Brad Fleming

IRISH THRILLER ROLE OF DISHONOUR GOES ON SPECIAL OFFER FOR EASTER

Brad Fleming — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:21:15 +0000

Role of Dishonour releases on Amazon today as a special Easter treat for readers of fast-paced action thrillers with a dash of romance thrown in. Grab it now on Amazon.com for a giveaway 99 cents (77p in the UK). For years Northern Ireland has endured a vicious campaign of terrorist violence that has left thousands dead …

THE CURSE OF THE FATEFUL LETTER

Brad Fleming — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:42:48 +0000

I was in the Scouts when I was a kid and the big event of the year was our annual summer camp. We were divided into patrols and engaged in all sorts of games, competitions and activities. The last night of camp was especially memorable. All the scouts and leaders would gather round a huge …

INKY BLACK STORY GOES FREE THIS WEEKEND

Brad Fleming — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 21:43:40 +0000

Followers of detective fiction with a difference have a treat in store this weekend when Ireland’s favourite private eye, Inky Black, takes a bow in his second short story. A Hard Day at the Office is free for a limited time on Amazon Kindle in both the US and UK. The eccentric but lovable Inky …

INKY BLACK IS BACK IN A NEW ADVENTURE

Brad Fleming — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:46:45 +0000

Ireland’s favourite private eye, Inky Black, returns this week in another sizzling mystery yarn with his faithful Girl Friday Maggie and new acting unpaid assistant Barry Briggs in attendance. A Bird in the Hand is the eccentric detective’s third outing and takes the trio into new and unexplored territory. The story releases on both Amazon.com and …

RE-READING STORIES BY THE QUEEN OF CRIME

Brad Fleming — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:22:49 +0000

One of the benefits of my current enforced sabbatical is that, relieved of the chore of producing an acceptable daily word count, I can make some inroads into the substantial backlog of books which have been piling up on my shelves and on my Kindle. “Put your feet up and take it easy for a …

MIKE DEVON — THE LATEST IN A GRAND TRADITION OF GREAT ACTION HEROES

Brad Fleming — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 20:09:11 +0000

When Ian Fleming created James Bond, Special Agent 007, the man with the licence to kill, way back in the Fifties, he little knew or cared that he was spawning a whole new genre of popular action heroes. Men who would shoot first and sometimes not even bother to ask questions afterwards. No one needs …

THE KINDLE PAPERWHITE – MY LATEST TOY

Brad Fleming — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 21:39:00 +0000

We are now a three Kindle family—and there are only two of us! And that’s not counting two PCs, a laptop, an iPod, an iPad an iPod Shuffle and a couple of smart phones. Overkill? Well, perhaps just a little. My wife Nip and I are not exactly in the first flush of youth. We’re …

DEADLINE TO DANGER ON THE WAY

Brad Fleming — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:57:31 +0000

The Next Big Thing Blog Tour is progressing apace and gathering momentum. The idea is for authors to give potential readers and the public at large a flavour of their latest book, or the one they’re currently working on. This is done by answering ten questions. Here goes—welcome along for the ride. What is the …

WHY DO SOME WRITERS DELIGHT IN MANGLING THE LANGUAGE?

Brad Fleming — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 20:29:40 +0000

I’m just back from a vacation in the wild and beautiful west coast of Ireland. Comfortable hotel, first class food, charming and helpful people and all the time in the world to relax and recharge the batteries after a prolonged bout of ‘flu/bronchitis. I’d thought about bringing my laptop, but she who must be obeyed …

THE RETURN OF INKY BLACK

Brad Fleming — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 15:55:33 +0000

The lovably eccentric Irish private detective returns to an Amazon Kindle near you for a second series of madcap adventures on Tuesday November 6. Inky’s first story The Case of the Missing Moggy, released two months ago, proved popular with readers on both sides of the Atlantic. Now he’s back in action with more cases and …