Welcome to the new website
After many unhappy hours struggling with wordpress, we tried Wix - and thus far are VERY happy. What do you think? please use the contact...
Before ebooks – Adventures in Writing (2)
Adventures in the Writing Trade – Or How Ayatollah Khomeni prevented me becoming rich beyond my wildest dreams of avarice (and a Spanish...
My Favourite Crime Writers
What I Read – Part 2: American Crime Writers Although I’m terrified that reading someone else’s mystery style will seep into mine, I do...
Where do I live? – Calpe!
We used to live in Madrid, which I still think is the greatest city in the world – I may be wrong because, though I’ve visited a good...
How do I write a book?
One of the things my readers often want to know is how I write a book. It’s not an easy question to answer – Somerset Maugham once said...
Writing - A Motive for Murder
One of the most difficult parts of writing a mystery – and hence my usual starting point – is finding a motive for the murder. The...
What do I read? – part 1
The advice that most established writers give to aspiring writers is that they should read, read, read – and specifically, they should...
