by Nia Beynon | Nov 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
This stunning Tudor manor is the inspiration for A Christmas Murder. It was built on the foundations of a Saxon manor in the 15th and 16th centuries. In 1703 a terrible storm resulted in the back of the house being buried in a huge landslip. For the next 223 years the...
by Nia Beynon | Nov 7, 2024 | Uncategorized
This wonderful building is about a five-minute walk from where I live (okay, I’m not fooling anybody, it’s one minute in a car but it’s all uphill), and it’s a fascinating place. The first record of the building being used as a small round bath fed by an underground...
by Nia Beynon | Nov 6, 2024 | Uncategorized
5. Love Actually I know, I know – it’s a love it or hate it kind of film. But the PM wandering up and down the streets of Wandsworth looking for Natalie on Christmas Eve – what’s more romantic than that? 4. While You Were Sleeping This movie is hilarious and sweet and...
by Nia Beynon | Nov 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
Hello! I’d like to introduce The Sea House, published by Boldwood on November 5th. This is the third in the Brittany series, each featuring a new case for Toussaints’ detective agency, and focussing on the lives and loves of the people who work there. The Sea House...
by Nia Beynon | Nov 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
I’ve wanted to write a festive mystery for some time but was looking for a particular theme. It had to be more than just a story set over the Christmas period; I wanted it to have a distinct feeling of place and time. I finally achieved my ambition with A Corpse in...