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Book 3 progress… on target for the summer

I discovered this week that if you have a MacBook Pro, you shouldn’t really attempt to clean the screen with Windolene unless you’re pretty sure it won’t leak into the internals… Sadly that was a lesson learned the hard way, and the laptop upon which the three current books were written is currently away at the menders…

On the upside, though, moving to my desktop computer gave a whole new perspective on the development of the next novel, and it’s coming along at a rapid pace.

It’s set in 1995 and there’s all sorts of shenanigans, including corporate espionage, Balkan spies, an abduction, and a great big vendetta. There’s a giant twist too, and once you’ve got your head round that, there’s an even bigger one…

Carrie, the editor, has given me a deadline of the end of June, so assuming I meet that, it should be out in August. Watch this space for more 🙂

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December update: new site, new book, Skirt update and more

Out Of The Red - David BradwellIt’s been a busy few weeks, building an all-new version of this web site and preparing for the launch of Out Of The Red – book two in the Anna Burgin series of mystery thrillers. I hope you like the new site and enjoy reading the book as much as I enjoyed writing it.

Here, then, is a summary of the news:

Signed copies of the books now available

I’m delighted to announce the opening of the new shop section of the site. You can now purchase signed copies of the first edition paperbacks of Cold Press and Out Of The Red – and all book orders also get a free double sided bookmark to help you keep your page!

Book 0 coming soon – exclusively for mailing list subscribers

Meanwhile, I’m currently writing the prequel to the series – a mystery novella based on Anna and Danny’s student years. It reveals how they first met each other and gives us a first glimpse of Clare. It’s a lot of fun to write and will be available as a FREE ebook in February – but only to subscribers to the mailing list. Join the list now by clicking the FREE BOOK link in the top right hand corner, and I’ll send you details on the download as soon as it’s ready.

Anna is on Twitter!

Meanwhile, if you can’t wait for the next instalment, you may like to follow Anna on Twitter… it’s an irreverent account of life as a fashion photographer, fearless investigator and tea enthusiast. Find her at @AnnaBurginNW1

Skirt on hold (for now)

If you’ve read any of the old posts, you may have seen mention of my standalone comedy thriller, Skirt. I’m really proud of it, but I’m holding off on releasing it for now so it doesn’t confuse the issue with the Anna Burgin series. It will come out eventually though… more details in time, and via the mailing list.

More news soon… thanks for reading

David

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It’s about to get busy… Out Of The Red coming soon

Out Of the RedSorry for the lack of updates in recent months, I’ve been working hard on the sequel to Cold Press. The final revisions are being completed this weekend, which means it will be out very, very soon. In the meantime I’m revamping the website, so try not to laugh too much if you spot any placeholder text. It’s all going to be fixed imminently but the priority has been the new book. More on that imminently 🙂

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Cold Press – out now on the Kindle at Amazon

I’m exceptionally pleased to announce that Cold Press is finally available… the Kindle version is out now at Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B072LL25GF.

The print version will be here in about three weeks.

In case you missed out, here’s a summary:

In the winter of 1993, top investigative journalist Clare Woodbrook goes missing on the eve of unveiling her biggest story.

David Bradwell - Cold PressHer researcher, Danny Churchill, sets out to find her, aided by his flatmate – fashion photographer Anna Burgin.

But they are not alone in trying to find Clare.

Danny and Anna embark upon on an explosive trail of murder, intrigue and police corruption, and as the stakes rise, so the hunters become the hunted.

The first reviews are in:

“I LOVE IT. You’ve done an amazing job!!! It zips along beautifully.”

“A well-crafted, enjoyable book… The characters are strong (particularly Anna, whose narration is great). Dialogue is a particular strong point. The writing is punchy, with lots of terrific lines. I particularly like the period detail and the atmospheric depiction of a pre-internet newspaper office; elements like these make it stand out from the crowd of generic thrillers.”

“Very gripping.”

Packed with intrigue, twists, conspiracies, and dark humour, Cold Press is a hugely entertaining mystery set in 1993. It’s the debut novel by British writer David Bradwell, and the first in the Anna Burgin series of mystery thrillers.

Clare Woodbrook is the enigmatic head of the Special Investigations Department at Britain’s leading daily tabloid. Her exposés are legendary, but she’s not without her enemies. Now, on the verge of unveiling her biggest ever scoop, she arranges to meet her researcher Danny Churchill, to reveal all over lunch.

But Clare never shows, and later that night her car is found abandoned on the hard shoulder of the M25. Worse still, the police investigation is being headed up by DCI Graham March – the embodiment of police corruption and the subject of one of Clare’s current investigations.

Danny sets out to find Clare, and enlists the help of his spiky flatmate – fashion photographer Anna Burgin. But they soon realise that nobody can be trusted – especially the police. As the search becomes ever more desperate, suddenly their own lives are very much on the line.

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Cold Press launch update… coming very soon

Regular readers (of which I suspect there are none) will no doubt be thinking “I’m sure you said something about Cold Press coming out in March and it’s now May so you’re clearly a good-for-nothing layabout, more interested in watching Broadchurch than actually getting a move on.”

Well, there is a reason for the delay and it’s all curiously valid. Carrie, the esteemed editor, came back with some excellent suggestions to improve the sense of suspense and drama. So, I’ve been working to implement those, and some have taken a bit more writing and research than originally anticipated.

At the same time, as I’ve now started outlining the sequel, I needed to make some changes to ensure that the continuing characters have a logical and consistent “arc” (which sounds terribly pretentious).

The good news is that the deadline for the submission of the final manuscript is this coming Sunday. The bad news is that I’m not going to get to sleep before then. But it is much improved, so it is all worth it, and I can’t wait to hear what you think. Bear with me … not long now 🙂