by Jane Finnis Intro from Mary and Eric: We first met Jane when we both had stories included in Mike Ashley's Mammoth Book of Roma...

Review: A Pinch of Pure Cunning by Jane Finnis by Mary A Pinch of Pure Cunning is a collection of short stories by Jane Finnis, author o...

by Mary As we all struggle to cope with the virus our Byzantine mystery Five For Silver, set during the Justinian era pandemic, has sadly...

by Eric In her latest blog, Questioning a Master? mystery author Triss Stein reminds us that Elmore Leonard famously wrote a list of writ...

At Anastasia Pollack's Killer Crafts & Crafty Killers Mary talks about where some odd places she's found plot ideas. Read The E...

by Mary MR TREADGOLD CUTS IN is a fitting name for a collection of short stories, by Valentine Williams, relating various investigations ...

At PJ Nunn's bookbrowsing, Mary offers some tips and Interet resources for Naming Your Characters .