Liverpool in 1946, post war and swinging… The Rialto theatre is a hotbed of the Big Band Swing scene, with bands playing most nights to full crowds of youngsters looking to forget the drudgery of everyday life, rations and the ruins of the blitz. The Downswing Seven are The Rialto’s house band who are in the need of a new singer, much to the annoyance of George Hogg, the drummer. His disability had prevented him from seeing active service during the war, and now it’s preventing him from fulfilling his dream of fronting the band as the lead male vocal. Are somethings worth killing for? George certainly thinks so… In The Mood... For Murder is a period thriller, set against the backdrop of war time Liverpool.
Authors
I love horror, and I love Christmas. Some would say that the two are not mutually associated, I would tell you different. I started writing at Christmas, back in the days of yore. I was reading The Night Before Christmas, by Clement Clarke Moore to my daughter who was too excited to sleep. But, I used my secret weapon, my boring voice she was soon catching the right amount of zzzzz's... As I tiptoed out of the room, giving Santa the space he needed to do his bit, I thought to myself, you know what? I could write something like that... So I did... The good Behaviour Act was written, the first story in Interesting Tymes, my very first publication. I live in sunny Liverpool in the UK with my partner and daughters, I used to work in IT but don't anymore, and am the happier person for it. I love football, music and film... I also enjoy long walks, pretty flowers, and gratuitous violence and nudity... I can be found mostly on Facebook @demccluskey_author or on Twitter @dammagedpro @demccluskey1 my website is www.dammaged.com
