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October 31, 2013
The Memory of Midnight: read an excerpt!
The Memory of Midnight is out now and available at Amazon, Tesco and all good bookshops. Read an excerpt from the first chapter here: York, August 1561 She had to hide. ‘One … two […]
September 29, 2013
A History of York in 100 Pictures 14: Micklegate
Today Micklegate feels faintly down-at-heel, but its name means the ‘great street’, and for centuries this was the main entrance to the city from the south, through Micklegate Bar. Many visitors’ first impressions of York […]
September 18, 2013
Coming soon
The Memory of Midnight is released on 10th October 2013! Pre-order your copy on Amazon, or if you’re anywhere near York, come along to any of the following events where I’ll be signing copies. […]
September 2, 2013
History of York in 100 Pictures 13: The Herbert House
This much photographed house stands on Pavement and is named after the Herbert family who were prominent in York in the 16th and 17th centuries. The Herbert House was built in the early 17th century, […]
August 21, 2013
A load of old rubbish
I’ve recently had a letter from the City of York Council about changes to the rubbish collection arrangements in my street. For a while we had the use of communal bins, but they have now […]
August 15, 2013
The Memory of Midnight
Coming soon … Here’s the new cover for The Memory of Midnight, which will be published by Pan Macmillan on 10th October. What do you think? I love the colour and the […]
July 31, 2013
A jerkin, a joke and a death
I’ve just been reading this extract from the Assize Court records: William Lamparde of Hadlow, indicted for felonious killing. By an inquisition held at Strood, 3rd September 1598, before Martin Cotes, coroner, on the body [...]
July 25, 2013
RITA® Awards 2013: Novel with Strong Romantic Elements category
I’m just back from Atlanta where Time’s Echo was nominated for one of Romance Writers of America’s prestigious RITA® awards. It didn’t win – that honour went to Simone St James and The Haunting of [...]
July 13, 2013
Love Triangle, Ilkley Playhouse, 21st August
On 21st August I’ll be appearing with Fiona Shaw and Mandy Sutter at Ilkley Playhouse. Billed as Love Triangle, we’ll be talking about our three very different ways of writing about love. There’ll be a [...]
July 8, 2013
Cows, pigs, scolds and a pile of rubbish
From the Monk wardmote court held on Friday 5th June 1579 …. Mr Palmer, Mr Slater, and the priests Sir John Hunter and Sir John Richardson were all fined 10 shillings for keeping cattle on [...]
