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“Heir Apparent” – the sixth Sam Plank novel
FREE Official Guide to the Sam Plank Mysteries – sample chapters and glossary
New e-boxset of first three Sam Plank e-books! Click image to buy…
“Faith, Hope and Trickery” – the fifth Sam Plank novel
New piggy in the sty! This one is for UK estate agents
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Collection of columns: “Susan in the City: The Cambridge News Years”
“Portraits of Pretence” – the fourth Sam Plank novel
Sam speaks! New audiobook of “Fatal Forgery”
“Worm in the Blossom” – the third Sam Plank novel
AML for NEDs in five editions: Guernsey, Isle of Man, International, Jersey and UK
AML books for UK staff
AML books for Guernsey staff
AML books for Jersey staff
AML books for Gibraltar staff
“The Man in the Canary Waistcoat” – the second Sam Plank novel
“Fatal Forgery” – the first Sam Plank novel
Edward’s adventures now out in 6-part e-format
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Tag Archives: Money Laundering Bulletin
My e-publishing adventure – part 15
“Write a book: you’ll make money while you sleep.” Honestly: that’s a piece of advice that I was given years ago by a well-meaning (and, I now recall, unpublished) friend. He seemed to suggest that it was all such a … Continue reading
My e-publishing adventure – part 11
Last time I updated you on the progress of e-Edward (on 4 April 2012), I asked you to vote for a new character to join my happy band of compliance-minded folk. I suggested three possible people – and a teddy-bear. … Continue reading
My e-publishing adventure – part 10
It’s not quite the midnight launch of the latest Harry Potter, but I know that at least two of you have been asking about the latest instalment of Edward’s adventures, so here they are: “Suspicious Activity: The Adventures of an … Continue reading
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Tagged MLRO, money laundering, Money Laundering Bulletin, publications, writing
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My e-publishing adventure – part 9
Just a quick update, because I know you all love to hear how Edward’s sales figures are going. (For new readers, that’s “Suspicious Activity: The Adventures of An MLRO – Part 1”, “Part 2” and “Part 3” – which all … Continue reading
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Eds and NEDs
I know how you clamour to hear the latest sales figures for the adventures of Edward Jones, MLRO-about-town, and what a bumper month we had in January! I think we can safely make reference to lukewarm cakes, the selling thereof. … Continue reading
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Tagged communication, financial crime, money laundering, Money Laundering Bulletin, training, writing
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My e-publishing adventure – part 8
It’s a funny new world, e-publishing. It means that I can put “publish Edward Part 3” in my diary as a to do, and tick it off in a morning. OK, so it’s not quite as exciting as cycling out … Continue reading
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Tagged financial crime, MLRO, money laundering, Money Laundering Bulletin, publications, writing
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My e-publishing adventure – part 7
I’m expecting great things in my next report, as doubtless hundreds, nay thousands, of MLROs were given Kindles and iPads for Christmas and, once they returned to the office in January, logged straight on to Amazon to download the latest … Continue reading
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My e-publishing adventure – part 6
I’m beginning to regret this, but at the end of October I did report to you my e-book sales figures so I suppose I must continue. Sadly, it is not looking good – there’s barely enough in the Amazon coffers … Continue reading
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Tagged financial crime, MLRO, money laundering, Money Laundering Bulletin, publications, writing
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My e-publishing adventure – part 5, for part 2
I meant to wait until December, I really did, but then I started to edit the three chapters and then I found the perfect cover image, and before I knew it, I was uploading “Suspicious Activity: The Adventures of a … Continue reading
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My e-publishing adventure – part 4
Well, it’s the last day of the month, and for we e-authors that means only one thing: monthly Amazon sales reports! I am sure that JK Rowling and Dean Koontz are loading the printer paper tray in readiness, but for … Continue reading