www.leomcneir.com
The website of crime writer Leo McNeir
A message from Leo
Hallo! I’m very pleased to welcome you to my new-look website.
The old site served me well for some years, but I had started to feel
that it was getting over-crowded and it felt like time for a change. The
new site has a more spacious feel to it and gives me greater
flexibility. I hope you will like it and find it at least as
user-friendly as the last one.
I am delighted that the first announcement on the new site is that my wife Cassandra has just had her first cookery book published. It is entitled, ‘Creative cooking in small spaces – the Wow Factor’ and, having been the guinea pig for most of the recipes, I can confirm that it is well worth reading. More details about it can be found here.
This year is quite a contrast with my miserable experiences of 2009.
Now, my state of health has improved so that I am almost fully back to
normal and able to get on with enjoying life again. My writing schedule
is also back on track, which for me is the biggest bonus of all.
In
addition to meeting readers at boat shows and waterways events, this
year has brought new opportunities. I was invited to give a series of
talks in Northamptonshire libraries at the beginning of the year. This
developed into a short series of writer-in-residence sessions, and they
in turn led to further talks and meetings in libraries throughout
National Crime Fiction Week in June.
I
am a great supporter of public libraries and it was a pleasure working
with the dynamic and delightful librarians in the county. It was a great
surprise to learn that so many people seem to know my books inside and
out, and their questions were highly perceptive. I hope to be able to
take part in similar events in the future.
As
I write these notes I am making steady progress with the next novel in
the Marnie Walker series. As yet it’s too soon to know when it might be
ready for publication, but I’m hopeful that it might appear before the
end of the year. Watch this space.
My next public engagement will be at the IWA National Waterways Festival at Beale Park on the Thames during the August Bank Holiday. If you happen to be going, please come along and say hallo. I promise you a warm welcome.
Have a great summer!
