Here in the North West, we’ve had a sudden change of the weather from tropical to arctic, meaning my lockdown walks have been replaced by staying inside with a good book. Now my most recent novel is done, I’ve been able to let go of research reading, and...
The fifth John Grey historical mystery 1668. John Grey is now a Justice of the Peace and lives in the manor house he has inherited on his mother’s death with his new wife, Aminta. As the village is cut off from the rest of the world by a heavy snowfall, George...
Accusations In 1664, in Bury St Edmunds, the judge Sir Matthew Hale* – great lawyer but ‘as gullible as the simplest peasant’ concerning witches – had to sit on a case of purported witchcraft. A child had become ill and was taken to a ‘cunning man’, who...
The Doubtful Diaries of Wicked Mistress Yale by David Ebsworth ‘For is that not the secret of life? To keep open as many of our options as possible for as long as we may dare. And if my only remaining option to keep them alive…’ This is the first of...
I’m thrilled to welcome Jennifer Ash to my website today to talk about her new novella, The Outlaw’s Ransom. Here’s a description of the book: When craftsman’s daughter Mathilda is kidnapped by the notorious Folville brothers, as punishment...
