouds (1969). This was a song that I used to listen to endlessly as a teenager. I wanted to catch some of the […]

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