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FORTHCOMING BOOK NEWS
Novel, Volta with Aurora Metro Books (2021).
ONLINE BOOK LAUNCH EVENT ON JUNE 9TH -
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*Books dispatched when published (release date TBC)
When Briony Campbell confesses to killing her boyfriend, a straightforward crime soon turns into a baffling mystery.
Haunted by demons from his own past, lawyer SJ Robin is assigned to the case. But as confusion - and the body count - rises, he’s forced to question who is guilty and who is innocent.
Can he see justice served and hold on to the woman he loves?
Reviews:
'Nikki Dudley’s latest novel shows that things are not always as they seem...the twist in the narrative is skilfully done and will keep the reader guessing until the very end.' -Ruth Dugdall, author of Nowhere Girl
'You will need tissues - Nikki Dudley makes you care that much about her characters. A thrilling read that keeps twisting and turning. You won't want to put it down.' - Mari Maxwell
'Volta is an ambitious thriller with a chilling ambiguity that will creep you out! Dudley’s sharp prose cuts to the heart of human fragility.' - Cara V. Bland
'Vota is a compelling, unique and heartfelt thriller.... every page here is pressing and exciting, showcasing Dudley's mastery of prose, which at all times remains grounded in the poetic.' - Teo Eve
'Volta is dynamic, intriguing and engaging. With characters that feel so real you can almost touch them and a plot that gets more interesting with every turn of the page, Volta is an unmissable read.' - Leia Butler
'Dudley is a master at crafting thrillers, interweaving a dark, suspenseful plot with wonderfully compelling characters - Volta hooks you in from the opening lines and doesn't let you go.' - Louise Mather
ONLINE BOOK LAUNCH EVENT ON JUNE 9TH -
GET YOUR TICKET!
PRE-ORDER from Waterstones
PRE-ORDER from Amazon.co.uk
PRE-ORDER from Blackwell's
PRE-ORDER NOW from Aurora Metro Books
*Books dispatched when published (release date TBC)
When Briony Campbell confesses to killing her boyfriend, a straightforward crime soon turns into a baffling mystery.
Haunted by demons from his own past, lawyer SJ Robin is assigned to the case. But as confusion - and the body count - rises, he’s forced to question who is guilty and who is innocent.
Can he see justice served and hold on to the woman he loves?
Reviews:
'Nikki Dudley’s latest novel shows that things are not always as they seem...the twist in the narrative is skilfully done and will keep the reader guessing until the very end.' -Ruth Dugdall, author of Nowhere Girl
'You will need tissues - Nikki Dudley makes you care that much about her characters. A thrilling read that keeps twisting and turning. You won't want to put it down.' - Mari Maxwell
'Volta is an ambitious thriller with a chilling ambiguity that will creep you out! Dudley’s sharp prose cuts to the heart of human fragility.' - Cara V. Bland
'Vota is a compelling, unique and heartfelt thriller.... every page here is pressing and exciting, showcasing Dudley's mastery of prose, which at all times remains grounded in the poetic.' - Teo Eve
'Volta is dynamic, intriguing and engaging. With characters that feel so real you can almost touch them and a plot that gets more interesting with every turn of the page, Volta is an unmissable read.' - Leia Butler
'Dudley is a master at crafting thrillers, interweaving a dark, suspenseful plot with wonderfully compelling characters - Volta hooks you in from the opening lines and doesn't let you go.' - Louise Mather
Nikki's collection, Hope Alt Delete, was published by
Knives Forks and Spoons Press (2016).
READ A SAMPLE
REVIEWS:
'Nikki’s energy rustles behind each line, as she plays with familiar words and makes
them at once more explicit and more unknown.'
- Judy Darley, SkyLightRain
'Finally, some contemporary poetry that doesn’t suck!'
- Dane Cobain, Social Bookshelves
Knives Forks and Spoons Press (2016).
READ A SAMPLE
REVIEWS:
'Nikki’s energy rustles behind each line, as she plays with familiar words and makes
them at once more explicit and more unknown.'
- Judy Darley, SkyLightRain
'Finally, some contemporary poetry that doesn’t suck!'
- Dane Cobain, Social Bookshelves
Nikki's psychological thriller, Ellipsis, was published by Sparkling Books (2010).
"Right on time," Daniel Mansen mouths to Alice as she pushes him to his death. Haunted by these words, Alice becomes obsessed with discovering how a man she didn't know could predict her actions. On the day of the funeral, Daniel's cousin, Thom, finds a piece of paper in Daniel's room detailing the exact time and place of
his death.
As Thom and Alice both search for answers, they become knotted together in a story
of obsession, hidden truths and the gaps in everyday life that can destroy or save a person.
Ellipsis is a disturbing thriller stemming from what is left unsaid, what bounces around in the mind and evaporates when trying to remember. Can there be a conclusion when no-one seems to know the truth?
READ A SAMPLE
REVIEWS:
'It’s a tale that will keep them wondering, gasping, thinking, smiling, grimacing, rereading.
What more can a reader ask for?'
-Mike Lipkin, Noir Journal
'The cover of Ellipsis reflects perfectly what's in the tin.
An original and disturbing psychological thriller that never lets up.'
- Sally Spedding, author
'This is the type of story that keeps a reader up half the night.'
- Maureen Vincent-Northam, author
* You can also buy 'Ellipsis' as part of the 'Three British Mystery Novels' anthology *
"Right on time," Daniel Mansen mouths to Alice as she pushes him to his death. Haunted by these words, Alice becomes obsessed with discovering how a man she didn't know could predict her actions. On the day of the funeral, Daniel's cousin, Thom, finds a piece of paper in Daniel's room detailing the exact time and place of
his death.
