Hello and Seasons Greetings,

It’s nearly Christmas! How did that happen? I know it’s said that time flies as you get older, but really, this year has disappeared in a whirl! The tree is up, the halls have been decked, but how and where we spend Christmas is up in the air. With my second grandchild due imminently, it is quite literally a movable feast this year.  Here’s hoping we have an extra special reason for celebration, to add to the arrival of gorgeous great-nephew Harry earlier this week.

Thank you to all those kind enough to have read and reviewed Quite by Chance, it was  a little different to the usual Meredith & Hodge set up, and it was certainly a marmite novel  for Meredith & Hodge fans. Some of you loved it, some said, “Nah, let’s get back to normal.”

Whichever side of the fence you sit on this, they are back to a more familiar routine in Family Matters, which is almost ready for its first edit. To keep me focused and on schedule, it’s up for pre-order HERE. I think you’ll like this one. A twisted ex-con is stalking Patsy and Amanda, there’s a wedding, and Meredith’s half brother turns up with trouble not far behind, and the body of an old friend in his car! Which colour cover do you prefer? I can’t decide.

Pardon? What do you mean, whose wedding? I’m not telling, that would ruin the fun!

Once Family Matters has been put to bed, I’ll be getting on with the next in the Bearing Witness series, Terms of Affection. I’m really looking forward to getting back to those wonderful Bearing women. If you have yet to venture into the Bearing Witness series, Witness for Wendy is on offer at 0.99 until December 26th, if you want a bargain read for the holidays, pick up a copy now.

Don’t forget if you follow me on BookBub you may choose a free ebook from my list of novels. Simply click here and you’ll be taken to my author page, and find the follow button on the top right. If you don’t use your own name for BookBub please drop me a line and let me know what it is and I’ll be in touch.

I’m happy to report all my reviews are up to date for 2018, somehow I don’t think I’ll be finishing another before the New Year.  I’ve read some crackers recently, you can see my reviews here.

That’s it for now, I’m off to wrap some presents and put the sprouts on – just kidding, the presents are wrapped. Wherever and whatever is happening with your Christmas this year, I hope you have a jolly good one. Here’s to a wonderful and peaceful Christmas and a very Happy New Year.

Couldn’t leave you with out an ahhh moment, so here he is, our lovely, little Harry. Simply perfect!

Hello Wonderful Readers,

As the author, MKT, is tied up with other stuff at the moment, I thought it was about time someone made contact with you, and when I say someone, I mean me, Linda, we met in Misplaced Loyalty. Remember? I can feel some hesitation . . . I think that a formal introduction might be necessary.

I’m Linda Callow, IT whiz kid, and almost a fully-fledged detective. I met Patsy Hodge in Misplaced Loyalty, in fact I was instrumental in cracking the case as I’m sure you’ll remember. No? Perhaps if I tell you that the Skipper, Meredith, calls me Loopy it will help? “Skipper?” I hear some of you ask. Well that’s a long story depending on how far you are in the series, and all is revealed in Mistaken Beliefs, but that’s not why I’m here. The picture on the right is pretty much what MKT has been doing for the last few weeks, that and a lot of reading, and the latest Meredith & Hodge novel – Quite by Chance – has not progressed much, nor has she written a newsletter. So, here I am, to talk about Ill Conceived, the second in the Meredith & Hodge series.

All the books in the Meredith & Hodge series can be read as stand-alone novels, but if you want to read Misplaced Loyalty first, drop her an email, or comment below and we’ll get a link off to you so you can download the ebook free.

Anyway, back to Ill Conceived. The Skipp . . . okay, I’ll call him Meredith, I don’t want to confuse you, Meredith arrests a gorgeous suspect for a seemingly motiveless murder. All the evidence says she did it, but Meredith doesn’t think so. He turns his normal working practice on its head and tries to prove her innocence. He’s also keeping secrets from Patsy, (and what a secret!), and ignoring her advice. Men can be quite stupid sometimes, because despite knowing she’s getting miffed, he ploughs on regardless, and look what happened! If you don’t know, I won’t tell you, it’ll ruin the surprise – although shock is probably a better word.

Meanwhile, Patsy is hired to solve a paternity case by successful local business woman, and it’s not straightforward. Well, it wouldn’t be would it? That wouldn’t make for good reading. It’s messy and it’s dangerous.

