Video review, Murder at the Seaview Hotel: "It's a love letter to Scarborough" say Pumping Marvellous heart charity

My cosy crime set in Scarborough, Murder at the Seaview Hotel was given a sterling review live on Facebook from the book club for Pumping Marvellous, the heart failure charity. You can watch Gary and Sarah chat about and review the book online here.  

Here's just a snippet of some of their wonderful comments as they really enjoyed the book. "It's a love story to Scarborough. Clever, funny and gentle. Twelvis are brilliant. I absolutely loved it. It made me laugh out loud. Yes, someone gets murdered but it's still a feel good read with dark humour." 
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Glenda Young

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Join me & Northumberland Libraries for a zoom talk about my cosy crime Murder at the Seaview Hotel

Join me online by zoom for a chat about my cosy crime novel Murder at the Seaview Hotel. 

Hosted by Northumberland Libraries on Monday 31 January at 2pm. 

It's free and you can sign up to attend here  

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Glenda Young

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Murder at the Seaview Hotel featured in The Table Read magazine

My interview with The Table Read about how and why I wrote my cosy crime set in Scarborough, Murder at the Seaview Hotel  is now available to read here https://thetableread.co.uk/author-interview-glenda-young-murder-at-the-seaview-hotel/  

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Glenda Young

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Murder at the Seaview Hotel featured in The Table Read magazine

I'm featured on The Table Read website this week where I explain how and why I wrote my cosy crime, Murder at the Seaview Hotel.

It's a good, short read and it's here.

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Glenda Young

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Paperback publication day for Murder at the Seaview Hotel

Today's the day for the paperback publication of my debut cosy crime, Murder at the Seaview Hotel.

Murder at the Seaview Hotel is a fun, cosy crime set in Scarborough and published by Headline. It stars 12 Elvis impersonators (called Twelvis!) and when one is found dead with his blue suede shoes missing, hotel landlady Helen Dexter and her rescue greyhound Suki are on the case to solve the crime.

Find out more here >  bit.ly/MurderAtTheSeaviewHotel 

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Glenda Young

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Win Murder at the Seaview Hotel in The People's Friend magazine

There's a great competition in this week's The People's Friend magazine for you to win a copy of my debut cosy crime Murder at the Seaview Hotel. You can also win some other great books too!

You'll need to buy the magazine to enter, good luck!

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Glenda Young

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Murder at the Seaview Hotel on BBC Radio York with 'Bek by the Sea'

I had a lovely chat with Bek by the Sea on BBC Radio York about my debut cosy crime set Murder at the Seaview Hotel, set in Scarborough, it's out in paperback on Thursday, November 11th. 

My bit starts at 46 minutes here.

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Glenda Young

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Murder at the Seaview Hotel featured in The York Press

Thank you to The York Press for featuring my debut cosy crime Murder at the Seaview Hotel, set in Scarborough - it's out in paperback on Thursday November 11th.

You can read the whole article here.

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Glenda Young

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The verdict is in! What did Crime Fiction Lover make of my cosy crime?

When a prestigious crime fiction website offers to review your novel, it's a nail-biting experience waiting for their verdict on your precious work.

I must admit I was nervous. Would Murder at the Seaview Hotel be too cosy for their liking, too twee? Too funny? Not enough blood, guts and gore?

Well, I needn't have worried. 

The book was not only well received by the site, but given a sterling 5 star review and they even said this about it too:

Author Glenda Young has a lightness of touch worthy of a master baker award as she melds together a tale that is both laugh-out-loud funny and lump-in-the throat sad. Her depiction of a woman deep in grief could be cloying, but instead it is poignant and rings true. The downbeat moments are tempered by the fun of the Elvises – including Helen, acting as a last-minute stand-in called Helvis and providing one of the highlights in a book that is a pleasure to read.

You can read the full review here. 

Thank you, Crime Fiction Lover!

