Thomas Mogford

Alas, the brief for this allowed only five ways to get under the skin of Gibraltar. I wanted to add another ‘crime-writer-undercover’ tip, namely that it’s best to write research notes on your mobile phone — that way people assume you’re sending a particularly long text, rather than jotting down what you see in front of you. […]

While at Crimefest — a convention in Bristol where crime writers and readers meet up and discuss the finer matters of literary blood-letting — I met a man called Jeffrey Siger, who has a brilliant crime series set in Greece, and in particular Mykonos, where he lives ( he’s a lapsed lawyer, he’s got the […]

Here’s an article I contributed to Miles Orchard’s excellent books’ blog, ‘Milo’s Rambles’.  It reveals that HOLLOW MOUNTAIN is not the first novel I’ve written with (roughly) that title… ——————————————————————————————————– Character development – the early years…   I blame Kingsley Amis. In my early twenties, my favourite novel was ‘Lucky Jim’. Drunken escapades, silent fury […]

Here’s an article I wrote for The Writers’ and Artists’ Yearbook online. Hopefully gives a sense of the plotting process. Take the pain early, I say! ———————————————————————————————————————————————– Last year, I had the good fortune to be shortlisted for a CWA ‘Dagger’ award for best debut crime novel. Having never won a prize in my life […]