Category Archives: Historical Crime

Get out or Die, Jane Finnis

Posted on January 15, 2011 by

This is the first in a series (currently three books) of mysteries, set in Roman Britain, featuring Aurelia Marcella. At this time 91AD Britain is a recently conquered country – around 43 AD, discounting Julius Cesar’s brief encounter. Aurelia runs … Continue reading →

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Salazar, Second Draft

Posted on December 20, 2010 by

Finished the second draft last night. The word count now is 70,162 – up from 54,000 for the first draft. This is in Word. I previously used Open Office but the word count is way out. I am happy with … Continue reading →

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Salazar

Posted on December 1, 2010 by

Mad Sunday is on hold for now – it becomes too hard to edit a draft straight after writing it. Instead the last two weeks have been spent re-writing Salazar. I have been inspired by reading The Pericles Commission by … Continue reading →

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The Pericles Commission, Gary Corby

Posted on November 24, 2010 by

I enjoyed this book all the way through. I read it in all the spare minutes I had. It meant nearly missing bus stops and staying up an extra half-hour each night to read another chapter. The first chapter is … Continue reading →

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Shadows in Bronze, Lindsey Davis

Posted on October 9, 2010 by

This is the second in the Falco series of Ancient Rome mysteries. I read the first – The Silver Pigs – a couple of months ago. This one picks up from the end of the previous and ties up a … Continue reading →

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The Silver Pigs, Lindsey Davis

Posted on July 14, 2010 by

This is the first in a series of books feature Falco – a detective in Ancient Rome. At first I felt it was a bit clunky but I like history and have been listening to The History of Rome podcasts … Continue reading →

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