By Deborah Swift for The Shadow Network Tour The idea of manipulating the public through ‘fake news’ has many resonances for today, and this is what led me to be interested in the subject for a novel. How the media is controlled, and how it can influence large swathes of the population is still ofContinue reading “Researching Radio Propaganda in WW2”
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The Mark of the Salamander
By Justin Newland Publication Date: 28th September 2023 / 256 pages @JustinNewland53 @cathiedunn @drjustinnewland #HistoricalFiction #TudorFiction #GoldenHind #BlogTour #CoffeePotBookClub Buy Links: Universal Link / Barnes and Noble / Waterstones / Kobo / WH Smith / Saxo DK / UK Bookshop / Blackwells / Foyles Author Bio: Justin Newland’s novels represent an innovative blend of genresContinue reading “The Mark of the Salamander”
Twelve Nights
Twelve Nights by Penny Ingham – (The Heavenly Charmers series) Published: 2022 / 360 pages Buy Links: Universal Link: https://books2read.com/u/bpYRlk @pennyingham @cathiedunn @penny.ingham #HistoricalMystery #MurderMystery #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub. This title is available to read on #KindleUnlimited Here’s an excerpt: Author Bio: Penny has a degree in Classics, and a passion for archaeology – during the summerContinue reading “Twelve Nights”
The Merchant’s Dilemma
The Merchant’s Dilemma, a Meonbridge Chronicles Companion Novel. By Carolyn Hughes. Published September 2023 / 232 pages @writingcalliope @cathiedunn @thecoffeepotbookclub #Medieval #HistoricalFiction #Meonbridge #BlogTour #CPBC Buy Links: This title is available to read on #KindleUnlimited. / Universal Link / Amazon UK / Amazon US / Amazon AU / Amazon CA The Merchant’s Dilemma is aContinue reading “The Merchant’s Dilemma”
The Traitor Beside Her
Author: Mary Anna Evans Published June 6, 2023 / 346 pages A WWII Mystery The Justine Byrne Historical Mysteries series @maryannaevans @thecoffeepotbookclub #HistoricalFiction #HistoricalMystery “Evans’s characters are vividly drawn, elevating this story and its revelations about women’s little-celebrated contributions to the war effort.”— Washington Post “An exciting read with historical tidbits, a hint of danger, andContinue reading “The Traitor Beside Her”
The King’s Command
The King’s Command: For God or Country by Rosemary Hayes Published: July 3rd, 2023 / 415 Pages 16 year old Lidie Brunier has everything; looks, wealth, health and a charming suitor but there are dark clouds on the horizon. Lidie and her family are committed Huguenots and Louis XIV has sworn to stamp out thisContinue reading “The King’s Command”
The London Forgery
The London Forgery (A Fabiola Bennett Mystery) by Heidi Eljarbo Published: August 2023 / 252 pages Buy Links: This title is available to read on #KindleUnlimited / Universal Link / Amazon UK / Amazon US / Amazon CA / Amazon AU @HeidiEljarbo @cathiedunn @authorheidieljarbo @thecoffeepotbookclub #TheLondonForgery #fabiolabennett #DualTimelineMystery #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub 1973. Art historian Fabiola Bennett seesContinue reading “The London Forgery”
The Conjuror’s Apprentice
The Conjuror’s Apprentice by Gwenllian Williams is the first in a new Tudor crime fiction series featuring Doctor Dee. What was life like for The Conjuror’s Apprentice? by Gwenllian Williams The Conjuror’s Apprentice is set in 1555. My detective duo are Doctor John Dee, a brilliant philosopher and astrologer, and his apprentice, Margaretta Morgan, aContinue reading “The Conjuror’s Apprentice”
Filling the Gaps
This blog post is written by award-winning author and friend, Rosemary Hayes, who has written around fifty books, mainly for young adults. ‘The King’s Command’ is her first story for an adult readership. Set in the late 17th century, it’s about the persecution of the Huguenots in France and their flight to England. Rosemary’s fictional account isContinue reading “Filling the Gaps”
Stone Arrows
Stone Arrows by Elizabeth Barber Published: 8 August, 2023 / 232 pages When Zeta’s father is killed, she and her brother, Finn, together with Zeta’s pet wolf, Kuba, are forced to flee across the country to seek sanctuary with their mother’s birth tribe. On this perilous journey they have to learn to outwit their pursuersContinue reading “Stone Arrows”