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
1876, Wrexham’s “Year of Wonder”
There have been many memorable years in Wrexham's history.1463, and the great fire which destroyed so much of the town and the original church; 1643, another fire and Cromwell's troops occupy the town; 1715, and the terrible anti-Dissenter Sacheverell riots; 1857, and the town receives its borough charter; 1864, and Wrexham AFC formed. But then … [Read more...] about 1876, Wrexham’s “Year of Wonder”
It’s Here – Blood Among the Threads
Wrexham, 1876. Meet Alfred Neobard Palmer, an unlikely hero. “It was a death which had brought him here. Death by snake venom, of all things.” Palmer – and his more courageous sweetheart, young Ettie Francis. A series of accidental deaths which increasingly seem – well, more than simply accidental. Deaths luring Palmer and Ettie, slowly but surely, … [Read more...] about It’s Here – Blood Among the Threads