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Glenda Young

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Website: GlendaYoungBooks.com

Murder at the Seaview Hotel audio book - selected by Apple US for special promotion until Nov 3

The audiobook of MURDER AT THE SEAVIEW HOTEL has been selected for Apple US’s upcoming Mystery & Thrillers flash sale which will run from 26th October – 3rd November. 

The audiobook price will drop exclusively on the Apple US store for the promotional period to $4.99.

Buy it now!

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Glenda Young

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Trouble in Paradise - my interview with TripFiction

I'm featured on the wonderful TripFiction website today talking about a strong sense of place when I write about Scarborough in my cosy crime Murder at the Seaview Hotel.

Read it all here.

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Glenda Young


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Murder at the Seaview Hotel on BBC Radio York

My interview with DJ Jeremy Buxton on BBC Radio York is now available online. 

My bit starts at 43mins & 47secs and I reveal how YOU can star in my next cosy crime novel while helping a great cause! 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p09qdsf1 

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Glenda Young


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Writing Sagas - and being all shook up in Scarborough

Bookish Jottings blog has always been very supportive of my historical sagas set in 1919. 

So how did they like my contemporary cosy crime starring 12 Elvis impersonators, Murder at the Seaview Hotel? 

You can find out on Bookish Jottings here.

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Glenda Young


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Like a kid on Christmas Day - What a writer really gets up to on publication day

Thursday 5 August 2021 is publication day for my debut cosy crime novel, Murder at the Seaview Hotel. It's now available in ebook, hardback and audio, published by Headline, and in paperback in November 2021.

​What's it about? When a troupe of 12 Elvis impersonators (Twelvis) arrive for an Elvis convention in Scarborough, one of them is found dead and his blue suede shoes are stolen. B&B landlady Helen Dexter and her rescue greyhound Suki are on the case to uncover the killer.

Here's a fun teaser video for you!

So what exactly does a writer get up to on publication day? 

Well, here's how it played out for me...

Woke at 5am like a kid on Christmas morning. Social media was abuzz and I felt loved. Ate breakfast. Read amazing reviews and congratulatory emails. Showered with a smile. Went for early morning walk along the beach and filled a full bin-bag with plastic washed up on the strandline. Felt virtuous. Read an interview I did for Shots Blog. Felt professional. Treated myself to mid-morning snack of hot buttered crumpets, threw in smoked salmon, just because. Felt on top of the world. Cleaned the bathroom, well, it was Thursday and Thursday is bathroom cleaning day. Brought myself down to earth. Walked to the post office to send review copies and complimentary copies of the book to those who helped with research or are helping me with publicity. Yes, I have to do all of this myself. Reality checked myself. Returned home to find social media still abuzz. Ate lunch, nothing special, just a sandwich. Changed into decent clothes, put some make-up on, brushed my hair. For third time today, left the house. This time I joined readers of my books for a garden party - purely coincidental this was held on publication day. Felt a bit anxious as I don't know them and I'm not good in groups. Took three of my saga novels to give away in a raffle. Needn't have worried, everyone was lovely. Sat next to my cousin I haven't seen in 12 years. Talked a lot. Ate cake, drank tea, had a smashing time, signed raffle winners' books. Returned home to find a bouquet delivered from my publisher, Headline. Read a blog post I wrote for Bookish Jottings. Felt a bit bloody special. Worn out.

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Glenda Young


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Shots Magazine: Writing about coal mining ... and crime

It's publication day for my fun, cosy crime Murder at the Seaview Hotel. 

I'm interviewed on Shotsblog about why I've gone from writing about coal mining to writing about crime. But don't worry, saga fans, there'll be more sagas coming too!

Read it all here.

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Glenda Young


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Publication day - Murder at the Seaview Hotel

I've gone all giddy kipper! 

Today, Thursday 5 August 2021 is publication day for my debut cosy crime novel, Murder at the Seaview Hotel.

It's now available in ebook, hardback and audio, published by Headline, and in paperback in November 2021.

​What's it about?

