Thorn In My Side
Thorn In My Side is a new departure for Sheila Quigley: the start of a new series, with new characters and a new setting (not to mention a new publisher!) Meet DI Mike Yorke, and learn how he met Smiler, and what brings the two of them to Holy Island, on the northeast coast of England - and mysteries and terror they find there.
"Sometimes brutal, sometimes scary, sometimes funny. Always entertaining! Quigley delivers a storming debut to her brand new series with Thorn In My Side."
Matt Hilton, author of the Joe Hunter thrillers.
Sheila adds:
Thorn In My Side is also the start of a new adventure for me: that of co-publisher, with my son Michael. I am really excited about this, and hope it will make it easier to bring you the books you love!
Don't worry about the Seahills, Lorraine and Co. aren't going away. I'm working on a new one Stand By Me, which will be out early next year, and already thinking about the next Mike Yorke book, Nowhere Man, also out next year.
Thank you to all my fans for their support, and I hope it continues! I hope you like the new set of characters: from what I've been told about them, I have a sneaky feeling that you will.
Best wishes to all
Sheila Quigley.
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Calling all fans of the Seahills books!
Do you have a KILLER question that you want to ask the 'Queen of Crime', Sheila Quigley?
Ten questions from the fans will be put to Sheila as part of the Homicide in Houghton 5 tour, which will be visiting the fictional murder scenes from Sheila's books as part of the Houghton Feast 2010 celebrations in October.
So if you have something you are DYING to ask Sheila, please email Paul Lanagan on: .
The best 10 questions will be incorporated into the Homicide in Houghton tour. Sheila will be kept in the DARK and will not be told of the questions beforehand!
The tour takes place on Saturday October 16th, at 2.00 pm. Places are strictly limited, so please book your FREE place via Houghton Library by telephoning: 0191 561 6383.
And keep watching this space for information about other events, at which you can come along and say 'hello' to Sheila - sometimes solo, and sometimes teamed up with crime-writing friends Matt Hilton and Ken McCoy, otherwise known as Murder INK.
Visit Sheila's Picture Gallery, or read what Sheila has to say about the Durham Santa Stroll 2008.
Use the map to explore the Seahills Estate:
Read an interview online in the Sunderland Echo to find out about what else Sheila is writing, about her plans for her new series of novels, and how the Sunderland Echo helped her to learn to read! You can also find Sheila on Facebook! 
What's Sheila reading?
At a lot of library events one of the most asked questions is: what do you read? Mostly I read horror or fantasy, with the odd crime novel that takes my fancy - these must be fast paced with not a lot of procedural work thrown in.
The other day I called to pick my twelve year old granddaughter Shanine up, to take her and her six year old cousin Leah up to Holy Island where the new book, Thorn In My Side, is set. While waiting for her, I picked up her latest book, Wizards' Kingdom, by Colin R Parsons and could not put it down. She also raved about it, and was eager to get her hands on the next one. I was so pleased that she had finished it so I could take it home. A great read.
Check out his website - and some other great authors - on my links page.
Welcome to the Seahills Estate...
"You have to have hope, else there's no point in going on, is there?"
"Hope." Kerry spread her arms wide. "Around here? Yer fucking kidding, aren't yer?"
"Now it's not that bad."
"News flash, Sandra... it is that bad."
"No, Kerry pet. This is home. It's my home, it's your home. It's where we belong." She spread her own arms wide in imitation of Kerry. "Where else can yer get a cuppa free when yer need it, an ear when yer need it? These people won't walk past yer in the gutter, they'll pick yer up."
"Aye, maybes, but they'll pick yer pocket while they do it."
"No they won't. No one ever gets mugged or burgled on the Seahills."
Kerry folded her arms across her chest. "Have you flipped yer lid? Nobody's burgled around here, Sandra, cos this is where the burglars live. And the muggers, and the car thieves. There's one just gone in my house."
"Cal! He's a nice lad."
Extract from Run for Home
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