James McGee

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JAMES McGEE

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Wolf's Lair Japanese Edition
Wolf's Lair Japanese Edition
Crow's War Japanese Edition
Crow's War Japanese Edition
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Crow's War DJ Stratus_edited.jpg
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Trigger Men DJ Stratus_edited.jpg
Wolf's Lair Original Artwork
Wolf's Lair Original Artwork
Trigger Men Original Artwork
Trigger Men Original Artwork
Crow's War DJ Grafton.jpg
Crow's War DJ Grafton.jpg
Wolf's Lair Greek Edition
Wolf's Lair Greek Edition
Trigger Men Japanese Edition
Trigger Men Japanese Edition
Wolf's Lair DJ Stratus_edited.jpg
Wolf's Lair DJ Stratus_edited.jpg
Wolf's Lair Japanese Edition
Wolf's Lair Japanese Edition
Crow's War Japanese Edition
Crow's War Japanese Edition
Crow's War DJ Stratus_edited.jpg
Crow's War DJ Stratus_edited.jpg
Trigger Men DJ Stratus_edited.jpg
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    A great way to start the day..!
    James McGee
    • Sep 6, 2019

    A great way to start the day..!

    So there I was, about to partake of my morning coffee when I opened my e-mail to find a very nice message from Caroline Eliasson at...
    To let you know....Hawkwood, the story so far...
    James McGee
    • Feb 17, 2019

    To let you know....Hawkwood, the story so far...

    Over the past couple of months, I've received some very nice e-mails from readers asking if there's another Hawkwood novel on the way...
    Who's looking daggers...?
    James McGee
    • Sep 4, 2017

    Who's looking daggers...?

    Well, whaddya know, those very nice people at HarperCollins have nominated The Reckoning for the CWA Historical Dagger Award..! The...
    The Reckoning: latest info...
    James McGee
    • Apr 12, 2017

    The Reckoning: latest info...

    It's taken a while, but at long last Anne - my long-suffering but brilliant copy-editor - and I finally managed to work our way through...
    Spotted this...
    James McGee
    • Dec 28, 2016

    Spotted this...

    Came across a fascinating news article on the BBC website a couple of days ago explaining how modern doctors have confirmed a diagnosis...
    Update - Hawkwood VI...
    James McGee
    • Dec 23, 2016

    Update - Hawkwood VI...

    Just had the word back from my editor who tells me she's happy with the amendments I made to the second draft of The Reckoning, which is...
    Meanwhile...
    James McGee
    • Nov 29, 2016

    Meanwhile...

    Back when The Blooding first came out – somewhere around the time the old king died, or so it seems now - I was approached by Suzanne...
    Hawkwood 6: start the New Year not with a bang but with an apology...
    James McGee
    • Jan 14, 2016

    Hawkwood 6: start the New Year not with a bang but with an apology...

    Being a glutton for punishment I thought I’d start the new year with a quick look at my Amazon.uk page, with a view to sprucing up the...
    Only a submission, but...
    James McGee
    • Oct 6, 2015

    Only a submission, but...

    There I was, surfing the Interweb thingy during a slack moment when I suddenly found myself confronted by a reference to one J McGee...
    Interview with SO19...
    James McGee
    • Sep 11, 2015

    Interview with SO19...

    Right, I'd better start by saying that on this occasion SO19 is not the Special Firearms Unit of the London Metropolitan Police, thank...
    Open Letters Monthly Review
    James McGee
    • Aug 20, 2015

    Open Letters Monthly Review

    ​​ Just found this review from Open Letters Monthly, courtesy of that very nice man ( I say that, but I've never actually met him...)...
    Historical Novel Society Review
    James McGee
    • Aug 10, 2015

    Historical Novel Society Review

    Very nice review for The Blooding from the Historical Novel Society, a fine body of discerning readers and critics, even if I do say so...
    High Five...
    James McGee
    • Jul 10, 2015

    High Five...

    When The Blooding first hit the shelves I was asked by my publisher, HarperCollins, which five novels had inspired me to write. The list...
    The Blooding: Origins
    James McGee
    • Jul 8, 2015

    The Blooding: Origins

    Just before the The Blooding was published Waterstones asked me to write a blog entry for their website explaining how I came up with the...
    Cracking review for The Blooding from Publishers Weekly
    James McGee
    • Jun 28, 2015

    Cracking review for The Blooding from Publishers Weekly

    'Matthew Hawkwood’s heartbreaking past meets his hair-raising present in McGee’s splendid fifth Regency thriller (after 2014’s...
    James McGee
    • May 25, 2015

    Close, but no cigar....

    Well, not that close, but you know what I mean. Sadly, The Blooding didn't make it onto the final short list for the CWA Endeavour...
    Nobody tells me anything...
    James McGee
    • May 13, 2015

    Nobody tells me anything...

    All right, I confess: every so often I’ll check out Google to see if my latest offering has received any reviews. So I zapped in...
    We'll always have Paris...well, nearly..
    James McGee
    • Apr 6, 2015

    We'll always have Paris...well, nearly..

    Opened my e-mails the other morning to find a message from a very nice lady called Saara (yes, definitely double 'a', in case you were...
    El Rescuitador
    James McGee
    • Apr 4, 2015

    El Rescuitador

    Resurrectionist - Spanish edition promo Thought I'd post this. I don't speak the language, but it does look suitably sinister..! Er...not...
    COUXSACHRAGE
    James McGee
    • Mar 16, 2015

    COUXSACHRAGE

    I'd always wanted to write a novel featuring Native Americans and The Blooding was my chance. The plot was determined as much by the...
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