I’m sitting here on the train to Goa from Hampi. The train came from Calcutta and is already three hours late. That’s India. Nothing ever turns out as you expect. Like the day before yesterday when at the end of the day we visited a hilltop temple that overlooks the Hampi ruins. Hampi is an …
I always find it interesting to notice the light when I travel. As a photographer, light is everything, but the light when you travel is more than that. Yes, it’s the atmospherics—here in Mysuru (once Mysore) the sky is hazy pale and the air is perennially tinged with diesel smoke. At the same time it …
After 36 hours to get here, Mamallapura seems like the perfect place to recover from jet lag. Small town? Check. Friendly people? Check. Beach and poolside opportunities? Check. Inexpensive restaurants and shopping? More or less, though you can feel the money drip-drip-drip away more quickly than expected. Everything you need including opportunities to access your …
Starting in January, I’ll be off on a research adventure in Southern India, Bali and Hong Kong. You might recall that Phoebe Clay, my character in my mystery novel, Through Dark Water, ended book one with an interest in global travel. This is my chance to scope out interesting locales for her next adventures. I’m planning …
You see photographs on Facebook and other Social Media all the time, but I’ve never been particularly prolific in this respect. I’ve decided to change this because with changes in life circumstances I’m getting more chance to become friends with my camera. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve always enjoyed photography, but now I’m getting more …
I’ve recently updated the covers of this six book series with the outstanding covers designed by WMG Publisher and graphic artist Allyson Longueira. The covers were launched October 1st! Thanks Allyson for such fantastic work! What do you think?
They stalk our myths and hunt our past—dragons—humankind’s greatest and oldest foe. Good, bad, legendary and deadly. Dare you enter the dragon’s lair? Thirteen tales of dragons, their friends and their foes. I’m happy to report that my short story Like at Loch Ness is included among other wonderful tales of things that slither—big things. Interested? To …
Until March 31, After Yekaterina is available at a pre-release price of $1.99. After release the book will return to the regular price of $4.99. What if Catherine the Great never fulfilled her destiny and the Ottoman Empire destroyed Holy Mother Russia? In an alternate modern Russia surrounded by the still-powerful Ottoman Empire and the …
It has been an interesting week for me in terms of my writing. I’ve implemented a progress tracking bar on my website to help readers follow along with how the next book is coming in a new mystery series. This is the third book in the Russian alternate history mysteries, the first of which is …
For those of you who like to stay warm by the fire with a good mystery to hand here is a great bundle of books that will keep you trying to puzzle out whodunit! Gumshoes Redux provides a bundle of mysteries by a band of intrepid mystery authors, including yours truly. Welcome to the Redux version …
