Viper Bite Fatalities A couple of early readers queried my inclusion of a death by adder bite in the opening pages of Blood Among the Threads - and whether such things ever actually happened. Well, of course, we all know that this was exactly what killed Ragnar Lodbrok, wasn't it? Maybe more relevant, I was lucky to come across the review … [Read more...] about 1876, Viper Bites
1876, Wrexham’s High Street
For Blood Among The Threads, we needed to recreate at least most of the shops along Wrexham's High Street in 1876, like this... My favourite? J.F. Edisbury's pharmacy, at Number Three. He sells medications, ginger beers, and much more, including special “Wrexham Exhibition” souvenir versions of (a) his special pomade, Wrexham … [Read more...] about 1876, Wrexham’s High Street
Great Historical Crime Novels Set in Wales
Purely my own favourites... Number One West Wales, 1850. When an old tree root is dug up, the remains of a young woman are found. Harry Probert-Lloyd, a young barrister forced home from London by encroaching blindness, has been dreading this discovery. He knows exactly whose bones they are. Working with his clerk, John Davies, Harry is … [Read more...] about Great Historical Crime Novels Set in Wales
Telford’s War – TV Series Outline
Four seasons. 6 episodes per season. A political thriller following the misadventures of English journalist Jack Telford through the final months of the Spanish Civil War and then all the way through World War Two. And it’s not just the obvious enemies that want to see him dead! Telford’s War, Season One: The Assassin’s Mark Logline: Murder … [Read more...] about Telford’s War – TV Series Outline
The Blood-Stained Legacy of Northern Spain’s Civil War
While doing some further research about the War Routes of Northern Spain - Franco's propaganda strategy to bring in tourists while the conflict still raged - I came across an account of a Coventry school teacher (and Franco supporter), Miss Walker, "spreading the word" about the Nationalists' side of the story to a meeting of her local … [Read more...] about The Blood-Stained Legacy of Northern Spain’s Civil War