Hello, welcome to my very first Blog! It is all a bit daunting to be honest, but here we go.

After attending Bay Tales for the third time (28th Feb 2026), I hope I have learned some tips from the excellent panel members and moderators, to assist with my imminent book event on the 3rd March. My first book chat is taking place in Cullercoats Library, North Shields. I will provide an update after the event - fingers crossed everything goes well! Coincidentally, Cullercoats Library was almost like my second home when I was younger. Instead of completing my schoolwork, I would spend hours reading mystery stories; my grades suffered! My creative mind didn't.

Writing creatively from a young age, I finally took the plunge into self-publishing my own series of crime-fiction novels, and have produced the following:

• Dying to Stay Young was released in June 2025 and introduces DCI Caron Dell.
• My second in the series has recently been published through Kindle Direct Publishing: Where is January Blue?

Two very different crime fiction novels featuring DCI Caron Dell and her team of investigators, each officer with their own story to tell.

Next on my writing agenda is Friends to the Death, a DCI Caron Dell crime novel. An intriguing tale involving five male friends celebrating their 40th birthdays together. Not everything is as it seems: murder is on someone's mind. Planned release date is 2027.

I wish you all a very happy March, and, thankfully, Springtime is just about here!

Glynis