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Featured Photos February 9, 2024 – A Run in the Sun

I often run up to the nearby reservoirs of Tottiford, Kennick and Trenchford because I can step out the front door and just start, running from one lane to the next.

It’s pretty much uphill all the way, but it’s good for the legs, and I’m rewarded by lovely views when I get there.

Also, it’s mainly downhill on the return journey, so there’s that.

I hope you enjoy the photos.

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Featured Photos January 23, 2024 – A Seaside Town

I entered a half marathon in Dawlish recently. It was mainly a trail run and a hard slog over rutted, muddy paths. The first half was a long, long climb but it did deliver some lovely views.

Almost at the finish!

Afterwards we went into Dawlish for a much needed hot cup of coffee and some lunch, then a gentle stroll by the sea. 

A desirable residence. Would suit vampire, evil genius or similar. Hot and cold running plasma, integral spooks, fully w...

Featured Photos January 15, 2024 – Light and Dark by the Sea

The nearby seaside town of Teignmouth is handy for a walk by the sea. I took a few photos as the sun dipped toward the horizon.

Not used as a lighthouse, as far as I know, this little chap has a cheery red glow at night.

The poor old pier was damaged by the storms this winter.The Pavilion is modern and rather nice inside. They host performances of drama and music, and they screen films too.

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Bargain Thrillers on Kobo for January 2024

Here’s a good way to get some free books on KoboKobo are having a buy-one-get-one-free sale on thrillers.Running throughout January 2024, the sale includes the Devonshire Mystery, Murder Between the Tides.

Here are the links, and please use the right one for your county or you’ll get an error:

Australia: https://kobo.com/p/jan-thriller-bogo-au

Canada: https://kobo.com/p/jan-thriller-bogo-ca

New Zealand: https://kobo.com/p/jan-thriller-bogo-nz

UK: https://kobo.com/p/jan-thriller-bogo-uk

USA: ht...

Wintry Walks – Featured Photos for January, 2024

We’ve had some lovely dry days recently, and a wintry walk makes a nice change after the Christmas festivities.

Pictured below is the Trenchford reservoir, a favourite walk with lots of the locals around here.

Is it me or does this look like the cover for a mystery novel?

A slightly fuzzy photo of the sunset viewed from our front room.

Out for a run in the Devon lanes near our house

The view from my writing room, with wintry sunshine on the trees and mist hanging in the valley

To comm...

Finally Festive – Featured Photos for December, 2023

I’m behind with my Christmas preparations, as usual, but I finally got my mincemeat made for the pies. No real recipe this year – I just used whatever dried fruit and spices I had. The white pieces are toasted cashews. I don’t use suet and never have – I don’t see why anyone would add fat to a sweet preserve. There are chopped dates, nice big raisins, the zest and juice from a couple of oranges and a lemon, cinnamon, soft brown sugar and candied ginger. I didn’t have port, but there was a bottl...

Smashwords End of Year Sale – ebook bargains

Many of my books are in the smashwords end of year sale.

Between December 15, 2023 and January 1, 2024, almost all the books in my catalogue are reduced by 25% on smashwords, and if the book was only 99c or its equivalent, it has been reduced to free, so you can get Valley of Lies, for example, for free.

The discount also applies to any boxset-type collections, but it does not include the pre-order of my new book, A Must-Have Murder.

NB: The discount is applied at checkout by a voucher code, so ...

Another Snippet from the New Devonshire Mystery – A Must-Have Murder

The new Devonshire Mystery, A Must-Have Murder, is currently available to pre-order.

The next adventure for Dan and Alan is finally here, so as it makes its way into the world, here’s another snippet to give you a flavour of the book.

A Must-Have Murder – Snippet 2

If you’d like to see an excerpt from the previous chapter, the first snippet is here.

Note: At this point in the story, Dan and Alan have arrived at the house of a potential client, Zadie Barrington, where they were met by Zadie’s ass...

Cool Runnings – Featured Photos for November, 2023

This was after the Park Run in Winchester. Minus 2 degrees Celsius, so my hands were in my pockets with good reason. Still, I followed a pacer (a volunteer who sticks to a certain pace) and managed to keep up with him, covering the 5K in under 24 minutes. This was a personal best for me, so I had the warm glow from a sense of achievement.

A sprinkling of snow, a rarity in Devon where wet and mild is the rule. This is the view from my writing room, out over the allotments and to the hills beyon...

Islands and Mist – Featured Photos for October, 2023

Some more photos from the Pembrokeshire coast in Wales.

We took a boat trip around the islands off the coast, including Skomer, a haven for birds in the breeding season. The birds had mainly flown elsewhere for winter, but the islands were beautiful and we saw seals on the beaches with their pups, and some swam near the boat.

I hope you like the pictures.

The jetty disappearing into the water didn’t inspire confidence, and when the boat arrived, the chap in charge didn’t like the mist. He went ...