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Some readers may know me by another name – Abbie Frost. The Guest House is my first novel under this pseudonym. It has a distinctly gothic tone and is set on the wild west coast of Ireland. My ancestors on all sides left Ireland for England and Scotland during the terrible days of the potatoContinue reading “Writing as Abbie Frost”

Like most authors, I’ve often been asked where the inspiration for my novels comes from. For me (unfortunately!) it’s never been a single, aha that’s it, flash. I tend to find a slender hook on which I can begin to hang a series of thoughts and ideas that gradually build into a setting, characters andContinue reading “My Inspirations”

Do you write, series or standalones?  I write standalones, probably because my first loves in crime fiction were standalones. Rebecca and My Cousin Rachel by the wonderful Daphne Du Maurier, Mary Stewart’s romantic thrillers and the sinister fiction of Patricia Highsmith. Even with writers like Ruth Rendell I preferred her standalones, like A Dark Adapted Eye (often written as Barbara Vine),Continue reading “Frequently Asked Questions”