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Welcome
to the the Spotlight for author Vicki Tyley. Vicki Tyley is a mystery and
suspence novelist and has written several books. I hope you enjoy your stay
here at ‘Maureen’s Books’.
to the the Spotlight for author Vicki Tyley. Vicki Tyley is a mystery and
suspence novelist and has written several books. I hope you enjoy your stay
here at ‘Maureen’s Books’.
Meet the Author:
Born and raised in New Zealand, I moved to Western
Australia with a single suitcase when I was nineteen years old. Since then,
I’ve packed a lot into my life, working hard in predominantly accounting, IT
and management roles, but also spending a year touring the world. I’ve lived in
the central business districts of large cities, suburbia, idyllic seaside
locations, rural areas, bushland, and remote desert mining camps.
Australia with a single suitcase when I was nineteen years old. Since then,
I’ve packed a lot into my life, working hard in predominantly accounting, IT
and management roles, but also spending a year touring the world. I’ve lived in
the central business districts of large cities, suburbia, idyllic seaside
locations, rural areas, bushland, and remote desert mining camps.
Now based in rural Victoria, Australia, I am a fulltimewriter of fast-paced mystery and suspense novels in contemporary Australian
settings. All my books are quick, easy reads with no gratuitous sex or violence
– the type of books I enjoy as a reader. However, my characters occasionally
swear.
Outside of writing and reading, my main interests are
design and photography. I like to laugh, drink coffee, spend time alone, spend
time in company, and get close to nature. I dislike crowds, hospitals and
offal.
design and photography. I like to laugh, drink coffee, spend time alone, spend
time in company, and get close to nature. I dislike crowds, hospitals and
offal.
For more information about Vicki Tyley please visit her
website, her blog, Amazon, Goodreads, Google+ or send her an email.
website, her blog, Amazon, Goodreads, Google+ or send her an email.
Ten Things About Vicki Tyley:
1. I
live on a farm with no visible neighbours. Of the human variety, at least. The
sulphur-crested cockatoos can be the neighbours from hell – raucous and
destructive.
live on a farm with no visible neighbours. Of the human variety, at least. The
sulphur-crested cockatoos can be the neighbours from hell – raucous and
destructive.
2. Unlike
many people, I actually like spiders and snakes. They fascinate me.
many people, I actually like spiders and snakes. They fascinate me.
3. My
man does all the cooking in our house. He even prepares breakfast every day.
Talk about spoilt. I bake him a birthday cake once a year. I’d say that was a
fair swap. 🙂
man does all the cooking in our house. He even prepares breakfast every day.
Talk about spoilt. I bake him a birthday cake once a year. I’d say that was a
fair swap. 🙂
4. I
love picnics in the bush, regardless of the weather, and like to get a fix
every week. It’s also when I tend do most of my reading.
love picnics in the bush, regardless of the weather, and like to get a fix
every week. It’s also when I tend do most of my reading.
5. I
often say that all my life experiences are brought to bear in my writing, but
it wasn’t until my last novel, Bitter Nothings, that I delved into my own
family experiences. And that’s probably because enough years have passed that I
can now talk openly about it. In Bitter Nothings, the protagonist’s mother
committed suicide on what would’ve been her and her estranged husband’s
thirtieth wedding anniversary. In one of those truth-is-stranger-than-fiction
twists, my mother committed suicide on my parents’ twenty-fifth wedding
anniversary. Obviously the details and motives are different and my parents
were still married, but the emotion and questions are still the same.
often say that all my life experiences are brought to bear in my writing, but
it wasn’t until my last novel, Bitter Nothings, that I delved into my own
family experiences. And that’s probably because enough years have passed that I
can now talk openly about it. In Bitter Nothings, the protagonist’s mother
committed suicide on what would’ve been her and her estranged husband’s
thirtieth wedding anniversary. In one of those truth-is-stranger-than-fiction
twists, my mother committed suicide on my parents’ twenty-fifth wedding
anniversary. Obviously the details and motives are different and my parents
were still married, but the emotion and questions are still the same.
