A New Writing Game

Posted by Prof. Brian Stoddart on August 27, 2014 · 4 Comments 

Over the past few weeks I have been preoccupied with the new adventure in writing, becoming a crime novelist. As many of you know, A Madras Miasma was taken up by Tom Vater and Hans Kemp of Crime Wave Press – many thanks, guys – and appeared first in e-version then quickly in paperback on … Continue reading →

Category A Madras Miasma, Angela Savage, Barry Maitland, Chris Le Fanu, Denise Mina, Dominique Manotti, Doug Johnstone, Fred Vargas, Garry Disher, Ian Rankin, J.I.M.Stewart, Jeff Siger, Liam McIlvanney, Madras, Megan Abbott, Michael Robotham, Michael Stanley, Quentin Bates, Robert Darke, Ruth Downie, Stav Sherez, Theakston, William Ryan

Reading, Watching

Posted by Prof. Brian Stoddart on September 24, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

Once again there has been a blog hiatus, brought on by the combination of preparing a new book for e-distribution (there will be more reported on this soon), project workshops, and a quick family trip to the UK. The latter began with an extraordinary 18 hour flight delay in Kuala Lumpur courtesy of Malaysia Airlines … Continue reading →

Category Bishwanath Ghosh, Crownies, Donna Leon, Homeland, Jason Webster, Line of Duty, Longmire, Madmen 5, Silk, William Ryan