Last night was the launch for Dark Briggate Blues, held at Waterstones in Leeds. It capped a day that seemed quite surreal: a full page feature in the Yorkshire Post in the morning, then an appearance on BBC Radio Leeds in the afternoon.
45 of you showed up for the event. More than I could have imagined or dreamed. But I’m grateful to each and every one of you who made that effort. It means so much to me. When I saw people queueing to have me sign their books, I felt like a real writer!
And the most fascinating story of the evening – a lady whose father actually was a private detective in Leeds in the 1950s.
If you couldn’t be there, you still have a chance to win a copy of Dark Briggate Blues here. Or buy one, of course.
I wanted to include some photos to give a feel of what happened last night. Thank you all.
Chris Nickson 
Hi Chris, What do you mean, you felt like a real writer…you are one! Congratulations and well deserved.
Gayda Jackson
If often feel there are ‘real writers’ and there’s me. Sooner or later someone will discover I’m just a fraud!
Congratulations. That looks great. I live in County Down so attending was not practical.
I’m working on an idea for that!