I’ve been a massive fan of Agatha Christie since I first picked up Sparkling Cyanide many years ago. This book alone explains my fascination – a brilliantly conceived plot, a quirky hero, the hugely satisfying denouement when everything gets explained with a flourish. I even find the fact that no-one’s too sad about the deaths rather intriguing, though I know it’s a stumbling block for many. Fast forward a long time and Dame Agatha is one of the inspirations behind…
It’s a great pleasure to welcome talented author Isabella May back to my blog today. After her huge success with Oh! What a Pavlova and The Cocktail Bar, Isabella’s third novel is Costa Del Churros. I’m…
I can’t quite believe it, but Calamity in Camberwell, my third cozy crime whodunit, is published today. I’ve loved writing this story, though I found the subject matter very sad. As you’ll see (I…
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It’s a great pleasure to introduce author Jane Bwye to my blog today. Jane’s first novel, Breath of Africa, was nominated for the Guardian First Book Award, 2013, and draws on her experiences growing…
There have been many harsh words said about Love Island, and it’s true that if you’re looking for scorching intellectualism, this is most certainly not the place to find it. If, on the other…
Today on the blog I’m very excited to welcome the lovely Lizzie Chantree, who is not only an award-winning inventor but also an author. Her latest book, If You Love Me, I’m Yours, is…
It’s hard not to fall for Picasso 1932 – Love, Fame, Tragedy, at the Tate Modern – but you’ll never tumble quite as hard as the man himself did for Marie-Therese Walter. Her face…
I popped along to the Royal Academy’s Charles I, King and Collector exhibition with an old friend I hadn’t seen for years, thinking we’d be in and out in an hour and have…
I was surprised, and moved, to read an article about depression by one of my favourite authors, Simon Brett, in the most recent edition of Red Herrings, the Crime Writers’ Association newsletter. Simon Brett…