Thriller writer, archaeologist and traveller
A British prince falls in love with a divorced American commoner and scandal rocks the establishment. Wouldn’t happen these days, would it? The Abdication Crisis took place in the autumn of 1936 and the relationship between King Edward VIII and his American mistress Wallis Simpson has been portrayed frequently in fiction as a love story,... Continue Reading →
October 4th marks the anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street, one of the most infamous pieces of public disorder in inter-war Britain. For years afterwards, right up to modern times, socialists trumpeted that it was the day British fascism was defeated by the workers, but this is little more than romantic myth. This day... Continue Reading →
For the most part, our fictional heroes are working for the good guys, even if the twists and turns of the plot throw some doubt onto how ‘good’ our masters really are. However, I have been inspired by a thread of books where the hero is working for the bad guys, at least ostensibly, or... Continue Reading →