The background to A Betrayal of Heroes centres on the story of the Spanish Republican fighters who, despite Franco's victory in their civil war, carried on the battle against fascism and the Nazis. But that story begins with one of the greatest yet least-known episodes of the Second World War. Let's go back to the Allied defeat in the 1940 … [Read more...] about The Oath of Kufra
Press Release – Blood Among The Threads
Press Release Victorian Wrexham – setting for a unique new thriller Blood Among the Threads by David Ebsworth A local award-winning author takes us back to Victorian Wrexham for his latest mystery. Blood Among the Threads is the thirteenth in David Ebsworth’s series of bestselling historical fiction novels. They … [Read more...] about Press Release – Blood Among The Threads
1876, Viper Bites
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