Monday 2 June 2014
Once more the pen of Chris Longmuir, author of the acclaimed
Dundee Crime Series, draws us into the world of mystery and intrigue, this time
in Dundee during the year 1919. And she has
created a new sleuth unlike any other currently in print.
Kirsty Campbell, former suffragette and a policewoman in Britain’s newly formed women’s police service, returns to her home
town of Dundee
to become the city’s first policewoman. Her struggle for acceptance in the all
male police force is not easy, and she fights for recognition. But Kirsty is
not easily intimidated and, despite police attempts to curtail her activities,
she defies her superior officer to pursue an investigation into a murder which
is linked to missing orphan girls.
Kirsty is an unusual character with a fascinating history
and background. She has demons of her own to fight, as well as becoming
involved in a deadly game of sacrifice and death? But how will she cope when
the sins of the past come back to haunt her?
This book was inspired by Mrs Jean Forsyth Thomson, Dundee’s first policewoman who worked in the city from
1919 to 1921. However, Kirsty Campbell is not modelled on Mrs Thomson and is a
completely fictitious character.
The Death Game is available as an ebook for Kindle, and a
paperback.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Chris is an award winning
novelist and has published three novels in her Dundee Crime Series. NightWatcher, the first book in the series, won the Scottish Association of Writers’
Pitlochry Award, and the sequel, Dead Wood, won the Dundee International Book
Prize, as well as the Pitlochry Award. Missing Believed Dead is the third book
in the series.
Chris has recently published the
first book in a new series set just after the First World War. This series features
Kirsty Campbell, Dundee’s first policewoman.
Her crime novels are set in Dundee, Scotland,
and have been described as scary, atmospheric, page turners. Chris also writes
historical sagas, short stories and historical articles which have been published
in America and Britain.
Writing is like an addiction to me, Chris says, I go into withdrawals without
it. She is currently working on a new Kirsty Campbell novel and a non-fiction
book entitled Crime Fiction and the Indie Contribution.
Chris is a member of the Society of Authors, the Crime Writers
Association and the Scottish Association of Writers. She designed her own
website and confesses to being a techno-geek who builds computers in her spare
time.
Chris Longmuir’s website - http://www.chrislongmuir.co.uk/
Thanks for featuring The Death Game on Brook Cottage Books. A lot of your readers have liked my Dundee Crime Series and I'm hoping they'll take to their heart my new sleuth, Kirsty Campbell.
Loved The Death Game and can't wait for your next novel featuring Kirstie Campbell, Chris.