Greetings lovely readers and friends. How are you?

I'm well and have had such a fabulous summer. I have been far too busy, teaching, and sitting exams, but over and above it all, it has been a time for hanging with friends and following my passions as well.

I mentioned that I'm writing Dog Eat Dog, Bk 7 of The Cambridge Murder Mysteries, and I wanted to offer a little teaser to those who have pre-ordered the book and those thinking about it. 

The book is set back in Cambridge once more. With Elizabeth Green having come back from Italy, she is exhausted from having solved murders abroad. Inspector Bob Abley is under pressure to find some missing VIPs but cannot bring himself to ask for her help.

What I can tell you is that a lot of the characters in this book have dogs. Big ones, small ones, fluffy and short haired, and that dogs feature heavily in the plot. So this murder mystery most definitely has a canine feel about it. 

I have started to plot the next novel after this one, Bk 8. It is also set in Cambridge, and Elizabeth is back in the driving seat. I always thought I would write 13 books in the series, so I feel like I'm just over half way through the story of Elizabeth now. Having lost her husband, she is still in mourning and has not quite come to terms with what has happened. 

You will find me on Instagram at the moment, so why not come and find me at charlot_king_cambridge

Happy days,
​Cxx

Hello peeps, it has been a while since I wrote a blog.

But this week I have news about my next book in the Cambridge Murder Mystery series. Bk7, which is titled Dog Eat Dog. It is now up for pre-order on Amazon. I will shortly make it available on Barnes and Noble and Kobo too.

I know authors say how excited they are about books they have written, especially when they are writing them. I think this book feels closest to my heart so far in all the books. Because it features dogs.

Some of you might know that I have two other books in a series called Animal Tales on sale. I don't promote them - not sure why - but these novels also feel close to my heart. The reason is that I have always cared about animal welfare. Always have, always will. There are a growing number who feel the same. Back in the '80s and '90s - being Generation X and growing up in those decades - it was seen as silly. That animals were not sentient, and so should not have rights. Or, we should not feel like we should have obligations towards them.

If anything, our treatment of animals has got worse since those days, as agriculture has turned more 'industrial' and animals on farms packed in and stacked high. 

Enough of my ranting. Dog Eat Dog is a murder mystery, like the other books which precede it. I hope you like it if you decide to read it. Those who have dogs, care about dogs, might like it especially. I got the illustrator to put my dog on the cover, to remind me why I am writing it. Thank you, Moobear!

​Cxx