During their investigations, their paths cross, not that Meredith told Patsy that – he’ll never learn – and once again, I’m working away in the background, and turning up clues, but even I didn’t realise how much attention they had drawn to themselves, and that their lives were in danger from an unexpected quarter. Then of course there’s that knock at the door at the end. Wow.

Phew, I’m getting quite worked up remembering all this. There must be a cup of coffee and a cake somewhere with my name on it.  If you haven’t already read Ill Conceived, you should, you won’t be disappointed. You can download it by clicking here or on the cover, and all MKT’s books are free on KU.

I think I’d better go and get MKT out of her granddaughter’s tent and put her in front of the laptop to get on with Quite by Chance. If you liked hearing from me let MKT know, and I’ll pop back over for a chat sometime. Oh, and if you have any questions, ask away. Oops, I almost forgot, if you want to know what MKT has been reading, she’s updated her reviews here, she has read some crackers including her book of the year to date, so I suppose she has been doing something!

Until the next time, happy reading,

Linda

Hello, & welcome new subscribers,

It’s been a while since my last update, mainly because I’ve had my head down working on Witness for Wendy. As previously mentioned, this is not a Meredith & Hodge, more of psychological suspense with a touch of paranormal – I know – what a change in direction! It’s nearing its conclusion, and as always I now have to decide which of the three suspects ‘did it’. The wonderful Antony at ebook.designs.co.uk has come up with this cover for me. I like it, but what do you think? What does it say to you? Would this grab your attention? I’ve had to force myself to stay away from Meredith – a new plot is bubbling away in the background, and I know if I even type a note, Wendy will lie waiting for me until Meredith & Hodge are sorted. There are simply not enough hours . . .

In other news. . . my darling granddaughter is growing by the day and has such a cheeky smile – the dogs are behaving themselves (almost), and I’ve just discovered I have over thirty books on my kindle awaiting my attention. I think I need to book a holiday and get some serious reading done. Must finish Witness for Wendy first though! I have just taken some time out to get my reviews up to date. You can read them here: mkturnerbooks.co.uk/reviews/

A reader has asked, (some might say he’s cheeky, I say if you don’t ask you’ll never know) if any of my other books will be going on offer. So, to enable you to see what made Meredith the man he is, I’m pleased to say that The Making of Meredith will be reduced to .99 for a week from the 14th August. Click on the cover if you want to grab a copy.

Finally, if you have read the first three of the Meredith & Hodge series – I now have a box set available and I’m in need of reviews to qualify for a promotion I want to run. If you enjoyed reading, Misplaced Loyalty, Ill Conceived and The Wrong Shoes, your honest thoughts would be wonderful. Please click here to leave even the most basic of reviews.

That’s it for now, back to the laptop…

Happy reading,

Hello, and welcome to all new subscribers,

I’m thrilled that my first grandchild is due to be born at the end of the month, although it is distracting me from my writing. My mind wanders from which murder weapon, to, should I buy X (insert baby item of choice) now, or wait until the baby arrives? I have no idea how I’ll control my brain for the first couple of months.  So, at the moment, I’m getting as much done as I can. I have two new novels in progress, working titles: An Unexpected Turn of Events, and Witness for Wendy, and if I get stuck on one, or need to do more research I pop over to the other. You can find out more about those by clicking here.

I’ve also updated my Reading page, where you can find out what I read, what I thought, and what my current favourite is. If something takes your fancy, you can now click the cover and be taken to Amazon to check the blurb and or buy it. Have a peep here.

I’m currently awaiting the printed copies of the new Meredith & Hodge novel, Mistaken Beliefs, for a final proof read, and then it’ll will be all systems go to get it out there. They should be here within the next few days, and if everything goes according to plan it will be available for pre-order shortly, and published in mid-June. Click here for the blurb. On that note, I’m also in the process of building my readers group. At the moment I have a dozen or so readers who Beta read, and or receive advanced copies of new releases for their honest opinions. They let me know if the story line works, if I’ve made any glaring errors, and sometimes suggestions where improvements can be made. It works really well for all of us, I get pointers to improve other reader’s enjoyment of my novels, and a prompt honest review, and they get free advanced copies of all my work. I’m looking to expand my team, so if you have enjoyed reading my novels and may be interested in joining my readers group, please leave me a message below and I’ll get right back to you.

That’s it for now, I really must get some writing done before my nappy changing duties call – still very excited…

Happy Reading,