Historical Crime Files

Long before Hollywood turned into red carpets and billion-dollar premieres, it was still a half-invented place — a dusty industry town surrounded by orange groves, where studios were springing up as fast as the rumours that fed them. The early 1920s were glamorous, yes, but also unstable in a way that feels hard to imagine […]

I’ve always loved true crime and that’s one of the reasons I started writing cozy mysteries. I had intended to carry on writing romances, but my eldest daughter suggested I write something crime related. I’ve always loved Agatha Christie – particularly Miss Marple – and so I thought it would be fun to write something