1. According to detective inspector Haider Khan? Intrdue on his crime scene.
2. Walk straight into danger.
3. Attempt to question a murderer (see #1 + 2)
4. Underestimate the power of lust and love.
5. Eaten an entire pizza at three in the morning.

..of writing Crown Court Killer

First?

Writing in a pandemic. Being creative during ‘interesting and traumatic’ times is difficult at best. Difficult feels like such an understatement for what writing in the past two years has been like.

Second?

Burn out. (See above) A combination of the pandemic and personal life stuff hit me really hard right about the time I began writing Crown Court Killer. It made the entire process a lot harder than usual.

Third?

A complex murder plot involving a lot more moving parts than I usually deal with.

Fourth?

Uncooperative characters who further complicated a complex plot. My characters often run amuck (amuck is such a good word.) But they definitely had mind of their own in Crown Court Killer.

Fifth?

Another story calling my name. I won’t lie; I spent a lot of the time thinking about Purloined Poinsettia, Motts’s next adventure. It’s hard to work on one mystery when another is loudly screaming at your muse.

1. What does the Old Vic look like?
2. The UK Judicial System (very dry reading)
3. Can you strangle someone with a tie?
4. How well do CCTV cameras see at night?
5. London Weddings
6. Head injuries
7. Posh names
8. Unique manners of death
9. Serial Killers and why they keep trophies
10. Greeks. Romans. Togas. Himations.

1. Hurt Somebody – Noah Kahan
2. Carried Me With You – Brandi Carlile
3. Almost – Hozier
4. Remember to Forget – Passenger
5. Gloria – The Lumineers
6. Yours in the Morning – Patrick Droney
7. Listen to the Man – George Ezra
8. Wild Love – James Bay
9. Come Home to Me – LEON
10. Wasn’t Expecting That – Jamies Lawson

We meet Wayne Dankworth in book one of the London Podcast series. He’s the solicitor friend of Osian and Dannel who happens to have a crush on Dannel’s younger brother.  He pops up in book two as well. But in book three, he is front and centre.

So here are a few things about him.

1. He’s a solicitor.
2. A snappy dresser.
3. Completely and totally in love with Roland.
4. Sings karaoke very badly.
5. Lives to argue.
6. Loves throwing parties.
7. Forever giving his friends rides because none of them own a vehicle.
8. Not a cat or a dog person
9. Prefers beer to wine.
10. Constantly worrying about Dannel and Osian.