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New novel for Paperbooks

We are pleased to announce that we are publishing Mark Hayhurst's second novel 'Psychotic Escaping Justice' later this year.

There’s a killer on the loose in the tiny Yorkshire village of Holme Bridge and CID’s newest recruit is in hot pursuit – if he can cling on his sanity long enough to catch him. Meanwhile an amnesiac somewhere across town struggles to get to grips with who he is and what he’s become, but does he hold the secrets to the killer’s identity?

The novel is published by Paperbooks on 30th May. Mark is the author of 'Friday at the Nobody Inn' published in 2007.

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Lucy

Author Post: Gary Davison 'Small world or what?!'

The cat is well and truly out of the bag concerning my writing and I now find myself living in a different world. A world where when I least expect it, someone will ask me about my book. When is it out? Is this right about this book malarkey? Are you for real or what? So what’s it about? Anyway, you know the drill. I’m sort of getting used to it, and of course thoroughly enjoying my small slice of stardom.

Last week, I was down Leicester at one of my construction sites for a meeting. When I came out I had a look around the site with my foreman, a bit crack with the lads, then went along the street to see a guy who wanted a price for some paving. Here’s the conversation between myself and Lee, one of my workers, as we headed to this bloke’s shop.

‘So when’s it out, then?’

‘Em, the book. Aye. September 27th.’

‘Looking forward to reading it. I’m right into my reading.’

‘So I’ve heard. I hope you’re not a harsh critic, it could cost you dearly.’

‘So what’s it about?’

‘Hard to sum up in a few words, to be honest. It’s sort of, well, not a…’

‘Is it a thriller?’

‘Not a thriller. It’s contemporary fiction for the young…’

 ‘Ah, I see, for kids.’ ‘Not for kids. More for like young adults. You know.’

‘So what’s it similar too?’

‘It’s like, let me see, sort of, well, not like Train Spotting, but in the same genre, if you know what I mean.’

‘Ah, I love Irvin Welsh. Read loads of his stuff. I’m busy reading a book now, a bit like that sort of thing. Off the cuff, you know?’

‘Right. What’s it called?’

‘Friday at the Nobody Inn. Something like that. You read it?’’

‘I have. The author fights out the same stable as me as it happens.’

‘Never.’

 ‘So how did you get onto reading it?’

‘Was recommended on the Amazon after I bought an Irvin Welsh book.’

‘Nice one.’

We reached the bloke’s shop and Lee went back along to the site, and I started thinking: how am I going to get Fat Tuesday recommended on Amazon?

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