Tag: Corrie Jackson

Guest Post: ‘From fashion to crime: writing both ends of the spectrum’ by Corrie Jackson, author of Breaking Dead

Posted April 25, 2016 by Charlotte in Blog Tour, Guest Post / 0 Comments
Guest Post: ‘From fashion to crime: writing both ends of the spectrum’ by Corrie Jackson, author of Breaking Dead

Today I am delighted to be part of the Blog Tour for Breaking Dead by Corrie Jackson with guest post From fashion to crime: writing both ends of the spectrum. I loved this book (check out my review), it was so much better to what I was expecting and I was hooked. And I cannot wait to see what happens next. Below Corrie talks about how she moved from fashion to crime and its a fascinating piece. And don’t forget to check out other blog stops for more exclusive gossip 🙂 From fashion to crime: writing both ends of the spectrum: Over a decade on women’s magazines has given me a front-row view of the fashion industry in all its Technicolor glory. I’ve interviewed Kate Moss while Alexander McQueen pinned clothes onto her post-baby body. I’ve watched seamstresses craft couture dresses that cost more than my car. I’ve spent 24 hours in Milan with an Italian style icon who owns two apartments: one for her…and one for her wardrobe. Fashion really is the stuff of dreams. But, like any billion-dollar industry, skeletons lurk […]

Review: Breaking Dead by Corrie Jackson

Posted April 22, 2016 by Charlotte in Reviews / 1 Comment
Review: Breaking Dead by Corrie Jackson

I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Breaking Dead by Corrie Jackson Published by twenty7 Books on September 8, 2016 Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller Pages: 360 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads For fans of Kimberley Chambers and The Cuckoo’s Calling, this compelling crime novel uncovers the dark side of high fashion. Sophie Kent is hanging on by a thread. Her tenacity and talent have seen her rise through the ranks of a tough newspaper industry. But her brother’s suicide has thrown her career and personal life into chaos. Whilst out on the job interviewing witnesses of a brutal child murder, Sophie befriends a beautiful but traumatised Russian model. When the girl’s mutilated body turns up in an upmarket hotel on the eve of London Fashion Week, Sophie knows she could have saved her. Eaten away by guilt, she throws herself headfirst into the edgy, fast-paced world of fashion with one goal in mind: to catch the […]