A quick update, which is that I’ve now made the shortlist for the Crime Writers’ Association Debut Dagger 2015, for my upcoming novel Dark Chapter.  Which means I can now officially use that nifty logo you see right here.  Other authors shortlisted for the Daggers this year (albeit, not the Debut Dagger) include Dennis Lehane, Kate Mosse, and Dashiell Hammett… so overall, not bad company to be in!  (Yes, Dashiell Hammett’s been dead for a while, but some short stories of his were recently discovered and published for the first time.)

You can read the full shortlist here.  The winners will be announced at the CWA Dagger Awards on June 30th in London, to mark the the end of National Crime Reading Month.  Which reminds me, I should probably read a crime novel this month…  Does Crime and Punishment count?  I THINK SO.