What I Bought at the LFCC

My recent visit to the London Film and Comic Con at Earl’s Court yielded these goodies.

Road Closed, Leigh Russell’s second crime novel featuring DI Geraldine Steel. I’d already read this novel and reviewed it on Amazon about a month ago. Still, it’s always nice to have a signed copy and, as the author was at the LFCC, I was happy to buy another copy. If you’re into crime thrillers, this is highly recommended along with the author’s first novel, Cut Short.

The Skull (DVD) is a 1965 film from Amicus. Peter Cushing stars as a collector of all things occult. He gets more than he bargained for when the skull of the Marquis De Sade comes into his possession. 

Visit to the London Film and Comic Con.

Went to Earl's court at the weekend to visit the London Film and Comic Convention. As always, a large number of celebrity guests were on hand to sign autographs and have their photographs taken with fans.

In attendance were a number of actors associated with Doctor Who - Nicholas Courtney being the most well known from the classic series. The new series was not represented by any regular participants. However, Russell Tovey, who appeared in Voyage of the Damned and part two of The End of Time, was probably the most well-known among those who have appeared in the new series.

The usual array of Star Wars characters roamed around outside the hall keeping those in the queue on their toes. Inside the hall, there were plenty of fans who posed for photographs with these masked men. I'm not much of a Star Wars fan myself, so I studiously ignored these chaps.


I did not ignore Leigh Russell (left), however. She very kindly signed a copy of her latest novel, Road Closed, for me. It's a highly recommended read for those who enjoy crime thrillers, as is her first novel, Cut Short.

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