6. I’m
an avid reader of crime – both fiction and non-fiction –almost to the
exclusivity of all else, and can’t go to sleep until I’ve read at least a
couple of pages of murder and mayhem.
an avid reader of crime – both fiction and non-fiction –almost to the
exclusivity of all else, and can’t go to sleep until I’ve read at least a
couple of pages of murder and mayhem.
7. Green
at heart, I’m a nature and animal lover. You might even consider me a
tree-hugger.
at heart, I’m a nature and animal lover. You might even consider me a
tree-hugger.
8. I
have a gift for all things geek (maths was my favourite subject at school) but
I was also blessed with artistic genes. A strange blend, I agree.
have a gift for all things geek (maths was my favourite subject at school) but
I was also blessed with artistic genes. A strange blend, I agree.
9. I
am bit of a perfectionist, but in recent years, less so about those things that
don’t matter as much.
am bit of a perfectionist, but in recent years, less so about those things that
don’t matter as much.
10. I
sleep on an unbaffled waterbed and wouldn’t be without it. The fun part is
getting out of it, but I think I have it sussed now.
sleep on an unbaffled waterbed and wouldn’t be without it. The fun part is
getting out of it, but I think I have it sussed now.
Featured Release ‘Bitter Nothings’:
About the Book:
Best
Mystery Bigal’s Books and Pals 2014 Reader’s Choice Awards.
Mystery Bigal’s Books and Pals 2014 Reader’s Choice Awards.
Half her family have been murdered in their beds. Her
father is the prime suspect. And things are about to get a whole lot worse…
father is the prime suspect. And things are about to get a whole lot worse…
Graphic designer Dervla Johns wakes one morning to the
news that her father, Warren, is missing and her stepmother and step-siblings
were found dead in their beds. While the police hunt for Warren, Dervla
searches for answers. Could her father really be a killer? Refusing to be
warned off by police threats, or intimidated by the reporter who appears to be
following her, she delves into her family’s past.
news that her father, Warren, is missing and her stepmother and step-siblings
were found dead in their beds. While the police hunt for Warren, Dervla
searches for answers. Could her father really be a killer? Refusing to be
warned off by police threats, or intimidated by the reporter who appears to be
following her, she delves into her family’s past.
But as she uncovers one shocking secret after another,
Dervla’s world is rocked further by another murder – and she finds herself
desperately trying to untangle a web of illicit love and betrayal. Soon, Dervla
must face her greatest fear… or suffer the same deadly fate as her stepmother.
Dervla’s world is rocked further by another murder – and she finds herself
desperately trying to untangle a web of illicit love and betrayal. Soon, Dervla
must face her greatest fear… or suffer the same deadly fate as her stepmother.
“If you like
mystery fiction with a psychological flair, Vicki Tyley will deliver. She
understands that fiction is about real people, and that real people have their
dangerous flaws.”
mystery fiction with a psychological flair, Vicki Tyley will deliver. She
understands that fiction is about real people, and that real people have their
dangerous flaws.”
–Scott Nicholson, Bestselling author of Liquid
Fear
Fear
This book is available at Amazon US, Amazon UK, Barnes and Noble, iBooks, Kobo, Omnilit, Smashwords and Xinxii.
Other Books by Vicki Tyley:
These book are available at Amazon US, Amazon UK, Barnes and Noble, iBooks, Kobo, Omnilit, Smashwords and Xinxii.
There is also a audiobook available at Audible.
Giveaway:
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This event was organized by Book Partners in Crime Promotions.
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Maureen is a mom, wife, nurse, and Ravenclaw living in the Netherlands. She spends her days juggling mom-life, reading, blogging, planning date nights with her husband and working as a nurse. Maureen also is a big Anglophile, loves cooking, Gilmore Girls, Bridgerton and Harry Potter.. Always! Facebook | Instagram
Thanks for hosting Vicki's Spotlight today!
You're welcome 😉
Hi, Maureen. Many thanks for hosting my PICP Spotlight.
You're very welcome! I loved hosting it 😉