The Photographer Promotion

The Photographer is currently on special offer until the end of 2020

Available from Amazon on Kindle at just £0.99 $1.37 Euro 0.99 

Don't miss out, download your copy without delay!

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The Photographer  

The latest thriller by Kevin Marsh

 

Drawn into an unimaginable nightmare professional photographer Matthew Cunningham is forced to make some very difficult decisions.

 

Would you sacrifice a friend for someone you love?

This is the question that Matt has to ask himself.  Not only that but if he decides to do the right thing and tell the police everything then he will land himself into some very serious trouble.  Matt's life continues to unravel as he is drawn into a nightmare over which he has no control.  

Now available on Amazon as a paperback and on Kindle.  Also available from all good online bookshops.

Kindle Christmas special offer.  Download your copy for just 99p or $1.37

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The Photographer

Yesterday my stock of books arrived so after signing copies I spent the day delivering them.  Unfortunately, due to restrictions, I can't have a book launch so all my promoting has been done on-line.

The Photographer is another gripping thriller featuring characters from both The Witness and The Cellist.

These books can be ordered from Amazon and other on-line bookshops such as Waterstones and Barnes and Noble.

Happy Reading.

 

The Thrillers, how it all began

The idea for a novel was rolling around inside my head and to exercise the spirit so to speak, I decided to paint a picture just to see what would happen.  Josie MacDonald was the name of this character.  She was also a painter, but that's another story!

She was now real, no longer an idea and it was as if she was expecting more, so I had no choice, I had to write her story.    

The painting was used to create the cover for the book.

The Cellist came next with characters from The Witness coming alive once again.  I was on a roll and as ideas spilled onto the page new characters were introduced some of whom would become the mainstay of future adventures.  

I didn't want to end up writing police dramas.  Naturally because of the nature of each book the police element is very important, but I try to focus on the other characters, tell their stories leaving the police investigation to play out as a natural backdrop to the book.

 The Photographer is the next book in the series.  It focuses mainly on professional photographer Matthew Cunningham and his girlfriend Fashion Journalist Libby Ellis.  Again I had fun telling their story with the help of a few new characters. 

There is another novel, a thriller finished and sitting in a drawer in my study.  It has a working title and of course features many of the characters from the previous books.  This one will probably be published next Autumn, by which time a further book will be completed.

It was my aim to write five books in this series, but if I can keep the ideas coming and the plot fresh then I suppose it could go on for a while longer.  My reader numbers and feedback will probably determine the future of these thrillers.

Each book is a standalone novel, but I suppose it would make more sense to read them in order.

Happy reading everyone!

 

 The Photographer

 

Printing bookmarks for my new thriller The Photographer. 

Each time I sell a signed copy I include a custom made bookmark.  I have done this for all my books.

I usually have a book launch inviting up to 100 people, but due to the Covid pandemic this was impossible so I had to rely on social media to help launch my book.

The launch date was 30th November, just in time for Christmas but all the local seasonal fayres were cancelled.  This did nothing to help me market my book or raise my profile locally.

Hopefully next year will be better for all of us.

The Photographer

 Back of book synopsis with an additional tense quote.

    'Suddenly he was there beside her.  She could sense him, his shadow a spirit come to claim her soul.  Blinking rapidly in an attempt to clear her vision she believed that if she could make eye contact with him she could appeal to his conscience - but she was mistaken.  He was no longer there...'

The paperback version is available from Amazon and other good online bookshops from Monday 30th November.

The eBook version - coming soon.

 The Photographer

The cover to my next thriller.

The photographer will be available as a paperback from Amazon and other good online bookshops from Monday 30th November.

This is a photograph of one of my books arriving at a readers house.  It came from half way across the world.  The book was purchased online from Barnes and Noble because its out of stock on Amazon.

This was a lovely surprise.  Please continue to send me photographs of my books as they arrive. 

 

Chapter One

 The beginning of a new novel.

A pen full of ink, a list of characters and a blank notebook.

What opportunities are waiting to be had, what are the characters going to do, how are they going to react?  So many questions.

Whenever I pick up my pen I have an idea of where the plot is going but from previous experience I know that my characters are going to have their say.  I might know what I want to achieve but often reply on the characters to do the hard work.  Their interaction will lead to scenarios that I might not have considered or dialogue will change my ideas completely.  My style of writing involves me as some kind of referee running around my characters, steering the plot in the right direction.  Much of what appears on the page is made up of a collaboration between myself and people who do not exist.

This brings me to my next thought; Are characters real?  

Some of them I like and respect others I don't think much of.  I try not to have favourites, but inevitably some characters will stand out.  I wouldn't say they become my friends, there is always a distance between us although I know all about them and their secrets.  

What do you think?

The Witness a psychological thriller

                      The Witness                          

The day that changed her life

A beauty spot on Scotland’s east coast is where it started

The day begins innocently enough as Josie MacDonald, landscape artist, leaves her aunt’s house to walk the short distance to Spey Bay.  It’s early in the morning; the sun has just cleared the eastern horizon.  The light is perfect her surroundings peaceful so Josie finds the ideal spot and begins to paint.

Have you ever experienced a day so terrifying that it changed your life forever?

Josie had no idea what was waiting for her when she set out that morning or how the events of that fateful day would impact on her life and those of her friends.

The Witness, a psychological thriller guaranteed to excite you from the very first page.

To order The Witness go to Amazon for a Kindle download or a paperback copy from Waterstones, Barnes and Noble or other good on-line book shops.

Happy Reading

The Belgae Torc anniversary

I can hardly believe this was was eight years ago!

My first novel The Belgae Torc was launched in May 2012.

Books spilling out of boxes.

Twelve years on and the saga turned into a Trilogy with The Gordian Knot followed by Cutting the Gordian Knot (The Final Solution).

I had no idea when writing The Belgae Torc that the story would develop into a trilogy with three books each containing approximately 120,000 words.

Since then I have concentrated on writing thrillers but I have some ideas which include characters from The Torc Trilogy, so maybe soon I will write another historical/modern day action adventure novel.

Latest manuscript

517 pages, 120,000 words, 12 months of work.

The next Thriller is ready for proofreading.  Characters from previous thrillers appear in this book.  I have a working title but will have to come up with something 'snappy' that will attract potential readers.  

I have some ideas for the cover to present to my publisher but still a way to go before a final decision is reached.

What ever you are reading this weekend, enjoy and have a good one!

The Cellist, a thriller not to be missed

Haunted by a tragic childhood event Mia Ashton devotes her time and energy to music.

At last her life as a professional musician is taking off but her dreams are under threat.

Is the price of fame too high?

Available from Amazon as a paperback or on Kindle or order from any good bookshop.

For more information about this exciting thriller go to my website:- www.kevinmarshnovels.co.uk