[Niccolo]

Originally Posted by rburdock

First of all I want to congratulate Niccolò on an exceptional novel. The cover blurb labels it as being 'utterly absorbing' and I've got to agree with that wholeheartedly.

My question is as follows:

The Crossroads undoubtedly rates as one of the most shocking novels I've read to date, both in terms of its sexual content and the level of violence, and the 'shock factor' is certainly more intense than anything found in your previous, and also exceptional novel I'm Not Scared. I was just wondering if this 'writing for shock', in the same vein as say Chuck Palahniuk, is the direction you are taking your writing now, or if the level of sexual content and violence found in The Crossroads was more of a 'one off'?

Thanks again for a wonderful novel and continued success.
Rob

Thank you Rob. The next novel is not shocking like The Crossroads, because it's a comedy - I hope it will be funny. But in general if the story needs a shock, I will do it no problem. I don't mind shocking my readers!