The Lonesome Death of Old Rusty Brown

Added on 23 May 2011

The front cover of last week's Bookseller magazine has an advert for a novel with the strapline, against a backdrop of the Palace of Westminster, Can you win an election and cover up murder at the same time? Nice of Robinson Books to put that advert there for my Barney Thomson/Tony Blair story which...

Crimefest: My Part In Its Victory

Added on 21 May 2011

So, I went to Crimefest. I met some people. I did a couple of author panels. I had fish and chips. I listened to another author panel, which I have to admit I found very frustrating, because I just sat there thinking, I want to answer that question. Then I left. I didn't die, I didn't kill anyone, ...

Mama Always Said Crimefest Was Like A Box Of Chocolates

Added on 19 May 2011

Crimefest starts today in Bristol. I'm up for two panels tomorrow morning. One of those rare occasions when I get let out in public and everyone nods sagely and understands why I don't do it more often. I'll have that internal monologue going that says, 'Now remember, when someone asks you a questio...

In The Name of Fuck

Added on 18 May 2011

Can't help but notice that on the days when I put the word fuck in a blog heading I get more readers. All right, yesterday I used the word fuckbucketing, but it's a fairly clear derivative. No one looks at fuckbucketing and thinks, hmm, nice word, and clean... The time has come for the word fuck. T...

An Instantly Forgettable, Droning Slice Of Fuckbucketing Crap

Added on 17 May 2011

This is a brief summary of a report that I've just submitted to the BBC entitled, The Way Forward: How Britain Can Triumph In The Eurovision Song Contest. In the interests of transparency it is beholden upon me to note that I wrote the report in my capacity as CEO Long Midnight Consultancy, and that...