Candles And Roses by Alex Walters

Candles And Roses 

by Alex Walters

My husband has a fantastic new book out today. Candles And Roses is published by Bloodhound Books and you can get it here.

Here's what the publisher has to say about it ...

Candles and Roses: a chilling serial killer thriller from a critically acclaimed author.

Who will live and who will die? 

DI Alec McKay is a man haunted by the loss of his daughter.  As he obsesses over a missing person case that is going nowhere, McKay’s investigation is interrupted when bodies start appearing on the Scottish Black Isle. Soon McKay and his team start to identify a disturbing pattern behind the killings.

Why are candles and roses placed around the bodies?

What is this twisted murderer trying to achieve?

While the police follow their own leads, a young woman who discovered the first victim begins an investigation of her own.

As the case unfolds McKay will be forced to face his own demons.

To catch the killer McKay must discover the true motive and untangle the web of truth and lies.

Candles and Roses is the first book in the explosive new DI McKay Series.  

Also, don't forget that today is the last day you can pick up Late Checkout for 99p on the Kindle Countdown Deal. You can find that here.

Late Checkout - 99p only!

Late Checkout

by Alex Walters

Just to let you all know that for a limited period of a week only, my husband's book 'Late Checkout' is a total steal at 99p!

Don't trust my word that it's good - read all the excellent reviews.

You can find it here.

US Readers! Late Checkout on special offer

Late Checkout

by Alex Walters

Great news for readers in the US! For the next seven days my husband's book is on special offer. You can pick it up for just 99c.

Reviewers are saying - "Intelligent, intriguing and I want to read more."
"Well written crime novel, with engaging characters and plot to keep you turning the pages."
"I cared about the characters and the crime is intriguing. So, I might add, is Murrain’s unique little ‘talent.’'


You can buy Late Checkout here.

Or download a sample here.

Late Checkout by Alex Walters - Special Offer

Late Checkout

by Alex Walters

Great news! Until 6pm tomorrow (UK time) Late Checkout is on special offer for a mere 99p! Get it while you can.


We also, for today only, have Murrain's Truth on FREE offer. So, if you love a bargain, why not scoot over to Amazon and get both!

You can buy Late Checkout here.

And you can download Murrain's Truth for free (today only) here.

If you read and enjoy them, we'd really appreciate a brief Amazon review!

Late Checkout by Alex Walters - Winners!

Late Checkout 

by Alex Walters

Thanks to everyone who dropped by over the weekend to read our posts about Late Checkout and to enter the two competitions!

We have winners!

The winner of the competition for the story about the best mishap in a hotel is Awen, with this gem. 

'We went to a hotel in Malta two years ago. It had a balcony with sliding patio doors. One evening I was sitting on the balcony with my Ipad writing, husband asked if I'd like a glass of wine (silly question) As he brought the two glasses of wine out, he closed the door with his elbow, to keep the insects out of the room... and locked us out. We couldn't climb over to anyone else's balcony to knock on their door to tell reception. There wasn't any one around to shout below, and to make matters worse, we'd put the bolt on the main door too. Neither had our phones to phone the hotel reception. I tried emailing the hotel reception... no reply. After a while I had the idea to use the SMSmessage app on my Ipad to message my son's Iphone! Husband despaired as son never answers his phone! I text,' Are you around?' Obviously his mum asking a weird question from Malta got him worried, I got an almost instant reply. "Yeah, you ok?" I explained we were trapped on our hotel balcony, dad had shut the door behind him and it locked, and needed him to phone Hotel reception and ask them to rescue us, although the bolt was also on the room door." Reply? "Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!" He did phone them and sent a message that the porter would rescue us soon. After another 30 minutes we could see the handle being wiggled then a knife blade working on the door frame and lock and another 15 minutes later the porter opened the door. We were very pleased to see him as there were loads of biting insects gathering near my bare arms and legs. Apparently, he carries his trusty penknife around with him, as we were not the first people to get locked out. We were so grateful, but he wouldn't take a reward ! After that we threw a towel in the door way to stop it closing.'

