Exeter Writers

 Books by members: Cathie Hartigan As well as having short stories in various publications, Cathie writes a mix of contemporary and historical novels and you'll often find her love of music sneaking in there somewhere! Secret of the Song   When a song by the mad composer, Carlo Gesualdo, is discovered in Exeter Museum, trouble descends on the group asked to sing it. Lisa is full of enthusiasm at first, but she soon becomes convinced the song is cursed. Can Lisa find out what mystery lies behind the discordant harmonies? Will she solve the song’s secret before her relationship with Jon breaks for good and harm befalls them all? In Renaissance Naples, young Silvia Albana is seamstress and close confidant of Don Gesualdo’s wife. When Donna Maria begins an affair, Silvia knows that death is the only outcome. But who exactly will die? And where is Silvia’s own lover? Why is he not there to help her? Notes from the Lost In October 1943, when prisoners of war Alfie and Frank escape from a

  Thrill Never Wears Off   Exeter Writers member Elizabeth Ducie launched her umpteenth book this week (and yes, she has lost count!) but found that the thrill was as great this time around as when she brought out her first book of short stories back in 2011.  Calamity at Coombesford Church  is the third in the  Coombesford Chronicles  series of cosy crime set in a fictional English village.   Isabella Street is a talented composer and musical director with a passion for her craft and the drive to create something truly unique. In  The Hero’s Return , she embarks on her greatest triumph yet: celebrating the tercentenary of a local boy made good. But not everyone is happy with Isabella's plans and one night in Coombesford Church, her preparations and rehearsals are brought to an abrupt conclusion. Amateur sleuths, Charlie, Annie, and Rohan work together to uncover the truth behind the shocking events.   The ebook is available to download from Amazon (and can be read for free by memb

 Books by Members: Richard Handy The Reich Device  and  The Wolfsberg Deception are fast-action spy thrillers  set during WWII  with a web of deception that will keep you guessing every step of the way. If you love the Jack Reacher novels, then you’ll like our hero, Danny Nash of the British Secret Intelligence Service. Nash is a loner who tends to hide his feelings, but is resourceful, tenacious and as tough as they come. Richard's expert knowledge on the dangers of new technology and well researched history brings a realism to fiction that is hard to beat. Leipzig, May 1933, Professor Gustav Mayer makes a monumental discovery, but a new menace rises in Germany … Mayer is hunted by ruthless killers from the newly formed SS, with only his conscience and a mysterious agent, Major Danny Nash of the British Secret Intelligence to protect him. Mayer is captured and forced to work on the fledgling V1 rocket programme, but Germany has greater ambitions. The brutal Commandant Kessler kno

 The Thursday Book Club on Phonic FM Join host, Jonathan Posner and various members of Exeter Writers on the 3rd Thursday of every month as we talk books on phonic FM radio! The very first episode is next Thursday, 21st September, from 2-3pm and Jonathan will be joined by Angie Wooldridge and Cathie Hartigan. You can tune in on 106.8 FM or digital radio, and don't forget to visit the facebook page and have your say too!

 Books by Members: Elizabeth Ducie Elizabeth Ducie is one of our most prolific writers. She is currently working on novel number 7 and Short Story collection number 6. Her Author Business Foundation books,  The Business of Writing parts 1 to 6 , bring business skills to writers in easy to follow chunks. Moving on to fiction, her Jones Sisters thrillers follow her heroines into the sometimes murky world of international pharmaceuticals. Meanwhile the Coombesford Chronicles are cosy mysteries set in a typical English village with the addition of associated short stories in the Coombesford Calendars for those who can't get enough! Elizabeth's first novel, Gorgito's Ice Rink , was runner-up in the Self-Published book of the year awards in 2015. All Elizabeth's books and her short story collections can be found on her Amazon page .

 Books by Members: Su Bristow Su  won the Exeter Novel Prize for  Sealskin  in 2013. A consultant medical herbalist by day, she is also the author of several short stories, as well as two books on herbal medicine and the co-author of two on relationship skills. What happens when magic collides with reality? Donald is a young fisherman, eking out a lonely living on the west coast of Scotland. One night he witnesses something miraculous … and makes a terrible mistake. His action changes lives – not only his own, but those of his family and the entire tightly knit community in which they live. Can he ever atone for the wrong he has done, and can love grow when its foundation is violence? Based on the legend of the selkies – seals who can transform into people –Sealskin is a magical story, evoking the harsh beauty of the landscape, the resilience of its people, both human and animal, and the triumph of hope over fear and prejudice. With exquisite grace, Exeter Novel Prize-winner Su Bristow