Detective fiction . First World War . Game of Chance . Historical Fiction
‘Sitting on a sofa, playing games of chance…’
On 31 March 2015 by AdminMy latest novel, Game of Chance – the second in a series of detective stories set in the late 1920s – centres, as the title suggests, around a game of cards, specifically, Solo Whist. I chose this particular game, rather than Bridge (which was actually more popular in the period I’ve been writing about) for
Detective fiction . First World War . Line of Sight
The Discreet Charm of Murder – why the ‘country house’ whodunnit retains its power to enthrall…
On 15 April 2014 by AdminIn his review (Guardian 12.04.14) of a 1946 novel by Gladys Mitchell (Here Comes a Chopper, published by Vintage’s new crime fiction imprint), Nicholas Lezard considers the enduring – and, to some readers, baffling – appeal of the English country house murder mystery. Alluding to Chandler’s celebrated distinction, in The Simple Art of Murder,
Detective fiction . eBooks . First World War . Line of Sight . War
Getting the past in your sights – why I’ve turned to detective fiction
On 11 December 2013 by AdminIt’s nine months since I wrote this blog – a long enough period of gestation for any work of fiction… which indeed it has proved to be. After a year in which I moved to a different city, and started a new job, I finished my novel, Line of Sight, and delivered it to its