Christmas Greetings
Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year What a year it’s been! We have seen conflict on a scale not seen since 1945. The valiant Ukrainian […]
Facism – A Warning
Fascism: A Warning by Madeleine Albright MK Tod recently posted the following review of Madeleine Albright’s book. I have copied it below because I think the message is critical. I […]
Findo Gask and Errol Rait ride again!
My new Findo Gask and Errol Rait mystery adventure will be released on Amazon this December 1st. at www.books2read.com/u/brBK2z As a teaser, here is the opening of the book. […]
Bendigo – a Name for the Ages
Dido Plumb – 1900 To add colour and veracity to my novels set in colonial Australia, I have spent and continue to spend a lot of time in research. One […]
Phoenix arising?
I awoke to news of rockets flying into Israel in their thousands, Palestinians pouring into southern Israel, killing and kidnapping. And Israel retaliating. Today more than 500 people on […]
A New Incremental Normal
The Graveyard Detective: Boer War Photographs There has been a growing assessment in the press that the Ukrainian counter-offensive is not going as fast as had been expected […]
It’s Just Not Cricket
John Borland Thayer II For my readers who follow cricket, the recent controversy about the dismissal of an English batsman in an Ashes test will not be news. However, […]
Retreat and Die
All the King’s horses and all the king’s men couldn’t put Humpty together again. 25th June, 2023 The last 24 hours in Russia have seen remarkable events with Prigozhin […]
Compelling Reading
Compelling Reading Reviewers’ Comments about the Case of the Emigrant Niece In the past month, the first of my Findo Gask and Erroll Rait series, the Case of the Emigrant […]
The Curse of Crypto
Bitcoin mining farm. Photo: Marko Ahtisaari The first transaction involving the use of a crypto currency to buy something physical was on May 22nd, 2010 when 10,000 bitcoins were exchanged for […]