Today I'm delighted to welcome
REBECCA BRADLEY
for her Fighting Monsters blog tour
to share her BEST OF CRIME ...
... AUTHORS
Argh, you
want me to narrow it down to just one? Okay, David Jackson. Not only is his
characterisation fantastic and makes you want to keep reading to find out what
happens to the characters, the stories he weaves are utterly brilliant. His
ability to see the nuances of human nature just completely draws you in.
... FILMS/MOVIES
The psychological thriller, Unthinkable, with Samuel L
Jackson, which looks at whether someone would commit the act of torture in order
to save hundreds of thousands of people as a large US city faces the prospect
of 3 nuclear bombs going off. And they have someone in their custody who knows
the whereabouts of those devices. It’s pretty tense stuff and a film I don’t
think I will ever forget. Hard watching.
... TV DRAMAS
I do like
watching US based drama so I’m going to go with something I watched recently
which was Ozark. A Netflix drama. (Am I allowed to go with Netflix?) I adored
the main character played by Jason Bateman, I mean, who doesn’t want to watch
him in a straight (non-comedic) role? Plus, it had some great writing and you
never knew what was going to happen next.
... FICTIONAL KILLERS
Robert
Naysmith from Fergus McNeill’s book Eye Contact. It’s told from the point of
view of Naysmith and I particularly loved the unique way in which he chooses
his victims and I was particularly absorbed by the fact that the book was told
from the point of view of the killer. It made for a fabulous read.
... FICTIONAL DETECTIVES
DCI Harry
Nelson from Elly Griffiths’ Ruth Galloway novels. I love this series and I love
cranky old Nelson and the very human mess he makes of his life as he does his job.
... MURDER WEAPONS
There was a
fantastically simple murder weapon of sticky tape in Random by Craig Robertson.
Just brilliant.
... DEATH SCENES
There’s a
scene in Cry Baby by David Jackson that just takes your breath away. In fact,
you could probably pick up any of his books and have your breath taken away by
a death scene.
... BLOGS/WEBSITES
Google maps
and Google earth for locations and the College of Policing website if you have
policing research to do. It’s a comprehensive site.
... WRITING TIPS
Routine.
Write something every day, even if only 200 words on a bad day, because it will
become hardwired into you and the story will keep working its way through your
head. Then on a good day, it will feel great.
... WRITING SNACKS
Tea. Lots and lots of tea. White, no sugar.
About REBECCA BRADLEY
Rebecca is
an ex-police detective and lives in Nottinghamshire with her family and two
cockapoo's Alfie and Lola, who keep her company while she writes. Rebecca needs
to drink copious amounts of tea to function throughout the day and if she
could, she would survive on a diet of tea and cake.
Find Rebecca Bradley on her website, on her Facebook page and on Twitter - @RebeccaJBradley
About FIGHTING MONSTERS
Publisher's description
24 hours
after he walked away from court a free man, cop killer and gang leader Simon
Talbot is found murdered. In his possession; the name of a protected witness
from his trial.
For DI Hannah Robbins, it's a race against time to find
Talbot's killer, and locate the bystander before it's too late.
But as
Hannah delves deeper into the past, she begins to question the integrity of the
whole operation.
Where do you turn when you can’t trust the police?
Fighting Monsters was published on 15 February 2018.
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