Murder by decapitation
Have you ever wondered about how easy it is to cut off somebody’s head with one blow of a sword? No, I hadn’t either until I wrote ‘To Die a Dry Death’. It’s one of the most famous of the … Continued
Have you ever wondered about how easy it is to cut off somebody’s head with one blow of a sword? No, I hadn’t either until I wrote ‘To Die a Dry Death’. It’s one of the most famous of the … Continued
Many books have been written about the infamous events surrounding the wreck of the Dutch merchantman Batavia in 1629. My novel, To Die a Dry Death, is just another one. But I believe I’ve given a different slant on events. … Continued
Jeronimus Cornelisz, arch-villain of the Batavia tragedy, wasn’t a soldier or a sailor but when he divided the survivors of the shipwreck and sent them of to the several islands of the Houtman Abrolhos in the vicinity of Batavia’s Graveyard, … Continued
My historical novel “To Die a Dry Death” was recently reviewed by Kimberly Maloney on her blog Historical Fiction Obsession. While Kimberly rated the novel a five star read and had lots of nice things to say, she said she … Continued
N. Gemini Sasson’s new book, “Worth Dying For” is a fitting successor to the first book of her seminal series on the life of Robert the Bruce, “The Crown in the Heather”. The book opens with a vivid, brutal, no-holds-barred … Continued
“The autumn wind was murderous cold. Small gray clouds raced like mountain hares above a drab and muddy billowing of land. Leafless limbs clattered in complaint against the onslaught of wind.” The wonderful use of evocative language is just one … Continued
Gemini Sasson’s novel about Isabella, wife of England’s King Edward II and her relationship with Sir Roger Mortimer is a spell-binding work of historical fiction. Meticulously researched, beautifully written, Sasson takes the reader on a journey into the 14th Century, … Continued
Do you have books on your bookshelf that have grown shabby with wear? Those books that you read and re-read and despite the care you take, the spines become loose, the corners worn? Well, M.M. Bennetts’s book, May 1812, will … Continued
“Too many went that way, Doc. Too many went our way, too, screaming into the mike as they burned out of the sky, or just plain disappeared in a fireball.” War and its impact. That’s what ‘Tulagi Hotel‘ is about. … Continued
Dan Holloway’s Oxford-based thriller ‘The Company of Fellows’ is a bit more than just a murder mystery. It delves into the psychology not only of the principal players in the drama but into the psyche of the city of Oxford … Continued