All Posts

Hi Dear Readers, I hope all of you have survived the recent heat waves in reasonably good shape. Here on the east coast of England we have been less severely affected than many, but even we have seen unprecedented temperatures in the mid thirties. Unprecedented for us, that is, given my garden is only a mile from the sea and surrounded by trees. I admit I did move my working space out of the conservatory and to a shady spot in the garden. Work on the existing 11 Geldard bo

Hi All, Another busy, but thoroughly enjoyable few weeks. I hope you’ve been having as much fun as I have. Early in the month we went to see 'To Kill a Mockingbird Bird' at Norwich Theatre Royal. This is one of my favourite books and notwithstanding the excellent reviews, I was nerved to be disappointed, as one often is when a much loved text is translated to theatre or screen. I needn’t have worried. This was an excellent performance, with superb acting from the whole ense

Hi All, If in England, I hope you’re enjoying the current spell of lovely spring weather. Typically it’s due to break just in time for the bank holiday. Does the phenomenon of bad weather for public holidays occur elsewhere in the world, or is it unique to the UK? On the positive side, I heard my first cuckoo of 2026 when walking our dogs this morning. I have had a very busy month. Books 2 and 3 in the Geldard series were republished on 7 and 27 of April respectively. I was

Good day all. I thought I’d better wait until today, just in case you all thought this was an April Fool. I saw some good ones yesterday - possibly the best being the farm that announced they had switched to oat-based milk to feed their calves, and did this mean the calves were now vegan? What was your favourite? In a sure sign that Spring is now arriving in England, despite sudden cold snaps, the pigeons are eating the apricot blossom off my trees and I came across this on

Hi All, Sorry for recent radio silence, but it’s been a bit hectic this end, getting ready for the big changeover this month when Joffe Books take over publication of the entire Geldard series. The first book in the series (previously Secret Places ) is being re-published on 16 March as Murder on the Norfolk Broads . Books 2 - 9 come out at three weekly intervals thereafter, followed by the two new books (Books 10 and 11). Joffe already have Book 10, and I wrote The End on

Happy New Year to you and your families. I hope you have a very successful, healthy and fulfilling 2026.

Welcome to November: All Saints, Thanksgiving, Fireworks, Remembrance… It’s also World Vegan month and you can celebrate National Sandwich Day on the 3rd. What’s not to like? Something for everyone. My humble apologies for the lack of a newsletter in October. My only excuse is that I was juggling two deadlines - the publication of Last Act, and completing the second draft of Final Cut. Somehow, September disappeared into October without my noticing. The good news is that Last

Picking up from where I left off last month, the manuscript of Last Act is now with my proof editor and therefore on track for...

New Audiobook! Three exciting developments to report this month, which has been hard work but fun. First, the magnificent Scott Fleming,...

Hi All, Well that was a busy month too! First off, we had a week’s holiday on the Isle of Wight with our dogs, in a lovely cottage near...