FRANK MERLIN WW2 London detective. What the Papers Say: @FT ‘Immersive, authentic, evocative’ @DailyMail ‘A must-read for murder mystery lovers’ @thetimes ‘Graced with such complex plots and deep characterisation’ @DailyMirror ‘Stylish’ ‘Death Of An Officer’ Merlin 6 out now!

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1942. London. The dead body of a businessman is pulled out of the Thames. Some priceless art goes missing. Is there a connection? Frank Merlin investigates. Dead In The Water is No. 5 in the Merlin detective series. ‘Historical noir at its best..masterly’. A @thetimes crime pick.

“When you reach my age, you learn to avoid these reunions. The last man I met who was at school with me, though some years my junior, had a long white beard & no teeth. It blurred the picture I'd formed of myself as a sprightly young fellow on the threshold of life” PG Wodehouse

Christmas in Venice

The Uprising. 1931. Diego Rivera.

An Iron Forge. 1772. Joseph Wright of Derby.

#OnThisDayInWW2 (15/12/41) British peer Lord Sempill was discovered making phone calls to the Japanese Embassy two days after the police found secret documents in his possession which should have been returned to the Admiralty weeks earlier. Despite clear evidence of his being a

Want to know what’s happening here? Then watch the reel below in which I talk about A Death In Mayfair, No.4 in the Frank Merlin WW2 London detective series. ‘A stylish thriller’ Sunday Mirror @aspectsofcrime @AspectsHistory

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Indeed it wouldn’t. By far the best version!

1941. London. Meet Aleister Crowley, occultist and magician, known to the British public as ‘the wickedest man in the world’. A glamorous film star falls to her death. Do Crowley and his Satanic masses have anything to do with it? Find out in A Death In Mayfair (Frank Merlin 4).

Wonderful documentary about a wonderful actor! Was lucky enough to see Paul Scofield in the original National Theatre production of Amadeus with Simon Callow. https://t.co/cxYZVgd9kt via @YouTube

Greatly enjoyed participating in this @Spymasterspod and @aspectsofcrime Books of the Year podcast with @Tonisenior @Paulodaburka and @ThomasWaugh88. Give it a listen to hear about some wonderful books! https://t.co/xFoJoYKMI5

Great list topped by my own personal favourite. Cue Zither music. The 10 Greatest British Films of All Time (BFI Ranked) https://t.co/D6uT3WTTkZ via @YouTube

London 1941. Glamorous film star Laura Curzon falls to her death from her Mayfair penthouse. Does Satanist Aleister Crowley, known as ‘the wickedest man in the world’ have anything to do with it? Frank Merlin investigates in A Death In Mayfair. ‘A stylish thriller’ @DailyMirror

In The Shadows Of The Blitz, No.2 in the Frank Merlin wartime London detective series, has had a Xmas makeover. Stuck for present ideas? This would be an ideal gift for lovers of crime fiction or WW2 or both. Bestselling historian Andrew Roberts calls it ‘Masterly..compelling’.

Detroit Industry. 1932. Diego Rivera.

A Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrery. 1766. Joseph Wright of Derby. (Orrery is a clockwork model of the solar system.)

#OnThisDayInWW2 (14/12/41) the British authorities in Hong Kong, whose forces had now been forced to withdraw from Kowloon to Hong Kong Island, refused to accede to the Japanese demand for surrender.