As a physical object, the book is a thing of beauty. The cover is a modern design, vibrant colours, geometric shapes and random objects floating in an abstract limbo. And numbers: 381, 381… That’s the title, THREE EIGHT ONE. It presents an enigma, promising meaning, but withholding it too. It feels like an invitation. Open …
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 …
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 …