Bøger af Chris Longmuir

Readers uide to ebooksSerial killers, private eyes, cops, and bodies inhabit this guide to crime fiction in the electronic age, where reading habits are undergoing change with the growing use of e-books and e-readers.The focus is on e-books and the independent authors, known as indies, who write them, and the aim is to introduce indie crime fiction to discerning e-book readers.This guide considers murder and mystery, from the cozy to the noir, and how it has developed over the years, stretching from The Newgate Calendars, through the dime novels and penny dreadfuls, covering the golden age authors typified by Agatha Christie, the hard-boiled era of Hammett and Chandler, and on to the modern crime and thriller novels.As well as sections on e-books and e-readers, the indie author and publisher, and publishing options, there are sections on many subgenres of crime fiction including mystery, cosy, romantic suspense, historical, paranormal/supernatural, psychological, humour, medical, legal, political, hard-boiled, female sleuths, police procedural, noir/dark, tartan noir, and serial killers.Chris Longmuir is an award-winning novelist. Her crime novels have won the Pitlochry Award, and the Dundee International Book Prize.

A Scottish crime thriller laced with intrigue, deception, blackmail, betrayal, and bloody murder.Angel, the star pole dancer at Teasers nightclub is savagely murdered in her bed.Tony Palmer is the main figure in Dundee's underworld and has many business interests both legal and illegal. His pride and joy is his nightclub Teasers where he spends much of his time. His life was disrupted earlier in the year when his daughter, Denise was murdered. The story is contained within a previous novel Dead Wood. When this happened, Tony stopped philandering with his pole dancing employees to remain faithful to his wife.But that all changed and Tony's life became a disaster zone when he woke up in bed next to the dead body of Angel, the dancer with whom he'd previously had a fling. He has no memory of how he got there although he had escorted Angel home after she was threatened in Teasers by Jimmy Matthews, a Glasgow gangster. Tony doesn't think he killed Angel although in his befuddled state of mind he can't be totally sure. He removes all evidence of his presence there and returns home.DS Bill Murphy has been itching for enough evidence to convict Tony and is involved in the investigation into Angel's murder. He is convinced Tony is responsible and pursues him hoping to find enough to finally convict him.Jimmy Matthews, the gangster who accosted Angel, is also on Tony's trail. He has designs on Teasers and is determined to acquire Tony's businesses through the use of force. He has previous form for this having left an Edinburgh nightclub owner wheelchair-bound after a violent takeover. Matthews focuses on getting to Tony through his wife, Madge, who has been suffering from depression since the murder of her daughter.Tony is caught up in a web of events. The police are closing in. DS Bill Murphy is hot on his trail, Jimmy Matthews and his gang are circling, and his wife is in danger. He has to find Angel's killer before he is swallowed up by these events.Intrigue, deception, blackmail, betrayal, and bloody murder. A fast-paced Scottish thriller where nothing is ever the way it seems.

NUTS & BOLTS OF SELF-PUBLISHINGSelf-publishing is not difficult once you have the roadmap and know what is expected and what you have to do to produce a professionally designed book. This comprehensive guide to self-publishing will provide you with that roadmap. It covers all aspects of self-publishing and will help you avoid some of the pitfalls you might encounter.Included in this guide you will find step-by-step instructions on what you need to do before you self-publish, how to create accounts, how to format your manuscript for ebook and paperback publication, how to add a TOC, how to acquire an ISBN and register your book, how to upload and submit your book for publication, and what you need to do after publication.Alongside the step-by-step instructions, you will find information about costing and pricing your book, author services and outsourcing, as well a lot more.If you only buy one book on self-publishing, this is the one for you.Chris Longmuir is an award-winning novelist. Her previous crime novels have won the Pitlochry Award, and the Dundee International Book Prize.