Category Archives: Books

Two new Helen Shepherd Mysteries available: A Bullet for Father Christmas and Paris Green

Posted on December 6, 2014 by Cora

Just in time for St. Nicholas Day, I have two new stories in the Helen Shepherd Mysteries series to announce. The first novelette is a holiday mystery called A Bullet for Father Christmas. After the success of Christmas Gifts last … Continue reading →

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Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for November 2014

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Cora

It’s that time of the month again, time for “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”. So what is “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”? It’s a round-up of speculative fiction by indie authors newly published this month, though some October … Continue reading →

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“Something to Read: The Omnibus Anthology” with two stories by Cora

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Cora

You may remember that I have a story each in the anthologies Something for the Journey and Something to Take on the Trip. Now an omnibus edition of all three anthologies in the Something series has come out, entitled simply … Continue reading →

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Cora takes part in an SF Signal Mind Meld

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Cora

I’m busy putting the finishing touches on the next Helen Shepherd Mystery at the moment, so I’ve only got a signal boost to post today, because I’ve been asked to take part in an SF Signal Mind Meld about the … Continue reading →

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New German spy story available – Neue Spionagegeschichte auf Deutsch erhältlich: Auf der anderen Seite des Vorhangs

Posted on November 22, 2014 by Cora

I have a new release in German, namely the German language version of The Other Side of the Curtain. I initially planned to announce the new release on November 9 to tie in with the 25th anniversary of the fall … Continue reading →

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Two posts on the German publishing world

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Cora

I know that many of you are not regular readers of the Pegasus Pulp blog, which is more focussed on publishing related subjects. So I’d like to point you to two recent posts about the German publishing world over on … Continue reading →

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Flowers in the Attic and some surprising parallels to Game of Thrones

Posted on November 16, 2014 by Cora

Tonight I chanced to watch the 2014 adaptation of V.C. Andrews’ cult classic Flowers in the Attic, starring Ellen Burstyn, Heather Graham and Kiernan Shipka (Sally Draper in Mad Men). I was actually surprised how negative many of the reviews … Continue reading →

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An interview, a new vendor and some awards geekery

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Cora

First of all, I’ve been interviewed at Book Goodies, so check it out. And if you’re a reader in the Netherlands, you can now buy my books at the newly established Amazon NL without having to pay Amazon’s international surcharge. … Continue reading →

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Familienkutsche featured at Kobo Next and other news

Posted on November 8, 2014 by Cora

Familienkutsche, the German version of my crime short Family Car, is a featured selection at Kobo Next, Kobo’s own promo site, this week, along with a whole lot of other good books such as When the Music’s Over by German … Continue reading →

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Two new Helen Shepherd Mysteries available: Bank Job and Open Season

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Cora

I’m still sick, but I’ve still got two new stories in the Helen Shepherd Mysteries series to announce. That is, actually I’ve been meaning to announce them this weekend, but I was feeling too sick and even updating the websites … Continue reading →

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