"Intelligent, complex and wholly satisfying, Dark Heart is a cut above the average horror novel." - Words With Jam magazine

Saturday, 5 May 2012

Happy birthday Leo Stamp!

Well, it’s been exactly a year since Dark Heart was released into the wild so I thought it at least deserved a mention.  I should also thank Snowbooks for publishing it, and thank each of you who bought a copy, and thank all the bloggers who took the time to read it.  Reviews have been unanimously good, going on excellent, and it’s wonderful to see that even a year later Dark Heart is still garnering great reviews.  Zoe over at Fantasy Bytes recently said some very generous things about it: 

‘…a complete gem of an originalthe Bond aspect is utter genius and the retrospectives are great, perfectly timed and beautifully written.  A fantastic read.’ 

You can read the full review here. 

All in all, I must have done something right, and Leo Stamp must have touched a few hearts, even with his being a shade on the dark side.  We thank you. 

So anyway, to commemorate Dark Heart’s first birthday I thought I’d run a little competition, and put up three signed copies as bait… I mean prizes.  All you have to do is email me the correct answer to this question (you can find my email address on the right): 

Many years ago I used to play a certain sport professionally – a little Google detective work should give you the answer, but if your digital deerstalker no longer fits, here’s a cryptic clue:  Spiders rest beneath the table while the hurricane blows above.  What's the sport?

I'll choose the winners using the technical system of closing my eyes with my tongue poking out of the corner of my mouth and pointing at the screen – and no, if you know me you can’t enter.  Closing date is Friday 25th and I’ll announce the winners on the following Saturday. 

And please don’t forget, if you haven’t read Dark Heart yet, it’s still available to buy at your local Waterstones, and if you really must, you can pick up a copy online.  I’d love to hear what you think about it.


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