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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How to be a Fantastic Writer
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Falling Into Crime - The Annie Raymond Mysteries by Penny Grubb
Falling into Crime comprises the first three of Penny Grubb’s private investigator crime novels. This re-edited trilogy follows Annie Raymond from her first chaotic venture into her chosen profession, through her early struggles, to her emergence as a true professional. It’s a page-turning, fast and turbulent ride, leaving Annie no space to appraise the ambition that took her life on this particular course. Once forced to face it, she knows that a fundamental re-evaluation is long overdue, but the push comes from an unwelcome source that proves more of a threat than anything she has faced before.
The trilogy includes the winner of the 2004 international Crime Writers’ Association Dagger, The Doll Makers, along with John Creasy Dagger nominee, Like False Money, and The Jawbone Gang.
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Preparing for Higher Education Study by Penny Grubb
Preparing for Higher Education Study aims to support students starting out in higher education. It focuses on the key skills required to make the step up from school or college to university education.The conventional student of the 20th century is no longer the norm in many sectors. People now enter higher education via diverse routes.They might for example be experienced individuals holding down responsible jobs who want to build their expertise and enhance their career prospects, but who have been out of formal education for several years, or they might be people with the ability but not the standard pre-requisites for a degree course.This book will give new students the boost they need to make the step up into higher education.Dr Penny Grubb has worked in academia since the 1980’s and has introduced generations of new students to higher education study. Her later academic work focussed on innovative ways to educate so-called fragile learners to give them the foundation and confidence to move on to degree courses. Penny’s academic writing has covered healthcare informatics, software maintenance, creative writing and teaching techniques. Learn MoreStarting at: £3.99
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Boxed In by Penny Grubb
It’s years since Private Investigator Annie Raymond set eyes on PC Jennifer Flanagan, yet here they are face to face because a rogue shipping container turned up in a recycling yard on the outskirts of Hull, and a man died. The grieving widow hurls accusations but too quickly backs off.
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The year is 1992.
On a whim, reporter Robert Black follows a dubious lead. He meets Yvonne Leviston, a volunteer supervisor at a run-down school. She looks a good bet to pay his bills for a few months, so Robert makes his move.
Yvonne’s project group of 11-year-olds are a nuisance but their work stumbles over an unexpectedly interesting angle. Robert and Yvonne ignore the children and weave their inept way around the edges of a murder trial and potential miscarriage of justice. As the secret starts to reveal itself, potential fame and fortune beckons. Robert distances himself from Yvonne, not wanting to share the glory.
Yet old secrets can be deadly, and someone is tracking Robert’s every move.
Finally, he turns his attention to the children, especially Chantelle, Dean and Sheridan, the trio who have always inexplicably been one step ahead. But is it too late?
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