G . C . Fisher www . gcfisherauthor . com
Canterbury Murders by G . C . Fisher is an exciting and humorous breath of fresh air , when it comes to supernatural murder mysteries . This debut novel will have you laughing out loud as much as it will sobbing into the spine , and desperately turning the pages to see what happens next ! Starting as a passion project posted on Facebook during lockdown , this fast-paced , yet extremely easy to digest murder mystery is the perfect story to be enjoyed over a glass of wine , and will especially be a treat for Kent residents who will recognise the various places mentioned and explored .
Canterbury Murders was written in the midst of lockdown , how did you find the motivation to undertake such a mammoth project ? A number of projects that I was working on were put on hold with lockdown , I thought I should make use of the time and set myself a challenge . I didn ’ t start with the intention of writing a full length book , I started out with a short story . It grew from that and I found that I enjoyed the process much more than I imagined . I am in the middle of writing the next one , so it ’ s turning into a series , and I am loving it .
Do you have any advice for budding Kentish authors ? Get your stuff out there . Build your social media presence . Everyone wants to know if what you are writing resonates with an audience , so if you don ’ t have a ‘ name ’ or a known reputation yet , then with social media you have the opportunity to build one .
Julie Wassmer www . juliewassmer . com
Canterbury Murders is available at www . amazon . co . uk , updates on the next release will follow soon .
Murder on the Downs is the 7th book in Julie Wassmer ’ s Whitstable Pearl Mystery series , which takes the picturesque town of Whitstable and turns it into a fun and thrilling fictional romp ; full of spintingling murder mysteries , dodgy dealings with colourful characters and descriptions of food that will make your mouth water . Murder on the Downs will keep you glued to the page until the very end , and be warned , though there is no doubt that you can enjoy this book as a stand alone , once you have finished it , your fingers will be itching to see how it all started for protagonist Pearl Nolan and friends .
The Whitstable Pearl Mystery series has spanned for 5 years and spawned 7 books – with an 8th on the way , what is it about protagonist Pearl ’ s story that inspires you so ? For twenty years I was a TV drama writer with a secret desire to write a crime novel . Once I moved to Whitstable , I knew I had found the right setting for it . My heroine Pearl , once harboured a secret desire ; to become a high ranking police detective , but when a teenage pregnancy got in the way of her training , she settled down to life as a single mum . Twenty years on , she revisits old ambitions by setting up her own detective agency , so you could say Pearl and I are fulfilling old dreams together .
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Can you give us a sneak peak into the exciting new crime drama ‘ Whitstable Pearl ’, that is based on your book series ? I ’ m thrilled that things are now going full circle with my novels becoming a new 6-part TV series , Whitstable Pearl . A wealth of talent is involved in the entire production , in which Whitstable itself will have a starring role alongside the brilliant Kerry Godliman . I can ’ t wait to see the result when the series airs later this year .
Updates about the books and the TV series can be found on Julie ’ s website . The 8th book in the Whitstable Pearl Mysteries : Strictly Murder , will be released on 10 June 2021 and is available to preorder now at www . amazon . co . uk .
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