A Schooling in Murder has been chosen as one of the eighteen longlisted books for the awesomely awesome Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award. It’s in great company too.

The longlist is open until Thursday 28th May for readers to vote for their choice of the book to go forward to a shortlist of six. Readers’ choices will be added to those of the seven Award judges. For more details visit https://www.harrogatetheakstoncrimeaward.com/theakston-old-peculier-crime-novel-of-the-year-award-longlist
Time for something else
First, one of those heartwarming images that bring a ray of light into the long, dark night of an author’s soul…

But here’s something far more interesting for most people…

Nature can sometimes hit you in the face, can’t it? Talking of which, the wild bluebells have been particularly spectacular in out part of the world this year. This photo really doesn’t do justice to their shimmering splendour:

Finally, rather than a real forest, here’s one made of stone:

