DIVE a totally gripping, breathlessly twisty crime mystery

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Fans of Robert Bryndza, Patricia Gibney, Angela Marsons, Biba Pearce and Line of Duty, prepare to dive into your new favourite read! I did speak to many commercial divers, and some of the old guard from the marine police consulted me informally. I sought a clear sense of the cover design six months in advance, the better to begin the thornier work of mentioning the book in other professional matters.

It was longlisted for the Bruntwood Prize, and reached the top 26% for BBC Drama Room submissions, which saw nearly 4,718 applications. Agent Clarice Starling (from Silence of the Lambsby Thomas Harris) remains the gold standard for me. Stephen's long and successful business career brings organisation and expertise to our enterprise; while his love of getting people outdoors is forever an inspiration for the great books we publish. I was excited by the potential of this murkier world of policing that puts the Thames at the heart of the action. Jon studied for an MA in Dramaturgy and Script Development at Exeter University, and is an alumnus of Curtis Brown Creative.When I signed up for my first course in 2019, I had a layman’s knowledge of the publishing industry. If the publishing industry were forthcoming about what really goes on behind closed doors, no-one would ever pursue writing novels in the traditional way.

Then they uncover something that will threaten to blow the case apart — if it doesn't get them killed first . I’d spent four years working on Dive on-and-off at that point, so it was hard not to take it personally. There were definitely some publishers that said they wanted something more conventionally commercial. Then a briefcase is discovered in the same stretch of water where the dead girls were found, and suddenly the higher-ups at CID, including Naomi’s rival, Detective Chief Inspector Shannon Baines, start showing an interest. Question: should I count the 10 weeks of time waiting for an editor to snap up Dive – shall we just agree to discount those 1680 hours?Dive sat dormant on my laptop until July 2019, when, following Kerry Hudson’sbrilliant one-time-only Breakthrough Festival, I was encouraged to finish. They are passionate champions of crime fiction; their insight is going to prove invaluable in introducing the murky world of police diving to readers. The dead girls all have the same nightclub stamp on the backs of their hands — the same one David’s daughter had the day she disappeared.

We managed to hit 10% of our target last week, with support growing steadily with lots of wonderful feedback and excitement to see the film completed. A keen runner, climber and mountain biker, he spent much of his twenties touring the world as a ‘professional’ (his words) climber and has now settled down, with the dream of one day not being the slowest runner in the company.

It was necessary for the story to function, but it also meant I could part from the reality of the real marine police when needed. NINE TO FIVE is a new short produced by collaborators from BFI NETWORK x BAFTA Crew 2020/21 with added material improvised by the cast. If you enjoy my interviews and reviews, please allow me to continue writing these posts by showing your support.