Criminally conferencing in Oxford

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No, not Inspector Morse, but the St Hilda’s Crime Fiction Writing Weekend with the theme of Bad Apples – Crime fiction’s enemies and anti-heroes.

In all my sixteen plus years of writing thrillers, this was my first time at this high quality and fun weekend. It’s been going for 33 years!

The original Victorian […]

Summer is here – Dive into a book!

Man diving

Pick up a fabulous holiday read! Ten stories to lose yourself in. Whether your thing is medieval, Roman, Stuarts, Vikings, cosy crime, thriller, crime on the run or an alternative view of history, we have the perfect read for you. Click the pictures that intrigue you and plunge straight in. (Some even have special offers. […]

Anna Belfrage – Queen of Shadows

I’m delighted to welcome Anna Belfrage to the blog to talk about language, writing and words. Had Anna been allowed to choose, she’d have become a time-traveller. As this was impossible, she became a financial professional with three absorbing interests: history, romance and writing.

Anna has authored the acclaimed time […]

Jean Gill – With Raven Wine

I’m delighted to welcome back the award-winning Welsh author and photographer Jean Gill on the occasion of the publication of her new book, With Raven Wine.

Jean lives in Provence, in France, with the best scent-hound in the world, a Nikon D750 and a man. Best known for writing epic medieval […]

Age – perception and reality

I will no longer see 20, 30, 40, 50 or even 60, but I don’t see myself as old. In my head, I’m still 28. Okay, possibly 32.

Last week, we hosted our children and grandchildren in the middle of a heatwave – up to 37C. By the end of the week, I felt 100 […]