Fiona Erskine

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Authors on Location and Mysteries to Die For

Posted on February 6, 2025

This week, The Book Trail – now celebrating ten years of mapping the locations in works of fiction, a sort of literary travel agency – ran a #Authors on Location …

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Reviews that made me cheer then weep

Posted on January 30, 2025

I had two reviews appear on social media this week that provoked strong reactions Let me explain. I  seem to bump into Andy Wormald at every crime festival  – Capital …

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Author Interview – Fiona Erskine talks to Gina Holt from Partners in Crime

Posted on January 21, 2025

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Crime Writer’s Association Magazine – Red Herrings – Losing Control

Posted on January 6, 2025

A Toxic Legacy I wrote an article about my visit to the former Union Carbide factory in Bhopal, India for the Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) magazine – RED HERRINGS – …

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New podcasts to tickle your ears

Posted on January 4, 2025

Podcast 1: Process Safety Meets Nancy Drew, James Bond and MacGyver Listen here In this episode of Process Safety with Trish and Traci we interview Fiona Erskine, an engineer and …

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Losing Control

Posted on November 27, 2024

And finally… My 6th novel Losing Control is now available to order from your local bookshop. It’s taken a bit longer than it should to sort out the supply chain …

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BBC Tees

Posted on November 18, 2024

I popped in to BBC Radio Tees to talk with Gary Philipson. You can hear a recording  here – 1:20 to 1:32 – (starts one hour and 20 mins into …

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Losing Control – Launch events

Posted on November 8, 2024

My sixth novel – Losing Control – is now available in paperback from Drake the Bookshop in Stockton, Book Corner  in Saltburn, Forum in Corbridge (plus the Bound in Whitley …

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A writing experiment

Posted on September 28, 2024

I guess it was perfectly predictable, but since returning to the world of regular, paid work, my writing productivity has soared. Turns out I thrive on the stimulation of time …

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The Chemical Tiger

Posted on September 20, 2024

I’m trying a little experiment on Substack – A Jaq Silver thriller to dovetail with Losing Control. The first Chapter is now available in full Take a look!    

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Podcast

Posted on September 19, 2024

Such fun recording this podcast with Trish and Tracey https://www.chemicalprocessing.com/process-safety-w-trish-traci/article/55140019/podcast-process-safety-meets-nancy-drew-james-bond-and-macgyver

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APPEARING AT STOKPORT NOIR

Posted on August 19, 2024

The new Crime Festival for the North-West of England Saturday, 8th February 2025, at Stockport Masonic Guildhall Tickets SOLD OUT      

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Sunny southern sojourn with friends and family and a stonkingly good book. London looking stunning!


In Houston for the day job, I went back to visit my old house and primary school from when my dad had a sabbatical at Rice University. Fleming park is much smaller than I remember but the fire ants are still there! Highlight was a full Tex-Mex with Theresa and Bhopal expert Kenneth Bloch - plans afoot for a new book.


I swam 24km in 5 days. Hard work?

Try tuna canning, salt drying or sulphur mining...

https://fionaerskine.substack.com/p/sulphur-and-salt


Goodbye #egadiislands and thank you @swimtrek for an amazing week - 24 kilometres with wonderful guides, fellow swimmers and multicoloured fishes!


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Thank you @AniaJeruc for your sensitive and moving #Violetta in La Traviata - not a dry eye in the house and the standing ovation so well deserved!
Amazing production! @goteborgsoperan

Congratulations to Carole Cadwalladr, @carolecadwalla, who together with colleagues first revealed this story.

Off to the printers.

Bluemoose Books - Hebden to Hollywood - 20 years of Independent publishing.

Re-mortgaging the house, Lit prizes, One Book Bookshop, Dukes, Boilers, Les Dawson, Eric the Literary hound, Roast potatoes, Julia Roberts & TV shows.

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The perfect book for a wet Keswick day. Thank you #johnlawton for #HammertoFall @GrovePressUK
Next TV slow horses?

Looking forward to this!

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More than 30 writers set to star in first-ever Hartlepool Author Showcase https://www.hartlepool.gov.uk/news/article/334/more-than-30-writers-set-to-star-in-first-ever-hartlepool-author-showcase

Great to see Ravenglass in @Annecdotist's blog post: Page-turning historical fiction from indie publishers with attitude 🤩 🙏🏻
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