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The 'Deadly Inspirations' Character Naming Draw!
Your opportunity to have your name appear as one of three characters in my work-in-progress, the follow-up to The Widow.
​This is the second killer-thriller in my loosely-linked Deadly Inspirations series and will be ready to publish in spring 2020.

Correctly answer the simple qualifying question for your chance to win!
No purchase necessary.

​'The Widow' is my latest Brit grit thriller featuring Detective Sergeant Fiona Fielding, based on the Deadly Sin of Greed.
Details about the novel can be found on this website on this page, ​including the answer to the simple qualifying question below...
​The entry form is here:
    What is Detective Sergeant Fiona Fielding's nickname in the hard-hitting British police thriller, The Widow?
    Select the correct nickname. Not sure? No problem - the answer can be found on this website. See the page entitled The Widow in the navigation bar above...
    I need your full name as that will be used for one of my characters if you win!
    Your email will only be used for the purposes of this prize draw although you may be offered a consolation gift if you do not win!
Submit
NB. Any characters named as a result of this competition will be entirely fictional and bear no physical or psychological resemblance to the winners of this draw. I reserve the right to create these fictional namesake characters at my discretion. They may appear as anything from police officers to innocent victims of psychopaths - or even the vicious killers themselves...
You have been warned!

Terms, disclaimer and legal stuff: 
​Entry is free and available to adults over the age of 18 anywhere in the world where such prize draws are legal.  If it's not legal where you are then DO NOT enter! Email addresses will be collected and used for the sole purpose of identifying and announcing the prize draw winners and will be deleted after the the draw is completed. Entrants' email addresses will not be used for direct marketing purposes or shared with any other person or organisation. Only one entry per person. Bots will automatically be disqualified as will multiple entries from one IP address.  Entries with invalid or unresponsive email addresses will be disqualified. Prize winners who fail to respond to email notice of winnings will be disqualified and new winners chosen at random to replace them. There is no obligation to purchase anything to enter. Entries must be received before the competition closes on 15th January 2020 at midnight UK time. Each correct qualifying entry will be recorded in sequence and a random number generator will be used to select the winners.  Prize winners will be notified before the end of January 2020. There is no cash equivalent prize. Prizes are awarded entirely at the website owner's discretion. Prize winners will be notified by email and announced on the Will Patching Author Facebook page by 22nd January 2020. Consolation prizes may be offered by email to all entrants when the main prize winners are announced. This website features affiliate links that may earn fees from vendors such as Amazon if readers click on them, and Google and Facebook may be tracking site visitors. Please see the site Privacy Policy & Cookies Policy for more information. The website owner accepts no legal liability whatsoever in any jurisdiction for any issues related to the operation of this prize draw and each participant entering their email address above is automatically signifying their agreement to these terms. 
Good luck to everyone who enters!

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Novels
The Widow
Remorseless
Mutilated
Gaslighting
​The Hack
​The Hunter
The Hangman  
​Audiobooks
Short Shots
Blood on their Hands Featuring three short-form killer thrillers:
- Justice
​- Old Flame
- The Butcher


​Deleted Scenes, Backstory & More
Killer Inspiration

A Unique Companion Guide to The Remorseless Trilogy featuring the author's personal insights into his killer characters, deleted scenes, character background and much more. 

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  • Home
  • The Widow
    • The Widow - Opening pages
  • The Remorseless Trilogy
  • The Hack Trilogy
  • Testimonials
  • About
    • Gallery
  • Crime Addict
  • On writing
  • Spitballing
  • A manuscript
  • Structure
  • Interviews & Articles
  • Psychopaths in Fact & Fiction
  • Signed Paperback Competition!
  • Privacy Policy
  • Character Naming Draw!
  • Contact by email