Ky Vatta is a highly promising military cadet with a great future ahead of her, until an insignificant act of kindness makes her the focus of the Academy’s wrath. She is forced to resign, her dreams shattered.

For the child of a r...

I was fortunate enough to have some great books to read, and a sunny Easher weekend to read them. Suddenly I’m looking forward to a summer spent reading in the sunshine.

So, here’s what I’ve read and bought thi...

In March 2020 Lucy Barton’s ex-husband William pleads with her to leave New York and escape to a coastal house he has rented in Maine. Lucy reluctantly agrees, leaving the washing-up in the sink, expecting ...

It was the body of a tall stout man. On his dead face, a handsome pair of gold pince-nez mocked death with grotesque elegance. The body wore nothing else.

Lord Peter Wimsey knew immediately what the corp...

I started this blog in 2011 and kicked it off with a short story called ‘Lost and Found‘. It seems a lifetime ago but I still like this story.

“Lost and Found” by Mike Finn -“The first thing most men see is the leg that isn’t there.”