I was wounded by an arrow on Sunday. Well, that’s a slight writerly exaggeration. I was squatting in an odd position trying to photograph a spray of vicious-looking arrows on the grass when I wrenched both knees, one of them pre-battered by old judo and running injuries. Still, it was pretty much worth the pain [...]
Brain food:Epoisses Beta bear: Danny I should never be allowed out to shop unsupervised. My last solo outing went off piste in classic style. Drawn by the gravitational pull of Waitrose cheese counter I picked a promising goat, some Duchy brie and a saggy and mega-stinky Burgundian Epoisses. This was placed [...]
The demand for everything from cosy mysteries to horrible, grisly murder is why the crime fiction wave just keeps rolling. And so does the annual calendar of crime writing festivals where readers get to meet their favourite writers and forensically examine many aspects of a deadly genre that shows no sign of dying. Here’s my [...]
I’ve been slacking. Too often the siren lure of the TV remote has won out over the creative keyboard. In my defence, M’lud, it has been mainly due to circumstances beyond my control but that is no excuse. Writers write. But the approaching spring has inspired new targets. Top of the list is my sixth [...]
Madly jealous at being unable to attend the hugely-successful Crimefest in Bristol I have revisited my recent reads and thought I’d share a few that have pool, beach and departure lounge potential. WILLOW WALK by SJI Holliday: The funfair’s come to Bankstoun but the most thrilling ride is Holliday’s emotional rollercoaster through the claustrophobic [...]
The trail of clues makes it clear that increasing numbers of eager crime and thriller fans and writers are drawn to the expanding number of UK fiction events. Here is an extended version of my latest crime festival round-up that appeared in Natasha Harding’s @sunbookscolumn. Details were correct at the time of writing. Be sure [...]
People are always asking about Danny. His past has its shady parts but no one’s perfect. That said, Danny’s got nothing to hide, well not too much, so now there’s a brief biography on the website: “Danny Lancaster was born in May, 1985, in the back of a Ford Sierra in Edmonton, North London, on [...]
It’s a rare opportunity to have your own 24-hour race track available free and on demand. The M25 London orbital motorway is 40 this year but when the first section between South Mimms and Potters Bar opened it was the road to nowhere. The spotless concrete runway was largely deserted until the rest of the [...]
Things are on the move. My redesigned website – www.billtodd.co.uk – is up and running. Plus I am about to publish my aviation history book PIGTAIL PILOT and the new untitled Danny Lancaster 6 is making progress. Pigtail Pilot will bring DLE’s bookshelf to seven titles - five crime and two factual - with Danny6 [...]
Riding the Amazon algorithms is always a rollercoaster but Gargoyle Pixie Dog is doing well in the main ebook chart plus Murder, Crime and Heist. It has also attracted very positive reviews. One makes the interesting point that Gargoyle Pixie Dog is a useful introduction to Danny Lancaster for anyone who hasn't read the previous [...]
