We have just received advance print copies of Death of a Painter by Matthew Ross, due for release from Red Dog Press at the end of April 2020 - would you like us to send you a copy to your home? Or can we send you an ebook/PDF version via email please?
We can offer access to Matthew for interview and editorial commissions about his dark, comic, crime novel, what it's like releasing a book during a pandemic, and he's very open to chatting about how his life in the the Medway towns, supporting Gillingham, his work in the construction trade, as well as his stand-up comedy past, have informed his writing career.
Please find more information below.
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Helen Lewis
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ADVANCE INFORMATION MEDIA SHEET
Death Of A Painter
By Matthew Ross
Death Of A Painter is the first in a new series of darkly comic crime fiction novels featuring the beleaguered builder Mark Poynter, aided and hindered in equal measure by his trusted crew of slackers, idlers and gossips, and the lengths they go to just to earn a living.
In the building game time is money and money is everything. Unfortunately for Mark Poynter, he's run out of money and he's fast running out of time.
When Mark Poynter discovers a murder on his worksite all of his financial problems suddenly seem a lot closer to home: was this a warning his debts are overdue?
Suspected of being the killer and worried at being the intended victim, the murder only makes Mark's money problems worse, leading him to turn to the local villain, Hamlet, who has his own unique repayment plan in mind for Mark.
When two more deaths plunge him even further into debt, Mark finds himself faced with a choice - help the Police and clear his name or help the villain and clear his debt.
Set in the Medway Towns on the grey margins of criminality, where no job's too big, no dodge's too small...
About the Author
Matthew Ross was born and raised in the Medway Towns in Kent, that's in the South-East of England about an hour's drive from Central London - it's not quite Country not quite Capital. The local team is Gillingham FC and for many years he was a season-ticket holder - parenthood put an end to that, but he still follows the Gills. And he still lives in Kent with his Kiwi wife, two young sons and one very old bad-tempered cat.
Matthew grew up in and around the building industry, and spent his school summer holidays helping out on his father's sites. After leaving school he followed his father in to the industry, and over the years he has worked on everything from small domestic repairs to billion-pound infrastructure and probably everything in between. He drew influence from his experiences and the people he's met over the years when writing his first novel, Death Of A Painter, the first in his planned series featuring the misadventures of Mark Poynter and friends.
Several years ago he ticked off a lifelong ambition and tried his hand at stand-up comedy. He enjoyed the writing more than the performing and got approached by a leading stand-up comedian to provide material for their nationwide theatre tours, Edinburgh Fringe shows and their appearances on shows such as ‘Mock The Week', ‘Have I Got News For You' and ‘The News Quiz'.
Unfortunately his writing ambitions got put on hold "temporarily", something he regrets because of the momentum gathering behind him. However a grown-up proper job, losing his father, and having his babies got in the way - what was a temporary postponement in time became a total derailment. But the itch wouldn't go away and he wanted to write again. So, he joined the Faber Academy 6-month Novel Writing course in 2016 under Richard Skinner's tutelage and it changed his life.
ESSENTIAL DETAILS
Title:Death Of A Painter
Author:Matthew Ross
Genre:, Dark Comedy, Crime
Publisher:Red Dog Press
Publication date:Apr 27 2020
Availability:Paperback, eBook, Hardback
ISBN:PB 9781913331436
HB 9781913331368
eB 9781913331290
Number of pages:368
Price:PB £8.99, HB £15.99, eB £3.99
Number of pages:368
Price:£8.99
Press folder:bit.ly/DeathofaPainter
Online profile:www.literallypr.com/public_relations/file/Matthew-Ross.php
Connect online:mattwross.com
For more information, extracts, editorial opportunities, interview requests or review copies please get in touch withhelenlewis@literallypr.com+44 (0) 7904801669