I grew up in Great Britain on the borders of Wales in a Tudor house on the banks of the River Wye. As LP Fergusson I write serious historical fiction dealing with the Second World War and the War of Spanish Succession. As Loraine Fergusson I write cozy mysteries inspired by my time working in one of England's major stately homes, Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire.
I have an MA in Creative Writing with Distinction from Oxford Brookes University and won the Blackwell's Prize for MA Creative Writing 2015. My manuscript The Fever Box won Fictionary Book of the Year 2022. For five consecutive years my short fiction has made it through Round 1 of NYC Midnight, winning first place twice. I have also been shortlisted by the Orwell Society, published by Oxfordshire Libraries, and my psychological thriller A Serpent’s Tooth reached the final of the joint Quercus/Psychologies Thriller competition.
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Excellent opening as the…
Excellent opening as the writer builds up the atmosphere of tension in a slow and deliberate manner...this has the hallmark of a great story and possibly a great film script.
Great start!
Good writing, and really draws us in to worry from the start!
The strong imagery and…
The strong imagery and building tension drew me into this story and made me want to read more.
Eloquent and moody
Good start with characterisation and setting the mood; a difficult period of history eloquently described. I can see this on film as well.
Atmospheric start.
Atmospheric start.
Vivid
Vivid with interesting twists
I love historical suspense…
I love historical suspense/horror, vis-à-vis Sarah Waters, and this feels just like that! Need to read more ASAP.