As well as working very unofficially for the police, Virginia Cooper has a full life in Murder On Skinner Lane. To soothe her mind, she plays the piano. She learned as a child, still enjoying the S…

As well as working very unofficially for the police, Virginia Cooper has a full life in Murder On Skinner Lane. To soothe her mind, she plays the piano. She learned as a child, still enjoying the S…

Sam Altman and other tech CEOs say there are incentives to limit advancements in AI, as fears grow over the threats it poses to humanity.

Cottrell's partner is the sister of two men indicted over an alleged operation involving 5,670 kilograms of cocaine, who are tied to one of the most powerful organised crime groups in the Balkans

Finally I can tell you about my next book, something I’ve wanted to do for a long time – but the pieces weren’t all in place. Now they are. Murder On Skinner Lane, the first in a …

Finally I can tell you about my next book, something I’ve wanted to do for a long time – but the pieces weren’t all in place. Now they are. Murder On Skinner Lane, the first in a …

After missing last week, I’m back with the fourth episode of the Elizabethan serial. Need to catch up or refresh your memory? Just scroll down for the earlier parts…    &…

After missing last week, I’m back with the fourth episode of the Elizabethan serial. Need to catch up or refresh your memory? Just scroll down for the earlier parts…    &…

Next February will bring Murder On Skinner Lane, the start of a new series (if the first one sells enough copies), set in 1862 and featuring Virginia Cooper, a very unofficial female detective with…

Next February will bring Murder On Skinner Lane, the start of a new series (if the first one sells enough copies), set in 1862 and featuring Virginia Cooper, a very unofficial female detective with…

This really is turning into a serial, and I’ll be as interested as you to discover where it’s going. Elizabethan Leeds has its charms – but it seems to be a deadly place, filled w…

This really is turning into a serial, and I’ll be as interested as you to discover where it’s going. Elizabethan Leeds has its charms – but it seems to be a deadly place, filled w…

A number of you seemed to like the first part of Rogation Day, which I posted last week (if you missed it, catch up here). Here’s the second installment, and it appears to be turning into a s…

A number of you seemed to like the first part of Rogation Day, which I posted last week (if you missed it, catch up here). Here’s the second installment, and it appears to be turning into a s…

A number of you seemed to like the first part of Rogation Day, which I posted last week (if you missed it, catch up here). Here’s the second installment, and it appears to be turning into a s…

Something poossibly a little new, heading back to Tudor times (a first for me) Leeds, April 1578 People disappear. One minute they could be standing there, and you turn away to do something. When y…

Something poossibly a little new, heading back to Tudor times (a first for me) Leeds, April 1578 People disappear. One minute they could be standing there, and you turn away to do something. When y…

Last week Leeds turned 400. After a fashion, that’s true. I hope you raised a glass and cut some cake to wish it happy birthday. Really, though, the place is a lot older than that. It might well be…