REVIEW OF STINGING THE DEVIL – AVAILABLE ON AMAZON.CO.UK BY PENNY NAIR PRICE

This article includes a brief interview with the writer at its conclusion.
It is said that women enjoy reading true crime more than men – though generally it is men who commit the atrocities which invite journalistic articles of spine tingling and stomach turning intrigue I writers are women, Ruth Rendell having recently died who also wrote under the name of Barbara Vine, and Agatha Christie who wrote well loved crime fiction for the world to enjoy together with major movies and the Poirot detective series starring the inimitable David Suchet, amongst other actors playing his part.There is no detective in Penny Nair Price’s crime and racial and medical ethics saga “Stinging the Devil”. Maybe he or she will appear in book two, as the story continues in Jamaica where her characters seek sanctuary and a new life. It is a long story – well what novel isn’t a long story? People buying books like to feel they have value for money and to grasp a thick tome in their hands, whether to open on a train, a desk in the office, a settee or a beach. Perhaps if some peole want a “quickie” of a read, they will find “Stinging the Devil” will fulfil their requirements as it comprises a cross between a sprint and a marathon, though very little is left to the imagination – its is all in black and white on every page.
Stinging the Devil was written by a woman well versed in journalism as well as poetry and song writing for one main reason. She attended a writing group run by an established college running night school education mainly for graduates and found her work at their fee paying night classes which was romantic, flowery and insubstantial raised only titters and teasing and no real approval. The college was Morley College, Westminster Bridge Road, London. If you want to discover the result of a reaction to not being taken seriously as a writer read “Stinging the Devil” – take it seriously and send us your thoughts to The Saturn Herald.
INTERVIEW WITH THE WRITER OF STINGING THE DEVIL – PENNY NAIR PRICE
It is only right as a member of a hungry audience for thrills and shocks and sex to pen a brand new story by a brand new writer. Anon.

I come from a medical family. One of my relatives had some interest in psychiatry. I have a strong belief in medical ethics belonging to a good god-given reason for practicing as a Doctor – to help people rather than to obtain a comfortable and wealthy lifestyle and status. I feel that amongst medical students there are at least two types to be found – the ones who want to give help almost from a calling from God, and the ones who want status and recognition – maybe that could include some plastic surgeons though by no means not all.
I also have an interest in racial interaction and class structure in the top universities. My characters play out some of their drama in one of the top places of study for higher education in the UK – and even in the world. I like showing my characters and their differences and their tugs of war over love and social class. But dear readers murder and mayhem happen in my novel – and that is for the enlightenment and entertainment of my reading audience.
My characters are daring, beautiful, flawed and gullible as well as intelligent, focussed, and seeking excitement. All these traits can be found in people with high intelligence and this is how the story plays out. I researched and added a bit of bona fide voodoo including voodoo poems from a book from the former shop Dark and Light in London’s Dalston, which was actually published in Los Angeles. I have also written the feature length filmscript of Stinging the Devil and have one or two very high profile actors in mind for the key roles.
Hypnotism meets Voodoo is one of the descriptions a friend said I should pitch my work as at a film networking forum. Read the book and make your own judgements – race through it first and then put it in a drawer or your briefcase and then maybe go through it again at a more leisurely pace.