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The Subversive Power Of Trousers

The Subversive Power Of Trousers

There is an oft-talked about scene in my new book The Ghosts of Paris where my main character, private inquiry agent Billie Walker, enters the famous Hôtel Ritz Paris in 1947. Parisians and foreigners are happily drinking and going about their post-war lives less than...

Why Classic Crime Fiction Was Obsessed With Fashion

Why Classic Crime Fiction Was Obsessed With Fashion

Early in my career as a novelist, I received a critical review of my work complaining that I described, in too much detail, the garments worn by my characters. It may have been fair comment. I was in my twenties at the time, a debut crime novelist. My writing instinct...

Seven Indomitable Women of World War II

Seven Indomitable Women of World War II

In these times of unrest, lockdowns and change, and on the 75th Commemoration of the End of World War II, it feels more appropriate than ever to see what lessons we can take from pivotal moments in history, and the actions of those who came before us. After all, as...

A Damn Fine Walking Stick

A Damn Fine Walking Stick

Did you know that July is Disability Pride Month? What better time to write a few words on being a disabled woman and taking pride in my damn fine walking stick, 'Wolfie'. Many people with disabilities, injuries, chronic illness, or simply age, benefit from the use of...

Publishers Weekly Reviews The War Widow

Publishers Weekly Reviews The War Widow

Set in 1946, this spirted series launch from Canadian-Australian author Moss (the Makedde Vanderwall books) introduces Billie Walker, a former war correspondent who reopens her dead father’s private inquiry firm after the Sydney...

Pandora English Resurrected

Pandora English Resurrected

When I last blogged about Pandora English, it was about needing to find a new home for her series. Well, we found it. Pandora’s full story to date is being republished by Echo Publishing, starting today.