Please Welcome Author DEBORAH CROMBIE!

[optic_i]

Welcome Deb,

It's so nice to be able to talk with you here !

I really enjoyed  And Water For Stone, And I am looking forward to reading No Mark Upon Her.

I loved how you write about Duncan and Gemma's personal lives, as well as their very interesting cases.

And of course the setting in England, So much visible history there. I also agree that Blackheath has a very interesting setting as well. So much of England does !

Deb is there a place that just pulls you in for a story, when you are there other than London ?  

 Optic 

[dhaupt]

Becke, I totally agree that Deb's series would make a great PBS series addition.

I can't tell you enough how much I love Gemma and Duncan, they're so, well, British

[becke_davis]

Let's hope someone from PBS happens upon this thread and gets cracking!

[debcrombie]

There has been TALK, Becke, but talk is just that.  At the moment there is some new TALK, but that's all I know yet.  Fingers crossed. It would be great fun--if done well....

[debcrombie]

Oh, there are always new places to write about, and places I'd like to go back to.  I've never set a book in Cornwall, or in the Lake District, or Northumberland, or Sussex . . . So many temptations!

But as Duncan and Gemma are with the Met, I have to come up with a pretty good reason to send them out of London, and they can't always be getting involved on cases while on  holiday

And there are so many parts of London I love to write about, that the possibilities are endless without ever leaving the city....

[debcrombie]

Well, it would have to be a UK production company that would partner with PBS.  All very complicated.  But yes, would be thrilled, I really would.

[becke_davis]

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debcrombie wrote:

Well, it would have to be a UK production company that would partner with PBS.  All very complicated.  But yes, would be thrilled, I really would.

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Of course, the production and casting are so important. And it would be perfect if you did the screenwriting! 

[becke_davis]

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debcrombie wrote:

Oh, there are always new places to write about, and places I'd like to go back to.  I've never set a book in Cornwall, or in the Lake District, or Northumberland, or Sussex . . . So many temptations!

But as Duncan and Gemma are with the Met, I have to come up with a pretty good reason to send them out of London, and they can't always be getting involved on cases while on  holiday

And there are so many parts of London I love to write about, that the possibilities are endless without ever leaving the city....

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Do you have contacts there who advise you about juristictional boundaries? Does their territory spread to Greater London, the Home Counties?

[becke_davis]

Deborah - Thank you so much for visiting with us this week! I hope those who have been following this thread will check out your wonderful books!

[debcrombie]

That's a job I would very much want to leave to someone else!  I have no experience at screenwriting--it's a completely different beast.  And I think adapting a series of novels into teleplays is a challenge even for someone with experience.

[debcrombie]

I do have contacts, and the internet is now a great source of information about the Met and their boundaries.  I must admit, however, that I have sometimes stretched things just a bit in order to get Duncan or Gemma involved in a case....

[debcrombie]

Becke--THANK YOU!!!!!  It's been great, and I do hope readers will enjoy NO MARK UPON HER and the other books in the Kincaid/James series!

[becke_davis]

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debcrombie wrote:

That's a job I would very much want to leave to someone else!  I have no experience at screenwriting--it's a completely different beast.  And I think adapting a series of novels into teleplays is a challenge even for someone with experience.

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I can understand that. Some screen adaptations are really well done, but I always worry when books I like are made into movies or TV shows. Those characters are real people to me, and I hate it when the screenplays get them wrong.

[becke_davis]

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debcrombie wrote:

I do have contacts, and the internet is now a great source of information about the Met and their boundaries.  I must admit, however, that I have sometimes stretched things just a bit in order to get Duncan or Gemma involved in a case....

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I doubt anyone would spot it except someone who works for the Met!

[becke_davis]

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debcrombie wrote:

Becke--THANK YOU!!!!!  It's been great, and I do hope readers will enjoy NO MARK UPON HER and the other books in the Kincaid/James series!

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I hope there will be many more to come - I'm already eagerly awaiting the next one!

[debcrombie]

And I'm working on it!!  Hope to finish SOON!

[debcrombie]

Television adaptation is a pretty daunting prospect.  There are some that have been done brilliantly, and some that have been real clunkers.  And some that have been done twice (Rebus.) But I still hope the books get a chance at it one of these days...

[becke_davis]

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debcrombie wrote:

Television adaptation is a pretty daunting prospect.  There are some that have been done brilliantly, and some that have been real clunkers.  And some that have been done twice (Rebus.) But I still hope the books get a chance at it one of these days...

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It's funny, I love Ian Rankin's Inspector Rebus books - I know there are televised adaptations of it, but I don't think I've ever seen them.

I'm hooked on Foyle's War, Lewis, Midsomer Murders, New Tricks and The Last Detective.

[debcrombie]

I love all the programs you mentioned.  In fact, although I loved Colin Dexter's Morse books, I loved the TV series even more--and I like Lewis even better.  It's brilliant!  A friend has been the senior script editor for Midsomer, but he's leaving this year, so I don't know what's going on with the series.

As for Rebus, it was done first starring John Hannah.  While I love John Hannah, he just wasn't Rebus.  The series was remade a few years ago starring Ken Stott as Rebus and that version is very good.

I love Peter Robinson's books but have not been thrilled with the TV adaptations.  So it's a risky business...

[becke_davis]

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debcrombie wrote:

I love all the programs you mentioned.  In fact, although I loved Colin Dexter's Morse books, I loved the TV series even more--and I like Lewis even better.  It's brilliant!  A friend has been the senior script editor for Midsomer, but he's leaving this year, so I don't know what's going on with the series.

As for Rebus, it was done first starring John Hannah.  While I love John Hannah, he just wasn't Rebus.  The series was remade a few years ago starring Ken Stott as Rebus and that version is very good.

I love Peter Robinson's books but have not been thrilled with the TV adaptations.  So it's a risky business...

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I love Peter Robinson's books, too - I'm excited that he's writing a guest blog for us here. I haven't seen the TV adaptations of his books. I also like P.D. James - the televised versions of her books are very good, but I pictures the stories differently in my head.

I love John Thaw, but I have to say - I like LEWIS much, much more than I liked the Inspector Morse series. Like you, I'm a fan of John Hannah, but I can't see him as Rebus.

I think Midsomer is finished, and it makes me very sad. I think I've seen every episode. That's VERY exciting about your friend - what a fun series to work on! I've seen a couple shows on the making of Midsomer Murders, and they seem like a very nice group of people - both the actors and the people working behind the scenes.