Where Has The Time Gone

 Hello there, it's me 😀 I'm back!

You will probably forgotten me as I haven't added a post for such a long while. But, quite honestly, I haven't had a single thing to pass on to you, otherwise I would have posted it here immediately. 

This virus seems to have taken over our lives. But you must already know that as most of the UK, including my husband and myself, have played it safe by staying home. However, I understand that things are getting better, so maybe, touch wood, we will be able to get out and about again.

But, in the meantime, perhaps we could all pass on how we spent our time trying to cope with the boredom of being indoors for almost two years. Simply add a reply to my post. I understand if you would prefer to put the whole episode behind you and move on. But there might be a few out there who would like to say how they spent their days. Maybe some took up sewing, knitting, reading, writing, or even painting. Whatever it was, I'm sure we would all be delighted to hear from you. 

As for me, I started working on the Agnes Lockwood Mysteries Book 5. I had hoped that being stuck indoors I would be able to finish it very quickly. However, I don't seem to have got anywhere. Not sure why, maybe it's just one of the those things. I open the PC, add a few paragraphs then the next day, I change them all. Not a good way of going about writing a novel. But then, maybe it happens to other writers all the time. Who knows?

But, until I can move on, my latest novel is still:  A Mystery on Tyneside. 

A Mystery on Tyneside 

Cheers to you all 

Cheers from Tyneside!

Yes! It's me again!

Just when you thought I had left earth on the last shuttle to the space station, you suddenly find me back here, all set and ready to go... but where? The space station sounds good, but I tend to get dizzy with heights, so I gave that a miss.

I would be quite happy spending a week in a hotel here, on earth in the UK, where meals would be set in front of me without me having to even think about cooking them. But at the moment that doesn't seem possible. I know hotels are open for business again, however, after spending so long in lockdown, I'm not sure that I want to risk staying in a hotel with several other guests - maybe it's too soon. On the other hand, am I just be being over cautious. 

What do you all think? Have you made any plans yet? If so, where are you going and when?

With nothing else going on, I have been reading like mad. 

The first book I chose was called Murder in the Crypt: A Redmond and Haze Mystery Book 1 by Irina Shapiro.

I got so caught up with the storyline, I then went on to read the second, third and fourth books in the series.

However, the fifth book hasn't yet been published, but at least I have pre-ordered it. Therefore, I am waiting for it to appear on my kindle. 

Wanting to continue with my reading, I looked for something else to keep me going in-between working on my own books and found 

The Watchmaker's Daughter. Glass and Steele Book 1 by C.J Archer.

At the moment, I am reading book three, so you will realise how much I have enjoyed this series. The books are 'magical'.

Perhaps you might like to give them a try. 

Death on Tyneside

But please don't allow that to  put you off checking out one of my Agnes Lockwood Mystery novels, which can be found on amazon for only 99p. The offer will only last a few days, so don't let it pass you by.

Death on Tyneside - Book two in the series, is available for 99p/99c from 16th May. 

But the offer won't last long. Therefore, check it out today and download your copy before you miss out. 

Take care all and please stay safe

Cheers! 

Chink! Chink!

Long Time Since My Last Post - But, I'm Back!

 I am sorry I haven't been back to speak to you, before now. But quite honestly, I haven't had anything of interest to pass on. Every day has been the same in this house for the last year. The only up side is that we have now had our two vaccine jabs. Though here in Scotland, we have not been given anything to prove it - well not so far anyway. 

I do understand that this virus has had the same impact on you, wherever you are. Some of you out there might still be waiting to receive your first injection. If that is the case, I hope you receive the letter or the phone-call informing you very soon. 

So, what have you got planned for the rest of the year - should the virus begin to disappear and lockdown is slowly and carefully lifted. Truthfully, we have nothing planned. Going abroad is out of the question, due to my husband's health issues. However, given the chance, I believe we would spend a week on Tyneside. Being Geordies, we do enjoy going there when we can. Just to walk along the Quayside and gaze down at the River Tyne is wonderful. Plus, I would love to get to Whitley Bay. My parents moved there for Low Fell, Gateshead, when I was eleven. But I left when I married and, though I visited my parents whenever I could, I was always surprised at how quickly the town was changing over the years. My mother worked at the Co-op opposite St Paul's Church and my sister, when she left school, worked at Woolworths - which has now long gone.  

