“As a reporter I worked alongside the Police extensively, and the relationshipbetween the two institutions is less than easy,”admits Murray.“That’s why I createda blossoming love interest between the case’s lead investigator and a beautifuljournalist; to explore just how this relationship changes when things get personal.”Continuing, “It’s also set in the 1980s so that the focus can be placed on grassrootsinvestigative work – rather than technology. With London as its playground, readerswil travel across the city to many landmarks and places they’ve visited in reality. Ilove to blur the lines between fact and fiction.”While it has attracted many positive reviews, Murray’s ability to add to the suspensethrough character development has drawn specific praise. For example, R. Huckstepcomments, “Tremendous first novel from Mr Murray. Loved the detailed build-‐up ofthe characters as the story unfolds. Loved it!”Fans of classic crime fiction are urged to purchase their copies as soon as possible.‘Blood of the Rose’, published by Urbane, is available now.Amazon: http://amzn.to/1yJ57pH.Publisher’s official website: http://urbanepublications.com/shop.About the Author:
About the Author:KEVIN MURRAYbegan his writing career 40 years ago,working on The Star, Johannesburg's biggest daily newspaper.He soon became Chief Crime Reporter in what was consideredto be the crime capital of the world. He once achieved arecord of more than 30 consecutive days of front-‐page crimestories, including an aircraft hijacking, several murders,numerous armed robberies and even drug-‐related gang wars.Since then, his successful career has spanned magazinepublishing, public relations and strategic communications. Being a storytel er is hiscraft. He has written two bestsel ing business books on leadership and has acupboard ful of ideas for the next novel. You can fol ow him on twitter@kevinmurray and he is currently chair of http://www.goodrelationsgroup.com/
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