MORGAN GREENE chats to Paul Burke about his new crime thriller SAVAGE RIDGE, the why-dunnit not the who-dunnit, rural locations, indie and trad publishing.

SAVAGE RIDGE Ten years ago, in the pine-shaded town of Savage Ridge, Nick, Emmy, and Pete murder their high school classmate, Sammy Saint John.
His body is never found, and no arrests are made. The three friends make a pact to leave Savage Ridge and never return…
Now, each is drawn home, seemingly by chance or fate. But it’s neither: Private Investigator Sloane Yo has brought them back to finally answer for their crime.
The noose begins to tighten. But with each stone turned over in pursuit of justice, the long-buried secrets of Savage Ridge, and Sloane’s employers – the ruthless Saint John family – start to come to light.
What aren’t they telling Sloane? Is Sammy Saint John the only victim? And when the truth is finally revealed, whose side will she choose?

Morgan Greene grew up in Wales and studied Creative Writing and English Literature at Swansea University where he focused narrative structure and theory. He has worked as an author across multiple genres, including science fiction and dystopia, and in 2020, wrote and published the first Jamie Johansson novel. The Detective Jamie Johansson crime series takes major cues from Scandinavian Noir and brings Morgan's signature white-knuckled over-the-shoulder style into the mix for a unique and thrilling experience that keeps readers churning pages well into the night. Morgan is also working on several other projects, and currently lives with his partner and their neurotic collie, who inspired a certain canine character in his books ...

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Paul Burke writes for Monocle Magazine, Crime Time, Crime Fiction Lover and the European Literature Network. He is also a CWA Historical Dagger Judge 2023. An Encyclopedia of  Spy Fiction will be out in 2025.

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