DIVE a totally gripping, breathlessly twisty crime mystery

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Dive centres around the narrative of David, a disgraced officer who is shunted down to ‘wet’ duty, dredging the river for unpleasant things. Jon studied for an MA in Dramaturgy and Script Development at Exeter University, and is an alumnus of Curtis Brown Creative. Dive’ was a screenplay before it became a novel, and had to rely on the tropes of the crime thriller in a very specific context.

I’ve since spoken quietly to other authors about this to prove to myself I wasn’t acting out of turn. A tidal river two hundred and fifteen miles long, snaking through central London as it winds a course to the sea. Selling the book on the basis that a female supporting character has a larger role than she actually does felt like lying to readers. He works freelance as a script editor for various independent filmmakers, with a focus on genre storytelling.He teaches screenwriting for young people at Iconic Steps, The Princes Trust, and Lambeth Adult Learning. The agreement was for Dive to be published in any format in the English language (as opposed to world-all rights, an important distinction I have since learned).

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An outdoor enthusiast with over twenty years' publishing experience, he’s the author of Vertebrate’s best-selling Peak District Mountain Bikingand White Peak Mountain Bikingguides. Another element I enjoyed was the way tension is built throughout, both through the use of a dual narrative and through plotting. I was relieved to find a consensus: don’t back down – it’s your name on the book at the end of the day.A keen fell and trail runner, when not working she is usually out using her poor navigation skills to recce a route, or mountain biking in Grizedale Forest with her canine companion, Gilbert.

While I’ve had nice responses in reviews on GoodReads and Netgalley, I’ve also had blank stares and muted reactions. They were well-rounded and nuanced, and didn’t easily fall into the stereotypical ‘cop’ characters that often populate this kind of fiction. A briefcase is discovered in the same stretch of water, and suddenly the higher-ups at CID, including Naomi’s rival, Detective Chief Inspector Shannon Baines, start showing an interest.

Under his guidance, our titles have picked up numerous awards – including the prestigious Boardman Tasker Prize, the Grand Prize at the Banff Mountain Book Festival and the TGO Book of the Year award.