Yes, it will soon be here, the paperback copy of The Nordic Heart Box Set! With a new cover by my wonderful and talented designer, Jessica Bell, the box set has 730 pages with the four novels: The English Heart, The Faithful Heart, The Good Heart and The True Heart all printed between one set of … [Read more...]
Helena’s Best Reads: The Defenceless by Kati Hiekkapelto
The Defenceless by Kati Hiekkapelto, published in the UK by Orenda Books, is a Nordic Noir tale of immigration, drugs and unexplained deaths set in a coastal city in Finland. The Plot Anna Fekete, a young police detective hailing from Eastern Europe, is called to a case of a fatal car accident, … [Read more...]
Goodreads Giveaway!
My latest novel, The True Heart, is now on a Goodreads Giveaway. The True Heart, the dramatic conclusion to The Nordic Heart series is the story of Kaisa and Peter, whose tumultious, long-distance love story captures the essence of romantic love, family relationships, and friendship. It's a … [Read more...]
Helena’s Best Reads: My Name Is Leon by Kit de Wall
'My Name is Leon' by Kit de Waal is a story of a lonely little boy lost in the labyrinth of the grown-up world that includes foster parents, social workers, and allotment gardeners in 1980s London. Leon's absent dad is from Antigua, and his single mother struggles to look after Leon after … [Read more...]
Can We Only Do Nordic Noir?
You’d think Nordic Noir was the only genre that interests us Scandinavians. Particularly if you look at the most popular TV series, such as The Killing, Wallander, or The Bridge. Or if you read authors such as Jo Nesbo, Stieg Larsson, Yrsa Sigurdardottir or Kati Hiekkapelto. All these authors … [Read more...]
Helena’s Best Reads: The Other Alcott by Elise Hooper
This month's best read is a book about an author that I absolutely adored and was fascinated by when growing up. Louisa May Alcott wrote a series of books loosely based on her life, and in The Other Alcott, Elise Hooper conjures the fascinating, untold story of May Alcott—Louisa’s youngest sister … [Read more...]
20Booksto50K London
The 20Booksto50K author movement was birthed by Michael Anderle and came to London for the first time last weekend. As some 75 authors sat down to listen to the speakers, Craig Martelle, the host for the weekend, told us that since the event was sold out they could refund about a third of the … [Read more...]
The Red King of Helsinki in paperback and other news
I'm delighted to tell you that my Cold War spy story, The Red King of Helsinki is finally out in paperback! This novel, which I wrote right after I'd finished my MA in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University, is a story of a rookie spy, a young gymnast, and a violent KGB officer. I know this is a … [Read more...]
Are You Ready for Nordic Family Drama?
January seems so right for some Nordic family drama doesn't it? With all the dieting, non-drinking and bleakness of the weather (at least here in London it's decidedly Dickensian) we all want something that reflects the somber mood, right? So if you crave something different after all the festive … [Read more...]
Don’t Bore Your Reader
We all know to bore the reader is the most heinous crime an author can commit. Boring Explanations You know those days when you sit down at your keyboard to write and know you have to explain something in the book that, to put it frankly, bores you? It could be a little bit of backstory, or scene … [Read more...]
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