I promised to tell you more about the Curzon Group Airport Tour when I had time. The manuscript for Road Closed has gone off to my publisher. The third book in my series of thrillers is beckoning from the shadows. I'm resisting becoming too involved in its world for a few days while I take a short break. Not being idle . . .

Today I'm giving a talk to a library reading group, tomorrow the Curzon Gang are out for lunch (!) then I'm meeting a local bookshop manager, book signing in Oxford, and off to BBC Broadcasting House for an interview - a typical week in fact.

All the time Road Closed is revolving in my head - What exactly is the nature of the relationship between my Detective Inspector and her Sergeant? Have I written enough about the Detective Chief Inspector? I quite like the understated development of her relationship with Geraldine Steel, but what will my readers think? - Is there enough tension to keep my readers on the edge of their seats? Are the police procedure and forensics as authentic as in Cut Short? Is that aspect of the two books too similar? -

Where was I? Oh yes, I'm taking a break from writing. But, as Eugene Ionesco said, 'A writer never has a vacation. For a writer life consists of either writing or thinking about writing.'

Next time I'll tell you about the Airport Tour . . .