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WELCOME TO MY WEBSITE
I’m Maureen Carter creator of the critically acclaimed Bev Morriss crime series. I'm delighted to let you know that I now have a new series and that the second title - MOTHER LOVE - was published in September.
My latest cop-on-the-Birmingham-block is DI Sarah Quinn. Sarah and her journalist adversary Caroline King made their UK debut in March when A QUESTION OF DESPAIR was launched in London. There's a pic from the evening on my NEWS/EVENTS page.
AQOD was later released in America where it gained a starred review in the Library Journal. The journal's verdict:
CRISPLY WRITTEN WITH AN ELECTRIC PACE - THIS STORY WON'T SOON LEAVE YOU.
MOTHER LOVE and A QUESTION OF DESPAIR are available on Amazon.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Question-Despair-Creme-Maureen-Carter/dp/1780290004/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1291218400&sr=1-1
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mother-Love-Sarah-Quinn-Mysteries/dp/178029008X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1321989147&sr=1-1
I’m currently working on the third in the new series and it's due out in November 2012.
I'm really excited by the new venture and hope you are, too.
DEATH LINE – the latest in the Bev Morriss series – was also published in the States earlier this year and garnered a starred review from Booklist. David Pitt wrote: CARTER, AN EXCELLENT STORYTELLER, SPRINGS A COUPLE OF JEFFREY DEAVER-WORTHY SURPRISES.
If you’ve not yet discovered my work, I think you’re in for a treat. Here’s what the critics say:
MAUREEN CARTER IS A WRITER OF REAL CLASS...IF THERE WAS ANY
JUSTICE IN THIS WORLD, SHE'D BE AS FAMOUS AS IAN RANKIN.
FANS OF CAROL O’CONNELL AND DENISE MINA SHOULD
IMMEDIATELY CHECK OUT THE EQUALLY TALENTED MAUREEN
CARTER.
MAUREEN CARTER IS ONE OF CRIME FICTION'S BEST KEPT SECRETS.
CARTER SEEMINGLY CANNOT WRITE A BAD BOOK.
As for my earlier series, Detective Sergeant Bev Morriss first appeared seven years ago in WORKING GIRLS. I saw her then – and still do – as a lively and credible contrast to all the middle-aged, emotionally-crippled male cops with a drink problem and broken marriages.
Equal parts engaging and infuriating, Bev’s main feature – pun intended – is her mouth. Outspoken is an understatement: she’s lippy and then some, which is why she won’t make inspector any time soon.
DS Morriss and a strong support cast operate on the streets of Birmingham. In my book that’s another timely and welcome contrast to the more predictable locations. Birmingham’s often much maligned and misunderstood. I see it as a great and gritty city.
As well as WORKING GIRLS and DEATH LINE, Bev’s appeared in DEAD OLD, BABY LOVE, HARD TIME, BAD PRESS and BLOOD MONEY.
Hit the links to discover more about the books and my back story.
First, some professional highlights...
DEATH LINE...As good as Carter is, it may be hard for her to top this one.
BLOOD MONEY described as: ...dark, angsty and another strong addition to a superlative series.
HARD TIME named as one of 2007’s Best Paperback Originals by Deadly Pleasures magazine where it was described as, 'British hard-boiled crime at its best'. The book's also available on audio from Oakhill publishing.
WORKING GIRLS, DEAD OLD, HARD TIME and BAD PRESS are now available as e-books. Read more on this development on the NEWS page, or hit this link: http://www.creativecontentdigital.com/cremedelacrime.htm
Fantastic to make Sharon Wheeler’s list of ‘six writers you damn well should have heard of!'. Check out Sharon’s comments on: http://www.heydeadguy.typepad.com/heydeadguy/2007/11/six-writers-you.html
Check out my interview with Legal TV’s Raychel Harvey Jones.
http://www.legaltv.co.uk/watchonline/shows/index.php
Still on television, one critic wrote: Some enterprising TV producer should pick up HARD TIME without delay as it's got the lot - fantastic characters, a strong setting and water-tight plotting. The book is Carter's best yet, but go back and read the others first to get the most out of this outstanding series.
Full review on: http://www.reviewingtheevidence.com
On the same theme, historical crime fiction author Ian Rowson wrote: …an energetic and compelling series of stories that would work well on TV. It’s only a matter of time surely.
Moving on…this link will take you to my sixty second interview on reviewingtheevidence - one of the best crime fiction web sites out there.
http://www.reviewingtheevidence.com/interviews.html?id=51
The Bev Morriss crime series is published by Crème de la Crime. http://www.cremedelacrime.com
The titles are available in book shops and on-line. Buy from Amazon on: http://www.amazon.co.uk
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