Bev Robitaille
Writer/photographer living on
the North Shore, working on a 'diverse portfolio of
revenue streams' using creative skills to support a
crime-fiction-writing habit.
I was born in England, spent a couple of decades in Nelson, then moved to Auckland
in 1998 and fell headlong into the North Shore coffee culture.
My photography has featured in ad campaigns and magazine
articles in NZ and the USA, as well as on calendars and
postcards.
My non-fiction writing on travel and photography has been published in newspapers and magazines
in NZ and overseas.
Fiction writing -
My first crime novel Murder in the Second Row
was launched at the Theatre Royal in June 2010. Order print copies by email, or buy as an ebook on Smashwords.com. I'm now working on the sequel to satisfy popular demand.
Here's a preview of the jacket notes.
"There are many things that can go
wrong between casting a show and Opening Night. Finding
a body in the second row is just one of them.
Jessica Jones is well aware that
the old Regent Theatre is at crisis point. As theatre
manager she is responsible for most of the productions
staged there, and this show is the last chance to prove
that the place can make enough money to be worth
saving.
Rehearsals begin, and it's not long
before hot little Tamara Fitzpatrick is distracting all
the guys under 70 with her wicked ways. Someone
disapproves, and Tamara is found dead in the auditorium
after the promotional photoshoot.
Now Jessica has to cope with
finding a replacement for Tamara, and finding a new
rehearsal venue. And as if life wasn't complicated
enough, Jack Matherson, the police officer heading the
investigation, seems to be taking an unusual interest in
her."
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