There were some other great contenders though, so do have a look at the comments on the competition post as well.

The winner of the competition to share the most interesting thing about your home town, which took place on the Alex Walters blog, was Mandy with this spooky offering.

'I live in Hitchin in Hertfordshire. There was a road in Hitchin that was once called Dead Street, because not a single person living there survived the plague of 1665. More cheerfully, the first translator of Homer, George Chapman, who was believed to be the rival poet in Shakespeare’s sonnets, was born and brought up here. The house is said to be now extremely haunted.'

Congratulations to both winners. I will be in touch in the next couple of days to ask for your addresses so that I can send you your signed books!

Meanwhile, don't forget you can buy Late Checkout here.

And you can read a sample for free here.

Late Checkout by Alex Walters

Late Checkout

by Alex Walters

To celebrate the publication of 'Late Checkout' today we have, not one, but two book giveaways for you.

We're giving you two chances to win signed paperbacks of the first two novels by Alex Walters, 'Trust No One' and 'Nowhere To Hide'.

On this blog post I just want you to leave a comment telling me about your oddest or most humorous experience of staying in a hotel. Anything from fire alarms going off in the middle of the night, to locking yourself out of your room in your pyjamas!

You've got until the end of Sunday and we will pick a winner on Monday morning.

On Alex's blog there is a separate competition where we are looking for the most obscure or interesting fact about your home town. You can find the blog post here. 

You can buy 'Late Checkout' here.

For more news about 'Late Checkout' you can follow the Alex Walters Facebook page here, or follow him on Twitter at @MikeWalters60.

We are also having a Thunderclap to publicise the book on 14 June. For anyone who doesn't know what this is, it's just a way of getting as many mentions of the book on social media as possible at the same time in order to give the book a boost. It only takes a couple of clicks and just means that you're allowing your FB and/or Twitter to put up a one off promotional post. If you're willing to help, you can sign up here. 

Murrain's Truth by Alex Walters

Murrain's Truth

by Alex Walters

Ahead of the June release of Late Checkout my husband has released this trio of short stories introducing DCI Kenny Murrain. The e-book also contains a taster chapter of Late Checkout so it's definitely worth a look!

You can download Murrain's Truth for a mere 99p here. And you can pre-order Late Checkout here.

For further news and updates you can follow Alex Walters on Facebook here and on Twitter as @MikeWalters60.

Late Checkout by Alex Walters

Exciting news! My husband has a new book coming out soon and you can read the blurb here.

LATE CHECKOUT by Alex Walters             



DCI Kenny Murrain sees, hears and feels things that others do not.  It’s a gift but also a curse. 

            When he wakes to the phantom sound of screaming he knows a murder has been committed but not where or why. 

            Then a woman’s body is found in a Stockport hotel room.  It’s a murder that seems both frenzied and carefully planned, the scene expertly cleansed of any evidence.

            Over the following days, more bodies are discovered, first in an upmarket spa on the Pennine moors, then in a run-down budget hotel on the outskirts of Manchester.
The same frenzied attacks, the same meticulous planning.  The same killer.

            The victims all have links to one man, a police colleague with a dark past.  But Murrain discovers a more unexpected connection—with Marie Donovan, a former undercover officer now part of Murrain’s own team.  

            As the killer closes in on a fourth victim, Murrain knows that time is running out.  But the outcome will be more unexpected and more terrifying than even he can imagine…

Praise for Alex Walters

‘A talent to be reckoned with … A strong story line, muscular prose and a real sense of pace…a police procedural for a new age’  - Daily Mail

‘…Right up there with the best police procedural thrillers of the last few years.  Expect to hear much more of Walters in the future.’ – Mark Timlin

To find out more and hear news about the book as it's announced, you can like his Facebook page here, and follow him on Twitter at @MikeWalters60