Excerpt from THESE ARE THE STORIES WE TELL

Added by Douglas Lindsay at 11:23 on 21 January 2021

Here’s a short excerpt from THESE ARE THE STORIES WE TELL, the thrilling new literary crime novel that the critics are calling, ‘a thing by the guy who wrote that other stuff.’ I don’t know how often detectives stand over cadavers in the morgue with the pathologist, chewing t...

These Are The Stories We Tell

Added by Douglas Lindsay at 14:29 on 18 January 2021

Today is publication day for These Are The Stories We Tell. It’s my 25th novel. As has been detailed here before, my agent couldn’t find a publisher, so ultimately I’ve had to publish it myself, and therefore publication day just means the day I’ve made it available on Amazon...

Shag, Marry, Skedaddle: The Biggest Bond Villains Graded

Added by Douglas Lindsay at 17:18 on 14 November 2020

Excerpted from THE JAFFA CAKE PARADIGM, Episode 3 of the second series of SCENES FROM THE BARBERSHOP FLOOR. Click HERE to read the full episode. Everyone loves a Bond villain. But what if you actually LOVED a Bond villain. With so many actual potential Bond villains in the world, from uber-weird El...

SCENES FROM THE BARBERSHOP FLOOR, SERIES 2

Added by Douglas Lindsay at 10:55 on 31 October 2020

In exciting news for the world of publishing, the weekly (or occasional, let’s be honest) Barney Thomson online sitcom-esque type of thing, is back for a second series. Given that Barney – widely acknowledged as one of the wisest men on earth, (albeit given all the other men, it’s ...

A Day In The Shire

Added by Douglas Lindsay at 16:35 on 28 October 2020

The day starts at 4:45am with my daughter texting from the hallway asking if I can give her a lift to work. This began as an occasional offer on my part, but mission creep has set in. It’s a seven-minute walk, but some of that walk is down an unlit alleyway, and I worry about that, as parents ...