Blogs in January 2021

The Fortune Men 2nd January 2021

The story of a murder, a miscarriage of justice, and a man too innocent for his times . . . Mahmood Mattan is a fixture in Cardiff’s Tiger Bay, 1952, which bustles with Somali and West Indian sailors, Maltese...

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Sweet Pizza 17th December 2020

When Joe tasted a mouthful he was amazed how delicious it was – a dense taste, better than any pasta he’d eaten before. Food was suddenly different – he felt as if his taste buds were doing the cha-cha-cha...

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Murder in the Valleys 20th May 2020

Ex-superintendent Fabia Havard is struggling with civilian life when a local girl is found dead. Out walking near the river running past her small Welsh town, she comes across the body of Amber Morgan. No long in the force,...

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The Corpse with the Sapphire Eyes 18th May 2020

It’s Cait and Bud’s wedding weekend and for the first time she feels like a bride—or at least, she’s supposed to. But then the rain won’t quit, the supposedly romantic Welsh castle feels creepy, and there’s a dead body...

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The Wrong Boy 18th May 2020

Perched on a Welsh clifftop, the ancient, picturesque hamlet of Rhosddraig has its peaceful façade ripped apart when human remains are discovered under a pile of stones. The village pub, The Dragon’s Head, run by three generations of women,...

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