A Cozy Author Update: New Cozy Mysteries Coming in 2026

As we enter a new year, I’d like to thank you for being part of this community, for reading my books, and for enabling me to keep writing new stories.

I am planning another busy year of content, starting with six new books. Three will be set in the Cotswolds and feature our favourite detective duo, Dotty and Keya, along with their friends and colleagues.

Georgina will continue her journey of mixing antiques with intriguing locations as she travels to historic Malta with Aunt Beanie, and later to the fascinating island of Tenerife. These stories are perfect for the armchair travellers among us.

And the sixth book, although not in released order, features Keya on her own. Or not quite, as calm and dependable Sujin is there to support and reassure her.

Writers And Writing in the Lake District

The Lake District, in the north-west of England, is the country’s largest national park at over 2,362 sq.km, similar in size to the Isle Royale National Park in Michigan, US. So what drew so many Victorian authors to the area? William Wordsworth The famous poet, William Wordsworth, was born and raised on the edge of[…]

10 Facts about the Sarajevo haggadah

At the beginning of March 2022, I was privileged to be part of a private guided viewing of the Sarajevo Haggadah, at the National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina.  The Haggadah is one of the principal treasures of the museum and is kept behind a glass door, in a sealed display case, within a climatically[…]