Now, it's your turn. How has the lockdown treated you? What will you be doing once it's over? Please don't leave the comments box empty. Say something - even if it's a simple hello. 

A Mystery on Tyneside

Meanwhile, I'd like to give a quick mention regarding an offer on my novel. 

A Mystery on Tyneside the latest in the Agnes Lockwood Series, is available for 99c/99p for a few days.  

Cheers to you all. Stay safe. 

I'll get back there!

January 2021

 We have entered a New Year and I am sure we are all hoping for a bright new future - certainly brighter than last year. Hopefully, when the vaccine has been given to everyone, we will be able to meet up with friends and relatives again. In the meantime, I think we should follow the guidelines and stay home. 

Meanwhile, as I said in my last blog, everything is quiet in the village where I live. Therefore I don't have any news for you. Perhaps you have something that you would like to pass on to me and the other readers of this blog. If so, then please add a comment below. I'm sure we would all like to hear what you have all been doing while in lockdown.  

As for me, I finished reading a novel recently, Mistaken Identity Crisis by James J Cudney. I really enjoyed it and left a review on Amazon UK. 

Mistaken Identity Crisis

A clever thief with a sinister calling card has invaded Braxton campus.

Meanwhile, a string of jewelry thefts, remarkably similar to an unsolved eight-year-old-case, is taking place in town. When a body is discovered at the campus, Kellan is called in to investigate.

And if the latest murder isn’t enough to keep him busy, Kellan partners with April to end the Castigliano and Vargas crime family feud. As the summer heat begins to settle in Wharton County, what other surprises are in store? 

Above is the back cover blurb Just to give you an idea of what it about.. This is the fourth book in the series and I have read all four, but I still have some catching up to do as James J Cudney has written a few others. The link I have given will lead to the UK Amazon site. You will need to search for the title elsewhere. 

Murder on Tyneside

Getting back to my own novels, perhaps you might enjoy reading the very first book in the Agnes Lockwood Mysteries, Murder on Tyneside. 

Therefore, I will send a paperback copy to the first person to get in touch with me within 48 hours with the best reason as to why you would like to read this book. 

You can either leave a message in the comments below, or contact me via -  eileenthornton1@hotmail.com 

I am so looking forward to hearing from you.  If you already have this book, then choose another in the series.

That's all for the moment. But please stay safe by following the rules of the government wherever you live

Cheers!!

Chink! Chink!

Happy New Year - UPDATE!

The Offer of 99c/99p for A Mystery on Tyneside Has Now Begun. 

Don't Miss Out 

I do hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, despite all the restrictions.

We spent Christmas on our own. But then we normally do that anyway, apart from a trip to the local hotel where we enjoy Christmas lunch, before returning home. However this year, we didn't even get to the hotel. 

Phil had been in hospital twice during the two months leading to Christmas (nothing to do with the coronavirus) and really wasn't up to going out anywhere, especially as we have nurses popping in to help. So I decided to cancel the lunch and allow some other people a chance to relax over a wonderful meal. 

Apart from that, I really haven't anything to tell you. Life has plodded along over the last year. We haven't been out of the house, apart from Phil being in hospital and my daily visits, which had to be booked and were limited to 30 minutes. But then it must have been much the same for everyone out there; having to make sure they kept to the rules. We can only hope that 2021 will be better for us all, especially if this new vaccine works. 😀

Then there is Brexit. I know some have groaned at the thought of leaving the EU. But it is going to happen and, if everyone got together, we could make it work. For a start, we could begin by buying British made goods rather than items made in China. Everything I seem to pick up these days, appears to have been made in China; things we could make here in this country and probably did in the past... 

Oops, best I don't start wandering off down the political road, I could go on forever.. 

A Mystery on Tyneside

Swiftly moving on, I would like to inform you that my latest novel, 

A Mystery on Tyneside will be on offer for 99c/99p from 30th Dec until 3rd January. 

