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Clive Thompson heads for Whitley Bay caravan park to finish writing his novel. He’s never had a caravan holiday before and is warmly greeted by the manager, Liz Mathews, who lives on the park. She is single and cares for her ninety year old mother who has Alzheimer’s Disease. Clive meets the people in neighbouring caravans and has an amazing view from his veranda over the sea to St. Mary’s Lighthouse. However, Audrey goes missing during the night and Liz is beside herself with worry. The police are out looking for her, but disillusioned by their efforts, Clive begins his own investigations.

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I am a published author of eight novels and six novellas with short stories published in women’s UK magazines. I retired last year from Food Technology and scribble away in County Durham. My early work was ‘foodie-romance’ which mixed my knowledge of food with love stories. 

Four years ago, following the Harrogate Crime Writing Festival, I wrote six Curious Casefiles in which I incorporated up-to-date issues: poor mental health in a kidnap scene, the perils of social media, and an intruder on Skype. This collection was published by Northodox Press in January this year which is proving popular:

Meet Rupert Robbins, the author who goes missing and scarily lives out his own novel in real life. A lonely dentist, Gareth can see his wife is in danger on a Skype session – but will he get to her? Happen across our Sherlock lover, Christine who sleuths at a Murder-Mystery weekend and finds her writing buddies are not what they seem when a body is found. And here is Megan who learns the ups and downs of social media when she returns from Glastonbury. Enter, Deirdre a foundling in Durham City who is frantically searching for her birth mother, but will she find what she’s looking for? And finally, Jason who is obsessed with fake news and leading people up the garden path but will it all backfire on him? 

 

I have progressed to writing psychological suspense and cosy-crime novels with strong, lovable, Northeast characters. This is my passion now, and last year, I published, Clive’s Christmas Crusades, Clive Thompson Investigates I

Twenty-nine-year-old, Clive and his partner, Barbara have lived together for a year now. Clive works as a tour leader on trips around his beloved York City. When he finishes one of his favourite, murder-mystery treasure hunts, he pockets his tips but is mugged on the way home. Clive is enraged that someone could do this to him and sets out to successfully find the mugger himself. Knowing how it feels to be a victim of crime, and with Barbara by his side, Clive helps the community and neighbours fight back against pick-pocketers, burglars, and an on-line dating scam. 

This year, I took Clive on holiday and wrote, Death at the Caravan Park. Clive Thompson Investigates 11  

Clive Thompson heads for Whitley Bay caravan park to finish writing his novel. He’s never had a caravan holiday before and is warmly greeted by the manager, Liz Mathews, who lives on the park. She is single and cares for her ninety-year-old mother who has Alzheimer’s Disease. Clive meets the people in neighbouring caravans and has an amazing view from his veranda over the sea to St. Mary’s Lighthouse. However, Audrey goes missing during the night and Liz is beside herself with worry. The police are out looking for her, but disillusioned by their efforts, Clive begins his own investigations. 

Next year, Clive Thompson Investigates 111 will be published with the title, ‘Confession is Good for the Soul’ where Clive will undertake his final adventures in Harrogate. 

Clive, my bumbling amateur sleuth and self-published author begins a new job for a PI as his assistant and gets involved with deathbed confessional cases. Sergeant Riley confesses to shooting Private Jones during the war for cowardice. Jake Robinson confesses to drowning his sister when he was a teenager. Neil Robinson is mixed up with his twin, Nigel. And Michael Davies finds out that his own father started the housefire where the rest of his family died. Clive, and his good friend, Simon belong to a writing group at the library where you’ll find some very interesting characters. In the climax of the story, when Clive and Simon are caught up in a near-death situation, they are rescued mainly by the community pulling together and the heroic efforts of the PI.