by Claire | Jan 18, 2026 | Uncategorized
By 1930, Agatha Christie was a well-known mystery writer. She’d published five Hercule Poirot novels, including The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926), along with several other crime novels, including the first Miss Marple (1930). But her writer’s heart was not satisfied...
by Claire | Jan 16, 2026 | Uncategorized
Behind the famous seafront towns of Portofino, Sanremo and Santa Margherita, the Italian region of Liguria is home to hills and villages with a gentle rhythm far from the madding crowds. And it is here that Stella, holidaying with her new fiancé and Amy, just out of...
by Claire | Jan 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
The Saga Louts, Beryl, Winnie and Anthea, have been friends for years and trust each other implicitly. That’s not to say that sparks don’t fly from time to time, but through thick and thin they stick together, and woe betide anyone from outside the charmed circle who...
by Niamh Wallace | Dec 30, 2025 | Uncategorized
Old Friends Are the Best In The Lies Our Children Tell, I write about two friends who have known each other since university. Exploring the dynamics of a decades-old friendship appealed to me because I am fortunate enough to still have friends from school and from...
by Nia Beynon | Dec 18, 2025 | Uncategorized
After her divorce from her first husband Archie Christie, Agatha took her first trip on the Orient Express to the middle east in 1928 at the invitation of Leonard and Katharine Woolley. In 1930, they invited her back to visit their dig at Ur. Again, Agatha boarded the...
by Nia Beynon | Dec 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
Book number 14 in the Armstrong and Oscar cozy mystery series is set in Florence’s famous Duomo. This amazing medieval masterpiece (real name: the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore) with its unmistakable dome has been rightly designated a UNESCO World Heritage...
