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Sowing The Seeds Five weeks ago, I was heading to Ibiza for a holiday in the sun. I took plenty of reading material, plus paper and pens, to start Sowing The Seeds for the new series. I had a great time… and apart from a few random thoughts I scribbled on the homeward flight, I admit to achieving very little. Almost as soon as I arrived home, a horde of window fitters, swiftly followed by a team of painters/decorators, invaded my quiet retirement. Have you ever tried writing under those conditions? It’s not easy. However, I’ve completed the research for six titles in The Freeman Files and can share my

The Phoenix: A Necessary Evil? One book grabbed my attention a few weeks ago. It was ‘Closure’ written by Randall Wood. ‘Closure’ was #1 in his Jack Randall novels and published in December 2009. Even though my review would be lost among the hundreds posted in the intervening period, I needed to record my thoughts and the impression the book made. There was a lot to like in the way the story was written.  The descriptive passages were superbly handled for sure, but it was a little ‘quirk’ at the start of each chapter that encouraged me to write this piece. Before moving to chapter two, I knew there were