When a troupe of 12 Elvis impersonators (Twelvis) arrive for an Elvis convention in Scarborough, one of them is found dead and his blue suede shoes are stolen. B&B landlady Helen Dexter and her rescue greyhound Suki are on the case to uncover the killer.

Here's a fun teaser video for you too!

I've also curated playlists to listen to when you read the book.  Each chapter was inspired by one of Elvis Presley's songs. There are 45 Elvis songs on the playlist, to correspond to each chapter in the book.

Here is the playlist on Spotify

Here is the playlist on YouTube

Enter competition to win your name as a character in my next cosy crime. All proceeds go to charity Dog A.I.D. (Assistance in Disability). Enter here.

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Glenda Young


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All shook up! Featured in the Crime Readers' Association newsletter

I'm all shook up about this! 

Featured in the Crime Readers' Association newsletter for August 2021. 

My debut cosy crime Murder at the Seaview Hotel.

Cosy Crime Featuring 12 Elvis Impersonators Will Leave You All Shook Up!

Glenda Young

My debut cosy crime, Murder at the Seaview Hotel, is released by Headline in August 2021 in ebook, hardback and audiobook, with the paperback in November. It’s set in Yorkshire, in the seaside town of Scarborough, and stars a troupe of twelve Elvis impersonators called Twelvis. They arrive at the Seaview Hotel for an Elvis fan convention but their story takes a dark turn when one of the Elvis impersonators is murdered and his blue suede shoes are stolen. Hotel landlady Helen Dexter and her rescue greyhound Suki are soon on the case to solve the murder. Murder at the Seaview Hotel is the first in a series of three cosy crimes starring Helen Dexter and Suki and set in the Seaview Hotel.
 
Cosy crimes are all about sleuthing, strong characters, mystery, suspects and a wealth of red herrings. And in Murder at the Seaview Hotel, it’s also about Elvis impersonators and their quivering top lips, white-suited shaking hips, diamanté, collars and big-buckle belts.
 
So, why did I choose Elvis and why set it in Scarborough? Well, who doesn’t love Elvis or know at least one of his songs? And I chose Scarborough as the setting because I adore the seaside town; it’s my happy place and I was married there.     
 
Murder at the Seaview Hotel was a lot of fun to write and you can even sing along! While writing the book I listened to a different Elvis song each day to get me in the right mood for creating Twelvis. I’ve now curated a playlist to sing along as you read and you can download the playlist at Spotify http://bit.ly/MurderAtTheSeaviewHotelSpotify or YouTube http://bit.ly/MurderAtTheSeaviewHotelYouTube.
 
Ladies-and-gentlemen, thankyouverymuch. Glenda Young has now left this article.
 
Murder at the Seaview Hotel is out on 5 August. You can find out more about Glenda and her writing here.

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Glenda Young


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Chatting about Cosy Crime on the Visit Scarborough podcast

I'm absolutely over the moon to have been interviewed on the Visit Scarborough podcast about my cosy crime novel set in the seaside resort. 

My book is the first of a series of three to be set in Scarborough and published by Headline. It's out in ebook, hardback and audiobook in August and in paperback in September.

It's called Murder at the Seaview Hotel and you can hear me on the podcast on the Visit Scarborough website. 

I begin speaking at 9 mins and 50 seconds.

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Glenda Young


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Crime Readers' Association Newsletter - Murder at the Seaview Hotel

I'm very honoured to be featured, not once, but twice, in this month's Case Files - which is the newsletter for the Crime Readers' Association.

My debut cosy crime Murder at the Seaview Hotel is featured as it's published very soon, on August 5th, with Headline.

I'm also featured in an article called The Daily Grind where I chat about my writing desk, my writing routine and the snacks I like to eat as I write (cheese scones, crumpets).  

You can read the latest edition of Case Files here.

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Glenda Young


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Cosy crime advance reviews leave me All Shook Up

The most amazing advance review of my debut cosy crime Murder at the Seaview Hotel has just been posted to Netgalley. 

The review has come from The Recs site and you can read it all here.

There's also the most wonderful review from Viva Books - read it here.

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Glenda Young


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