Penny Grubb
Penny has been a writer all her life, winning her first writing competition aged 9. In 2004, she won a prestigious Crime Writers’ Dagger for her novel The Doll Makers. In a varied career that has taken her round the world, she has been based in academia, healthcare and the world of writers’ rights. She was awarded her doctorate in 1992. For six years she was Chair of the world’s largest writers’ organisation, the ALCS. Now semi-retired she concentrates on her crime writing. Her novels are a contemporary mix of private investigator and police procedurals.
Penny also works as an editor and writing tutor for both fiction and non-fiction. Her website includes a page devoted to tips and tricks for writers. Her blog is a mix of life experiences, opinion pieces, writer interviews and topics that simply felt were worth recording.
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Buried Deep by Penny Grubb
Buried Deep is Crime Dagger winner Penny Grubb’s 5th book in her private investigator series, but also book 1 of her Webber & Ahmed police procedurals.
In the aftermath of a flash flood in the historic town of York, something nasty emerges from the surging waters. It sets off a police investigation and a train of events that reach further than anyone anticipated. And while they’re struggling to understand the far-reaching consequences, no one has thought to look nearer home.
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The Jawbone Gang by Penny Grubb
Private Investigator Annie finds herself tangled in a complex case whilst trying to balance her own troubles. The Jawbone Gang is a page-turning crime thriller by the Yorkshire based author Penny Grubb.
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Opening Doors - Fantabble horror shorts - Book 1 by Penny Grubb
Opening Doors by Penny Grubb is a Fantabble audio short. It is expertly read by acclaimed actor, Penelope McDonald and post produced by sound guru, Simon Woolcott.
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This is a Red Room production for Fantastic Books Audio.Starting at: £0.50
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Dreaming of Steam
23 railway inspired tales that mine a rich seam of creativity from the heart of the Yorkshire Wolds. From pure fiction to basis in fact; from wonderfully evocative and painstaking detail to distant viewpoints, from the 1850’s through to the present day and on into the future, every tale in this remarkable collection will entertain you as it brings alive the natural beauty of the Yorkshire Wolds. “The range is truly fascinating from supernatural and science-fiction to wartime drama and accounts based on real people and events” - Lord Faulkner of Worcester, President of the Heritage Railway Association
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666 by Michael Brookes and various authors
The 666 horror anthology comprises stories of exactly 666 words and includes tales from Michael Brookes, Nathan Robinson, Linda Acaster, Stuart Aken, Regina Puckett and John Scotcher.
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Like False Money by Penny Grubb
Apparently, the death was accidental but its distorted revelations leave Private Investigator Annie fighting for her integrity and innocence. Like False Money is an exhilarating crime, thriller by Yorkshire based author Penny Grubb.
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The Doll Makers by Penny Grubb
Annie faces an impossible decision and embarks on a journey in search of answers. The Doll Makers, which won an international Crime Writers’ Dagger in 2004, is a dramatic and intriguing crime thriller written by Yorkshire based author Penny Grubb.
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Where There's Smoke by Penny Grubb
Where There’s Smoke is the fourth novel in Penny Grubb’s Annie Raymond mystery series. The world of the modern private investigator has its sleazy side, and in this one, Annie is right up against it. Learn MoreStarting at: £8.50
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Tiger Blood by Penny Grubb
Tiger Blood is book 2 in Penny Grubb’s Webber & Ahmed series of police procedurals.
30 years ago a get-away car was dumped – 15 years ago a middle-aged woman committed suicide – last night someone hacked the city’s traffic systems.
With stretched resources Detective Superintendent Martyn Webber must concentrate on the here and now, but the past is about to rear up and cause mayhem. It’s not only his professional life that is about to be turned on its head.
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Syrup Trap City by Penny Grubb
Syrup Trap City is Penny Grubb’s 7th crime novel. Set in the Northern port of Hull, it features private investigator, Annie Raymond, her boss, the enigmatic Mrs Peters, and Detective Ayaan Ahmed who Annie last met in very trying circumstances in York (see Buried Deep and Tiger Blood).
The story opens as the year draws to a close and Hull looks forward to a momentous year. The wider landscape passes Annie by as the realisation dawns that this routine job is not all that it seems. As she is faced with an unexpected and unwelcome reminder from the past, she realises just how badly she has taken her eye off the ball.
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