Tuesday, 2 August 2016

Death At The Spa

My latest Julia Blake mystery has now been published. Look how relaxed Julia looks on the book cover - it doesn't last.


In this story, Julia goes on a spa break with her mum. They look forward to relaxing and being pampered. Julia is particularly excited to experience the new chocolate therapy sessions, and her therapist, Erin, assures her it will be a wonderful experience.
It is not a wonderful experience as Julia soon discovers a body in the chocolate floatation tank. She is happy to leave the investigation to the police, but her new friend has other ideas.





Friday, 24 June 2016

A Private Murder

The next book in the Storage Ghost Murders has now been released! It will be at 99c for the next few weeks. The book cover has a different design but the familiar characters are still here :

Grace Abrahams can see ghosts. She helps the ghosts of murdered people find justice.
In this story, Grace meets the ghost of Brendan O’Leary, a private detective. Brendan was working on a case before he was brutally murdered. Grace investigates and soon discovers that Brendan’s business partner is a suspect.

But someone is watching Grace as she gets deeper into the investigation. Who is this person? And why are they so interested in Brendan O’Leary?






I recently had a trip to London to look at Imperial College with my daughter. Here are some photos of the day :



The Natural History Museum



The Victoria and Albert Museum :


Original Beatrix Potter Books!



These are letters written by Beatrix Potter to her publisher and friends



The Hay Wain by John Constable - I've only ever seen prints of this before 


Inside the cafe at The Victoria and Albert Museum - a little bit of music to go with my coffee and cake



Imperial College - I don't know what's inside this tower


Some fancy houses on the streets of South Kensington






Thursday, 26 May 2016

Knitting and Murder

My new Julia Blake story is now available. It's a longer length one and involves Julia getting involved in Cain's knitting classes. I've put all the details below. The book is 99c for the next few weeks. I hope you like it! I do like that shade of blue on the wallpaper.


In this story, Julia’s colleague, Cain, asks for her help. He’s met a young woman called Kayla at his knitting class. He likes Kayla and wants to know if she feels the same way about him. He can’t tell how Kayla feels and asks Julia to come along to the knitting class to meet her.
Everything goes well until a member of the knitting class is found murdered the next morning. It’s not long before Julia discovers Kayla is a murder suspect. She can’t tell Cain this. She has no option but to make discreet investigations into the murder case.




I went to Cambridge recently to look at universities with my daughter. The town is beautiful and there are old buildings everywhere. Here are some of the photos I took:



Yes, that's a man playing a guitar inside a bin








The American Cemetery - once you go through the gates you're on American soil


St Catharine's Collge founded in 1473