Former Norfolk reporter publishes debut detective novel
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 19 Oct, 09:37 · Archive
David Weir, a former journalist who worked in the House of Commons, has published his first novel set partly in Norfolk.
David Weir, a former Eastern Daily Press journalist, has published his first novel, The Honourable Member for Murder. Weir reported in Cromer and Norwich in the late 1980s before spending a couple of years working in the House of Commons, where he managed select committees including Treasury, Home Affairs and Standards.
The novel is a comedy crime story centred on two parliamentary researchers, Maxwell Murray and Diana Burton, who solve murders on behalf of their incompetent MP, Eliot Oakcroft. Part of the plot takes the characters to Cromer, where they track down a man believed dead who has been spotted alive on Cromer Pier. The book draws on Weir's experience in Westminster's 'chaotic and crumbling corridors of power'.
Weir, already an established playwright, hopes the novel will be the first of a Westminster Mysteries trilogy. One reviewer compared it favourably to a hypothetical collaboration between Richard Osman and Yes Minister. The Honourable Member for Murder, published by Allison and Bushby, costs £9.99 and is available at Waterstones and other major bookshops.
How it is being reported
- Former Norfolk-based reporter writes first novel (partly set in the county)A former EDP journalist who spent many years working in the House of Commons has written his first novel.Eastern Daily Press · 19 Oct, 08:49
- Former Norfolk-based reporter writes first novel (partly set in the county)A former EDP journalist who spent many years working in the House of Commons has written his first novel.Norwich Evening News · 19 Oct, 08:49
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