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‘No Vote, No Census’ is the opening line of my new historical mystery, Murder at Big Ben.

I wish more than anything that I’d written a journal when I was younger, but each time I started one it fizzled out. I’ve always loved writing, both the physical process of scribbling my thoughts on to a page as well as the creative aspect, but it was creating...

The Gossip: The Inspiration Behind the Book Who doesn’t like a bit of gossip? Shared snippets from a friend about people you both know, perhaps. Or maybe neighbours or work colleagues. We can’t help ourselves, can we? I think it’s part of the human psyche.  My latest...

I loved writing The Woman Who Turned Her Life Around. Filled with nostalgia and 80s flashbacks, it was a little different for me as my novels are usually firmly rooted in the present day. Here’s what inspired me to write this story.    The Yorkshire setting   As...

Discover the origins of Tom Bale's gripping thriller Sins of the Father! Set on the brutal but stunning Sussex coast, the perfect place for a murder don't you think? 👀 Read more about it below and get your copy here today: https://mybook.to/SinsoftheFather Sins of the...

Every day I go out for a run and every day I encounter at least one flock of rooks. They see me coming and kick up a particular noise and I always wonder if they make the same noise for every human, or whether they’ve got a particular sound that means “here comes that...

Happy New Year!   I love even years. Maybe that’s because I was born in one but 2026 is all even numbers so I think it’s going to be the best one yet   Celebrating the release of a new book is a great way to start. A Wedding in Provence is coming out on the...

Ice and a Slice was the novel where I found my author voice. I’d never really known what that meant until I wrote this book. This was partly because for so many years I wrote short stories for magazines which meant I was writing to a house style. I’d learned to adapt...

When Janet fibs to her highbrow friend, Christobel, that she belongs to a book group, Viv, Libby and Zelda are keen to form one.  Why not, when they all love reading? Libby is particularly enthusiastic.  It will be great to discuss books over a glass of wine or two,...