That was the year that was
There's only a couple of weeks until we break for Christmas, so it's an obvious time to look back at 2023. It's been a bit of an odd year, hasn't it? I get the feeling that a lot of people are still trying to get back into normal life after all the chaos of covid....
Exploring history and dance in 2023
With the launch of Monsters in the Mist and the excitement about Napoleon out of the way, I’m looking back at all the things I haven’t written about this year. Let’s start back in January. The Remarkably Talented Mr Weaver Presents This was an opportunity to combine...
Book Review: Cabriole by Ailish Sinclair
Here we are with Book 2 of Ailish Sinclair’s ‘A Dancer’s Journey’. Think of it as the second act in a three act ballet – the one where everyone runs around in a riot of colour and sexuality (more or less explicit depending on the date of the original production). We...
My take on ‘that’ film
I'm back from watching Napoleon and, given that many of the people I know (and thousands of those I don't) will be rushing to share their views, I thought I'd join in. Is it a good movie? I thought so (though my partner, who watched it with me, was not convinced). It...
Napoleon: the movie
So it’s almost here! Ridley Scott’s Napoleon launches on Wednesday 22 November. I’ll be at the IMAX cinema in Waterloo to see it on the big screen. Will it be a fabulous film? I certainly hope so. Napoleon is a fantastic subject for an epic movie. EDIT: I've seen it...
Christmas is coming. (Sorry about that.)
It's November and the Christmas selling season has officially begun. I'm sorry: I don't make the rules. At around this time of year I always try to persuade people that they should consider my books as Christmas presents. Amazon lets you gift Kindle copies now, which...
Livery Halls in London
We always enjoy Open House Days in London, when buildings that you don't often get an opportunity to visit throw open their doors. This year we took the opportunity to see inside some of London's livery halls. Back in the Middle Ages tradesmen set up Guilds to...
So today is publication day for Monsters in the Mist. I’m excited. I hope you are too, but I can understand that you’re probably a lot less excited than me. Why am I excited about Monsters in the Mist? Galbraith and Pole are leaving London to solve a murder in...
Fun with Urban Fantasy
It's just a week until the publication of the latest Galbraith & Pole adventure, Monsters in the Mist, with my Undead hero, so please forgive me for another post about vampires. What do vampires mean to you? Bela Lugosi as Dracula The ultimate vampire, of course,...
‘Something Wicked’ on offer
Monsters in the Mist is the third of my books featuring Galbraith & Pole. It can be read as a stand-alone book, but it builds on the world established in the first two books. It certainly helps to have read the first in the series, Something Wicked. Something...