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The Coppergate Centre The Coppergate Centre Last time in Haunted York, I talked about the Roman Legionaries who walked roads long since buried by time. This month, I’m skipping to the Viking period of York, or Jorvik. When I was a child growing up in the Vale of York, it was a wonderful daytrip to visit York. We did it once a year just before Christmas. But I remember one visit, we viewed the archaeological dig in the area which now forms the Viking Centre. Image unchanged. C

When I find an author who uses forensics in their detective fiction, it encourages me to seek more of their work. So, it was a great pleasure to be asked to join in this blog tour for Val Penny’s Murder in Gilmerton. Murder in Gilmerton First, let’s take a look at how the book is described. Behind Edinburgh’s genteel facade, a killer is settling an old score . . . An elderly man is shot dead on his own doorstep in the leafy suburb of Gilmerton. One bullet. Point-blank range.

The second in the series of short story character studies for Her Borrowed Grave. A hand-painted image of St Devan, George Maskell's monster-hunting ancestor. Our Ancestors' Gifts “Do you think that this ring makes me a target?” George asked. “I mean, those biker-cultist-whatever people, are hunting them.” Casper lay on the blanket that George had spread over the oxblood leather sofa (a three-piece suite bought for a song at auction). He looked up and woofed. “Yeah, you’re pr

~ Shakespeare I enjoy reading detective fiction. Holding a forensic science degree means that I like to see proper evidence to help the detective reach their conclusion. Just give me evidence to prove your case and solve your crime. Image: Edinburgh Castle from the Grass Market George Washington Wilson (Scottish, 1823-1893) taken at sometime between 1865 – 1885. Digital file from Cornell University Library. Public Domain. Accessed via Wikicommons Detective fiction is one of t