There are already plenty of walking tours in Spain’s capital city but, during a recent visit, I was reminded just how many of its key Spanish Civil War locations get a mention in my second Jack Telford novel, Until the Curtain Falls. The conflict began, of course, with a military rebellion against the elected Republican government in July 1936. … [Read more...] about Jack Telford’s Walking Tour of Madrid
A Love Letter to Wrexham
Welcome to Wrexham! Victorian Wrexham. A period plump with possibilities for historical crime writers. And especially during Wrexham’s 1876 “Year of Wonder”. I settled here (originally from Liverpool), forty-five years ago with my Wrexham-born wife, Ann. When we both retired, some year later, I developed a passion for the town’s history and also … [Read more...] about A Love Letter to Wrexham
2026 – Celebrating 150 Years of Wrexham’s Culture, Art and Industry
If we build it, they will come! And we'll be putting the first bricks in place on Wednesday 15th January in Wrexham Library at 2.30pm. That afternoon, the Library - through our annual literary festival with a difference – Wrexham's Carnival of Words – hosts a gathering for dozens of organisations, and individual "movers and shakers", to decide … [Read more...] about 2026 – Celebrating 150 Years of Wrexham’s Culture, Art and Industry
Jacobites in Ebsworth Novels
Jacobites crop up with alarming regularity within the pages of my books. From the time when James (Jacobus in Latin) the Second went into exile with the so-called “Glorious Revolution”, to be replaced by William of Orange, Britain was awash with plots and open armed rebellions aimed at restoring the Stuart monarchs to the throne. From a … [Read more...] about Jacobites in Ebsworth Novels
David Ebsworth – Author Events
David Ebsworth has built a reputation for lively and “not to be missed” stories about the untold background to his books, with subjects that include... 1884 - Wrexham's Victorian Mysteries: David Ebsworth chats about the sometimes weird factual background to his November 2024 novel, Death Along the Dee. The Wrexham Advertiser and all its … [Read more...] about David Ebsworth – Author Events