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Ian Gosling

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about me

I'm 50-something and live in a beautiful part of rural England. I love writing, but I am probably the world’s worst typist, so I find it very slow going at times (My desert island luxury would be a thought controlled laptop)

I write crime fiction with a raw edge. I have written LYING TO GOD in the present tense because I want the reader to be a witness. My characters want to talk to you. They want to get into your head. They want you to feel what they do.

Please take a look at LYING TO GOD and tell me know what you think. It needs cutting in places, so please suggest things for me to chop out. A lot of minor editing is required, please point out stupid mistakes like spelling and punctuation, mixed tenses and missing words (wurld’s wort tpist).

I'm happy to swap reads and comments. Please note – any comments are likely to be quite short (wirld’s wUrst tupist)

favourite books

Just about anything by: John Steinbeck - Ian Rankin - Len Deighton - Ian Fleming - Colin Dexter - Frederick Forsyth - Robert Ludlam -John Grisham
Other fiction: Thomas Hardy – Jude The Obscure; Hans Hellmut Kirst – The Night of The Generals; Nick Hornby – High Fidelity; Jo Reynolds – The Players; Will Self – The Book of Dave; Markus Zusak – The Book Thief

my websites

http://iangosling.com    

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my books

LYING TO GOD

Ian Gosling

Step inside the mind of a serial killer... feel his anger; share his pain

Warning: You will find no comfort here




THE FIRST TIME ADAM KILLED there was justification; he was angry and frustrated. If his crime had been discovered he could have got off with manslaughter.

BUT ADAM KILLED AGAIN and again until his anger subsided. He stopped before they caught him.

NOW HIS ANGER HAS RETURNED. More controlled than before, his preparations have been meticulous.

Adam will be their accuser, judge, jury and executioner. The first, a stranger – for practice. The last, a gift – for a friend. The others – for Him. Their crime - LYING TO GOD

Detective Superintendent Mike Barton is called to a crime scene where he sees the mutilated body of a woman, hanging beneath a bridge. He is reminded of the Cambridge Ripper murders; more than a decade earlier. He caught him; he’s in prison.

Barton’s fears that they have a copy-cat are confirmed when he receives an email from the killer promising more victims.

The promise is kept. As the killer taunts him with more emails, Barton repeats past mistakes. When it gets personal, his frustration boils over into anger.

 

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I wrote 679 days ago

This ticks all the boxes. Great pitch, tight pacy opening chapter - passes my bookshop test, and drags me onto the next chapter. Backed Ian Gosling Lying To God view book

I wrote 681 days ago

Hi Bill. This is an absolute joy to read. Your narrative paints such wonderful pictures, building up in layers like an oil painting with every paragraph adding another texture or shade. Chapter 1 is terrific, so well paced that I just didn't see the climax coming until it whacked me between the ey... view book

I wrote 684 days ago

I have read the first 5 chapters, and overall I found the book to be well written and engaging with a nice flowing style. Ch 1 has the potential to be a very powerful opening chapter, but needs some more work. The staccato present tense style is trying to convey a sense of immediacy and urgency, bi... view book

I wrote 685 days ago

David. This is terrific. Very informative and highly amusing. Best wishes Ian Gosling view book

I wrote 688 days ago

This is great. It takes me right back. I absolutely agree with your sentiments in the preface. The bookmarket is awash with s**tty ghosted autobiogs by halfwit celebs, that I bet most people don't read beyond the first couple of chapters and looking at the photos. There was a time when ordinary peop... view book

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