Agnes Lockwood is no stranger to crime scenes, but even she is shocked when she finds the body of a man lying on the floor of the ladies' room.

With her partner Alan - the local DCI - they set about tracking the murderer. This time, they are joined by her friend Sandra. But is one of them holding back something that could further their inquiry?

As Agnes begins to pull the loose ends together, danger stares her in the face once again. Together with Alan and Sandra, can she find the killer before another life is lost - and avoid becoming the next victim?

I think that is all for the moment, except I would like to wish you all a Very Happy and Healthy New Year. 

Take care and stay safe.

Best wishes to you all

Cheers!

Chink! Chink!

* * * New Release * * *

 New Release!

A Mystery on Tyneside

Agnes Lockwood Mysteries Book 4

I simply couldn't wait to pass on the news that my latest cozy murder mystery has been released. 

I sent my novel, A Mystery on Tyneside to the publisher about ten days ago and expected to wait a while before I heard back. However, that wasn't the case. It seemed they like the story and set about publishing it immediately. 

Therefore, if you are interested in reading the book, then simply follow the links (shown in blue) above. 

I am afraid that is all the news I have for you at the moment. I am still staying home due to covid 19. I really wish it would go away so that we could all get on with our lives. Not that we go far anyway, but I find it awful that even if I had the urge to out for the day - I  can't. My husband's poor health comes first. 

I think that is all for the moment. If you do choose to read the book, I hope you enjoy it and, if that is the case, I would really appreciate a review.

Cheers, 

Chink Chink

"Exciting News"

Hi there everyone, I do hope you are all well and staying safe.

I really never thought this virus would go on so long, but I guess we now realise that we are in for the long haul. We are still in lockdown here. We have been ever since March. Due to my husband's health issues, we haven't dared to step out for anything other than Phil's appointments, or my odd visit to pay for the newspapers and even then, it has been early on a Sunday morning when not many people are about. 

Anyway, I wanted to pass on some 'exciting news' - well, it's exciting for me. My publisher has announced that my books are going to be available in bookshops. Therefore, if you, or anyone you know, prefers to read printed novels, rather than eBooks and are keen to try my books, then please search the shelves of your nearest bookshop. If they don't have it in stock, please ask them to order a copy for you. If enough people do that, then they might add a few to their shelves. At the end of the day, it is all down to the readers. 

Stuck indoors, I can't get out to places like Newcastle-on-Tyne or Gateshead, where some of the big bookshops are located. Otherwise I might have been waiting on their doorstep for someone to open the shop so I could talk to them about it. Nevertheless, I have written to a few, saying that my Agnes Lockwood Mysteries (Tyneside Novels) are set in their area and that some of their local customers might enjoy reading them. Hopefully someone will take note - fingers crossed here 😉😉 But in the end, like I said somewhere above it is all down to readers. like you, going into the shop and asking them to order copies.

My latest novel, A Mystery on Tyneside is being proof-read at this very moment. The next step will be to send it to the publisher. I really would like to see it out there by Christmas. But I need to be patient. I never used to be a patient woman, but since I started writing, I quickly learned that being impatient got me nowhere. So I have changed over the last few years, I now feel that patience is my middle name. Though, on reflection, Eileen Patience Thornton, doesn't hit a cord.

Well, I think that's all for the moment. But, whatever else you do, please stay calm and stay safe. 

Cheerio for now!

Cheers x

Agnes Lockwood Mysteries

And so it Goes On...

I had hoped that by now we would have got over this virus, but it seems that is not the case, which means, as we haven't been anywhere, I still don't have any news for you. 

However, on 10th September, it was our 60th Wedding Anniversary and even though we didn't go out for a slap up meal, we still enjoyed our day. We received two bouquets of flowers and a parcel containing some wonderful biscuits, jars of preserve and a delicious fruit cake. The parcel was delivered from Fortnum and Mason, but was organized by my sister, our niece and her family. 

Then a few days later, we received a Diamond Wedding Anniversary card from The Queen. It was arranged by my niece. 

That's all for the moment.

Have a great day! 

Cheers!