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Tulip Murders, the fifth book in the Johnson & Wilde series of canal crime mystery novels, has been published. Author, Andy Griffee, began the series 5 years ago after several members of the Canal World Forum came forward to volunteer to help with his research. Andy, who lives in Worcestershire, says their input has been invaluable in making the books as accurate as possible. The books have also been boosted with bespoke maps of each novel's location supplied by Michael Pearson of the famous Pearson & Son Canal Companions. The series is based on the travels of a live-aboard journalist called Jack Johnson who takes his boat, a 64 ft stern cruiser called Jumping Jack Flash, around the country. He is accompanied by a border terrier called Eddie and occasionally by his, so far, unrequited love-interest Nina Wilde. His 'Canal-Noir' plots have variously been based on the Stratford, the Worcester & Birmingham, the River Avon, the Kennet & Avon, the River Thames, the Oxford, the Staffs & Worcs and, in his latest book, the canals of Amsterdam. The books are all available as e-books, paperbacks and hardbacks from Amazon.

Coming soon. Tulip Murders is out on Amazon on March 28th. Another tiller thriller in the Johnson and Wilde crime mystery series. How and why are long dead tulips decorating corpses across Amsterdam? Jack, Nina and Eddie (the dog) are on the case.

Delighted you enjoyed the first three...and I hope you enjoy Devil's Den. As for Jack and Nina, read on......!

My new canal-based tiller thriller, Devil's Den is now out. It's book 4 in the Johnson & Wilde crime mystery series which traces the progress of Jack Johnson on his 64 ft stern cruiser, Jumping Jack Flash. After previous adventures in the Midlands, Bath and Oxford, Jack and his sidekick Nina Wilde are moored up on the Staffs & Worcs near Kinver. The book was inspired by a reference in Pearson's to Devil's Den, a boathouse carved out of a sandstone cliff on the canal near the Stourton junction. Thanks again to Canal World members for advice and support. Devil's Den, a novella, is now available on Kindle (£5) or as a paperback (£7) from http://amzn.to/3jhkKpO Enjoy!

Hi Matty. I hope you are well. E-mailed you invite to launch party for Oxford Blues but no reply?? I remember Lady Grey well. Just finished first draft of book 4 - set in Amsterdam! Always up for crewing opportunities.

Thank you very much. I hope you enjoy it.

Yes, kindle editions available of all three books as I know space can be a premium on a boat.

Oxford Blues, the third book in my canal and river-based crime mystery series, is now available. This time journalist Jack Johnson, army widow Nina Wilde and Eddie the border terrier fetch up on the River Isis at Oxford where the action takes place between Iffley Lock and Folly Bridge. It's January and a pair of magnet fishermen discover a young woman undergraduate's body at Iffley Weir and Jack is soon caught up in Dreaming Spires, Drowned Love and Dirty Business. There's a floating brothel, a perilous hot-air balloon flight, university rowing and organised criminal gangs using children to run County Lines drug-dealing operations. Thanks again to Canal World Forum members for advice during research for the book. Signed copies are available directly from orphanspublishing.co.uk (free p&p) or the hardback and e-book editions are available to order from online and good local booksellers. Oxford Blues follows book one, Canal Pushers set on the Midlands canals and book 2, River Rats, which is set on the River Avon at Bath. (nb the site owner has given permission for occasional updates on these books as and when they are published).

The paperback of Canal Pushers, an exciting crime mystery set on the Stratford and Worcester & Birmingham canals, is now available. Canal Pushers was published last year as the first in the Johnson & Wilde series which follows liveaboard journalist Jack Johnson around the UK's waterways. It is available from all good book retailers (price £8.99). The second book in the series, River Rats, is also available in hardback or as an e-book. A must read for anyone who enjoys a Tiller Thriller when they aren't at the helm themselves. Published by orphanspublishing.co.uk.

River Rats, the second book in my crime mystery series based on Britain's waterways, is published today. The book is set in Bath on the River Avon and the Kennet & Avon Canal. It follows the continuing fortunes of divorced and penniless journalist Jack Johnson and the young army widow Nina Wilde who he met on the Stratford Canal in my debut novel Canal Pushers. Once again, the plot is inspired by true events - in this case a long-running row between boat owners moored on the Avon and residents at Saltford, just outside Bath. However, this time Jack gets into deep water by coming to the aid of a small boating community threatened by unscrupulous property developers, corrupt councillors and Serbian hitmen. Many thanks once again to Zenataumm, VictorVectis and matty40s of this parish for their expert input. Signed hardback books are available directly from https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.orphanspublishing.co.uk%2Fbook%2Friver-rats&data=02|01||9f2f46c42c3849ed9fd308d7d4aadff6|84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa|1|0|637211702675250916&sdata=1x4QivplmAWyij9XWbTykBD5j0TJ7eUR6JlV52PnTkc%3D&reserved=0 or from andygriffee.co.uk (£18.99 including postage) or as an e-book (£4.99). Everyone is also welcome to drop into my Facebook Live at 6.30pm this evening (April 2nd) for a brief VIRTUAL launch event. https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fevents%2F546304742690595%2F&data=02|01||9f2f46c42c3849ed9fd308d7d4aadff6|84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa|1|0|637211702675240904&sdata=UGp149cYbopnqZXUGClUp%2FA95McfGkwaMzeibmakuU0%3D&reserved=0 (NOTE: Kind permission for this post has been given in advance by DHutch on a one-off basis)

Thanks Jo - very kind.

CANALWORLD members are cordially invited to Birmingham Waterstones on June 26th for a book event featuring CANAL PUSHERS, the new crime thriller by Andy Griffee which is set on two of the Midlands canals. Further information and ticket booking is available on: https://bit.ly/318fUgw?fbclid=IwAR0ZtFflk8u4RWxjLcOFem2O1mCI7NEpBvawVO_YUhRkzPF_V3zVshDjdXs Early reviews have called it 'enjoyable and gripping' and its chase has been compared to John Buchan's classic 39 Steps - which can't be bad! It sold well at Crick (thanks to Droitwich Marina's Nick and Ali Parkes) and it's an ideal book to be read at 4mph. Available to order in hardback or e-book, or come along to Birmingham Waterstones on June 26th at 6pm. (nb limited promotion of this book has been pre-approved for CanalWorld by the site's owner.)

Overseas holiday paid for by sales? Yes please! Yes the permission was sought and given to draw attention to the book as long as it wasn’t too OTT and had a good editorial justification (ie publication day etc).

Thanks very much Mike. Ok, this will sound smug but I've already written the second one and found it much easier as I plotted it all out in advance rather than making it up as I went along. This made it a much quicker and more pleasurable process (and wife prefers book 2). It'll be published in about 8 months.