'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?'

The Leopold and Loeb case dates back just over a century, to 1924, but it has an enduring fascination for anyone interested in criminology. ...

Like most people, I have lots of gaps in my cultural knowledge and whenever I can, I try to fill one or two of them. This explains why I...

D.M. Devine's Devil at Your Elbow , originally published by Collins Crime Club in 1966, was his fifth novel. The setting is a redbrick u...

A quick note to wish all readers of this blog a very happy and healthy 2026. Over the coming months, all being well, I plan to continue writ...

I spent time with a great many lovely people in 2025. Too many to mention in this post, for sure. There have been lots of happy times, but I...

It's been a busy year, and one of the reasons is that, quite apart from doing a lot of writing, I've also had the chance to get arou...

  2025 has been a lovely year for me, and it's been varied and productive in terms of publications. I've enjoyed promoting my new no...