Shedunnit – Now and Then

  • 26th January 2023
  • Blog

The inspirations behind Dead Language and Other Stories. Part 1  This 3-part blog is inspired by the talk I gave at the launch party for my new book Dead Language and Other Stories, one stormy night in St Leonards on Sea in November. As the waves crashed onto the shingle only yards from the jazzy venue, I condensed three years’…

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CHIPPED PEARLS GIVEAWAY

  • 28th November 2021
  • News

Fancy winning a copy of Chipped Pearls: Elvira Slate Investigations Book 2 to celebrate the book’s new cover and  our new trailer? Head over to Shedunnit Productions Instagram to find out more how to win. Full T&Cs below. Shedunnit Productions Giveaway Terms and Conditions1  This is a prize draw run by Shedunnit Productions Ltd for five winners to each win one author-signed copy of Chipped…

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Confronting Golden Ageism

  • 17th September 2020
  • News
Ever wondered why 1940s noir had no older women detectives? Read Helen Jacey’s guest blog for Mystery Readers Fanfare and find out what she did about this glaring absence!
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Want to show off your inner sleuth?

  • 17th September 2020
  • Blog
To celebrate the launch of the website, Shedunnit has partnered up with the fabulous The Vintage Woman magazine for their forthcoming Issue 5 a cover star competition. You can out find out all about it here:
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Noir with a Female Gaze

  • 10th September 2020
  • Blog

What is it about 1940s crime noir that is so irresistible and enduring? My love affair with the genre started in my early teens, watching movies like The Big Sleep, The Blue Dahlia, and The Third Man. I found them compelling; the high stakes, the larger than life characters and murky worlds in black, white and shades of grey. Not…

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