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‘World’s long on academics, Morse, but woeful short of good detectives’: Lewis, Hathaway and Endeavour: The changing roles of Colin Dexter’s sidekick

Book Chapter
Bishop, D. (2021)
‘World’s long on academics, Morse, but woeful short of good detectives’: Lewis, Hathaway and Endeavour: The changing roles of Colin Dexter’s sidekick. In L. Andrew, & S. Saunders (Eds.), The Detective's Companion in Crime Fiction: A Study in Sidekicks (237-259). Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74989-7
Bishop offers the first comprehensive analysis of the many variations of sidekick found in Colin Dexter’s Inspector Morse novels, and in the three television drama series base...

D. V. Bishop on deception and lies in his explosive debut historical thriller, City of Vengeance

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Bishop, D. (2021)
D. V. Bishop on deception and lies in his explosive debut historical thriller, City of Vengeance. https://www.panmacmillan.com/blogs/crime-thriller/d-v-bishop-city-of-vengeance
D. V. Bishop’s thriller City of Vengeance is set in sixteenth-century Florence, a city of intrigue, lies and political machinations. Here he discusses the lies men tell in the...

Walking in the footsteps of Florentine history

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Bishop, D. (2021)
Walking in the footsteps of Florentine history. http://www.historiamag.com/walking-footsteps-florentine-history/
DV Bishop tells Historia how valuable it is to get your feet on the street when doing historical research, as he found while writing his novel, City of Vengeance, set in Flore...

How to write a novel – four fiction writers on Danielle Steel’s insane working day

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Bishop, D. (2019)
How to write a novel – four fiction writers on Danielle Steel’s insane working day. https://theconversation.com/how-to-write-a-novel-four-fiction-writers-on-danielle-steels-insane-working-day-117155
How to write a novel – four fiction writers on Danielle Steel’s insane working day - article written Sarah Corbett - Lecturer in Creative Writing, Lancaster University; David ...

Comic: Red Zone [Fantomen 17/2017]

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Bishop, D. (2017)
Comic: Red Zone [Fantomen 17/2017]
A comic written for publisher Egmont, illustrated by artist Rafael Ruiz. Originally published in Swedish, it was reprinted in English by Frew Comics in Australia.

The violent, post-truth 2017 predicted in The Running Man? We’re living in it

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Bishop, D. (2017)
The violent, post-truth 2017 predicted in The Running Man? We’re living in it. https://theconversation.com/the-violent-post-truth-2017-predicted-in-the-running-man-were-living-in-it-70726
Welcome to a world where fake news stories are used to manipulate public opinion. Dissent is no longer tolerated and all your communications are monitored; the economy is not ...

Brave New World

Book Chapter
Bishop, D. (2016)
Brave New World. In Heroes Reborn. London: Titan Books
Three brand-new short stories based on the fascinating characters and rich mythology of NBC’s world-wide hit TV series Heroes, and the blockbuster event series Heroes Reborn. ...

Introduction: Amorality Tale

Book Chapter
Bishop, D. (2015)
Introduction: Amorality Tale. In Doctor Who: Amorality Tale (v-viii). London: BBC Books
A new introduction written for the new edition of Doctor Who: Amorality Tale, published by BBC Books in 2015 as part of The History Collection. The novel was originally publis...

Comic: Citadel of Death [Fantomen 6-7/2014]

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Bishop, D. (2014)
Comic: Citadel of Death [Fantomen 6-7/2014]
A comic written for publisher Egmont, illustrated by artist Alex Saviuk. Originally published in Swedish, it was reprinted in English by Frew Comics in Australia.

Comic: Operation Enigma [Fantomen 22-23/2014]

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Bishop, D. (2014)
Comic: Operation Enigma [Fantomen 22-23/2014]
A comic written for publisher Egmont, illustrated by artist Cesar Sparadi. Originally published it Swedish, it was reprinted in English by Frew Comics in Australia.