Wick writer turns to crime with latest publication
Wick-born writer Dorothy Stewart (née Miller) delves into crime for her new publication called Stitch-Up.
The second book in her mystery series, Dorothy says it is set in Somerset where she lived for several years but that she found it harder to write than the first one.
“I realised the fact that I’ve never been arrested was a problem,” she says.
“It’s a major disadvantage for a crime writer as I really didn’t know what happens once the police get involved in a crime – apart from what you see on TV or read in books, and you know you can’t rely on fiction when what you need are facts.”
A friend suggested she chuck a stone through a shop window and count what happened next as research. “I didn’t think that was such a good idea,” Dorothy laughed.
So she surfed the internet until she found a group of retired police officers who had formed ConsultingCops.com, specifically to assist crime writers with getting things right.
“They were brilliant,” she said. “I was allocated an ex-detective chief inspector who took a real interest in what I was trying to do. That made all the difference to my confidence in telling the story. Any mistakes, of course, are mine alone.”
Stitch-Up, the second book in Dorothy Stewart’s Somerset Mystery Series is available in paperback at the Gift House, Dempster Street, Wick and the Tourist Information and Bookshop in John O’Groats. An e-book is available on Amazon Kindle.
Her book is also available as a £9.99 paperback.
