I’ve just finished the first draft of my latest novel. I think it’s pretty nearly there, though I am about to start another read-through. While I was writing it, whenever I remembered, I took a selfie of myself at the keyboard. Once I had 100 selfies I edited them together. But then I took one …
Last time I looked, my four novels featuring investigating magistrate Porfiry Petrovich are on special offer on Amazon, with the ebooks selling at just 99p (or 99c in America). By the time you read this, that offer may have ended. Apologies, if so. As some of you may be aware, I took my central character …
I was left feeling decidedly uncomfortable by Eat, Pray, Love author Elizabeth Gilbert’s decision to withdraw from publication her historical novel set in Russia, not least because I’ve just published my own HNSIR (The Crimson Child, thanks for asking). I confess I haven’t watched her self-cancellation, or should that be self-flagellation, video. But I read …
Spring. 1880. It was General Krolikov’s name day, the day he celebrated being Timofei son of Timofei. He chose to spend it in Tavrichesky Garden, St Petersburg, as he did every year, weather permitting. As usual, his daughter Vera had arranged a party. Most of those in the group were strangers to him. He assumed …
For those of you who were wondering when and if I was ever going to write or publish another book, I have some news. A new historical mystery featuring investigating Pavel Pavovich Virginsky, with a cameo appearance from Porfiry Petrovich. It’s the second book in my Empire of Shadows series, but can be read as …