As Thom and Alice both search for answers, they become knotted together in a story
of obsession, hidden truths and the gaps in everyday life that can destroy or save a person.
Ellipsis is a disturbing thriller stemming from what is left unsaid, what bounces around in the mind and evaporates when trying to remember. Can there be a conclusion when no-one seems to know the truth?
READ A SAMPLE
REVIEWS:
'It’s a tale that will keep them wondering, gasping, thinking, smiling, grimacing, rereading.
What more can a reader ask for?'
-Mike Lipkin, Noir Journal
'The cover of Ellipsis reflects perfectly what's in the tin.
An original and disturbing psychological thriller that never lets up.'
- Sally Spedding, author
'This is the type of story that keeps a reader up half the night.'
- Maureen Vincent-Northam, author
* You can also buy 'Ellipsis' as part of the 'Three British Mystery Novels' anthology *
Nikki's chapbook, exits/origins, was published by
Knives Forks and Spoons Press (2010).
READ A SAMPLE
REVIEW:
'Dudley’s indulgence of what the poet Charles Bernstein has called ‘writing centered on its wordness’ gives her poems their depth, their energy, their humour and their resistance of closure.'
- Colin Herd, poet
Knives Forks and Spoons Press (2010).
READ A SAMPLE
REVIEW:
'Dudley’s indulgence of what the poet Charles Bernstein has called ‘writing centered on its wordness’ gives her poems their depth, their energy, their humour and their resistance of closure.'
- Colin Herd, poet
Publication history
Poem 'TO LET GO ISN'T SIMPLE' in Re-side Issue 9 (2021, page 20)
Poem 'Unravelled' at Windows Facing Windows Review (2021)
Poem 'Mortality' on the Osmosis Press site (2021)
Poems 'My dear Fanny' (redacted letter) and 'Where are we going?' at Beir Bua Journal (issue 2) (2021)
Poem 'To Read' at Babel Tower Notice Board (2021)
Visual poem 'Scars call me' in Poem Atlas exhibition, Refraction (2021)
Poem 'Falling Off' at Selcouth Station (2021)
Poem 'How to de-construct a family' at Selcouth Station (2020)
Poem 'To... something' at The Abandoned Playground (2020)
Poem 'Calendar of a dying man (part 2) in Full House Lit Mag (page 17) (2020)
Poem 'A modern love story' in Untitled Writing's Voices issue 2 (part 2) (2020)
Poems 'FEAR' and 'Remake me' at Babel Tower Notice Board (2020)
Poems 'Des humains san amour' and 'Calendar of a dying man (part 3) in Howling Press magazine (2020)
Poem 'Do Eyes Exist' in Lucky Pierre Zine (2020)
Poem 'Erode with me' in Untitled Writing's online journal, volume 2 (2020)
Poem 'Throw me to the wind' in Selcouth Station's online zine issue 1 (2020) - £2 for download
2 poems in issue 4 of Adjacent Pineapple (2018)
Hope Alt Delete collection published by The Knives Forks and Spoons Press (2016)
Poem featured in the 'Blackpool Illuminations' (2016)
exits/origins chapbook published by The Knives Forks and Spoons Press (2010)
Her work has also appeared in/on: Fly on the Wall Press 'chaos' issue, etcetera art blogspot, Dance to Death, Openned.com, The Delinquent magazine, Quattrocentro magazine, Libertine magazine, Ronin Press, the W.I.S.H website and con-struct.
PRIZES
Winner of the Virginia Prize for fiction 2020.
Shortlisted in the London Writers competition 2003 and won the Promise Prize for poetry in 2005. Also shortlisted in the IdeasTap Inspires programme in 2014.
Poem 'Unravelled' at Windows Facing Windows Review (2021)
Poem 'Mortality' on the Osmosis Press site (2021)
Poems 'My dear Fanny' (redacted letter) and 'Where are we going?' at Beir Bua Journal (issue 2) (2021)
Poem 'To Read' at Babel Tower Notice Board (2021)
Visual poem 'Scars call me' in Poem Atlas exhibition, Refraction (2021)
Poem 'Falling Off' at Selcouth Station (2021)
Poem 'How to de-construct a family' at Selcouth Station (2020)
Poem 'To... something' at The Abandoned Playground (2020)
Poem 'Calendar of a dying man (part 2) in Full House Lit Mag (page 17) (2020)
Poem 'A modern love story' in Untitled Writing's Voices issue 2 (part 2) (2020)
Poems 'FEAR' and 'Remake me' at Babel Tower Notice Board (2020)
Poems 'Des humains san amour' and 'Calendar of a dying man (part 3) in Howling Press magazine (2020)
Poem 'Do Eyes Exist' in Lucky Pierre Zine (2020)
Poem 'Erode with me' in Untitled Writing's online journal, volume 2 (2020)
Poem 'Throw me to the wind' in Selcouth Station's online zine issue 1 (2020) - £2 for download
2 poems in issue 4 of Adjacent Pineapple (2018)
Hope Alt Delete collection published by The Knives Forks and Spoons Press (2016)
Poem featured in the 'Blackpool Illuminations' (2016)
exits/origins chapbook published by The Knives Forks and Spoons Press (2010)
Her work has also appeared in/on: Fly on the Wall Press 'chaos' issue, etcetera art blogspot, Dance to Death, Openned.com, The Delinquent magazine, Quattrocentro magazine, Libertine magazine, Ronin Press, the W.I.S.H website and con-struct.
PRIZES
Winner of the Virginia Prize for fiction 2020.
Shortlisted in the London Writers competition 2003 and won the Promise Prize for poetry in 2005. Also shortlisted in the IdeasTap Inspires programme in 2014.
