When a murder is committed a lady’s companion finds herself as an amateur sleuth… 1789, London When Emily Fanshawe, Marchioness of Polbrook, is found strangled in her bedchamber, suspicion immediately falls on those residing in the grand house in Hanover Square. Emily’s husband – Randal [...]
I thought it might be a good idea to let you know a little more about the Sleuthing Club and why I chose to write about it. Everyone loves a mystery! Like many others, I’ve always loved Golden Age crime fiction; Agatha Christie, Ngaio Marsh [...]
Yorkshire, 1845, and dark rumours are spreading across the moors. Everything indicates that Mrs Elizabeth Chester of Chester Grange has been brutally murdered in her home - but nobody can find her body. As the dark murmurs reach Emily, Anne and Charlotte Brontë, the sisters [...]
A room with a view… to murder. June 1933. Kitty Underhay is a modern, independent woman from the top of her shingle bob to the tip of her t-strap heels. She prides herself on the reputation of her family’s ancient hotel on the blustery English [...]
Sometimes, you can sit around and wait for inspiration to strike, other times you have to grab it by the scruff of the neck and shake it until it gives you something useful! In case you need some help this autumn with either an idea [...]
Are you ready for autumn? I am! After the heatwave I’m definitely looking forward to cold, crisp mornings, and snuggling down with a good book. So, as the weather changes and the rain starts beating against the windows once more, here are my top picks [...]
There were times when Rachel Treherne fervently wished that her beloved father had left his fortune to somebody else, so overburdened did she feel with the administration of her estate. And never more so than now for, although she was surrounded by relatives who depended [...]
Today is just a short post to say a massive thank you to all the book bloggers who took part in my fabulous blog tour organised by Rachel at Rachel’s Random Resources, and to encourage you to follow them for more bookie news and amazing [...]
When I read polls about what readers would like to see on an author’s blog, behind the scenes stuff always come up first. I think we all like a sneaky peak into someone else’s life and to know if others are as messy/tidy (delete as [...]
Having looked at a lot of writerly websites, a lot of authors share their writing tips, which can be amazingly helpful, but one thing I noticed was that a lot of them mention research but don’t necessarily share tips on this aspect of their writing. [...]
