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A brief taster and a link ( http://www.amazon.co.uk/1086102843 ) for those of you who read previous Winfrith novels. 1 Winfrith pulled open the worn leather bag she’d brought with her and carefully drew out the blue linen dress, spreading it out on the table. It looked almost too good to wear...

Just heard this on the news. Came as a shock. Lots more to be said but RIP, Graham, and thanks.

I've started emptying my loft in advance of a possible house move. Three visits to the dump already! However, I do have four boxes of Watford programmes covering many games between the years 1984 and 2005 (and two boxes of programmes for other games I saw in that period). It seems a shame to...

It's being reported in various newspapers that Paul Pogba is about to join Manchester United for a fee in excess of £100m, with his agent perhaps collecting a fee amounting to a quarter of that. Even allowing for the possibility that this sum is a guess, an estimate or an exaggeration, it seems...

For those of you who have read my previous novels (or any new readers come to that) a Kindle version of 'The Knife Edge' is now available and a paperback version should also be available via Amazon in the next few days. amazon.co.uk/dp/B01EDZRZ8W Here's a taster! Chapter 1 A land at...

I know AK sometimes posts Icelandic results and others follow teams in the remote Scottish backwaters so perhaps a thread to show we're keeping up with local stuff as well as our beloved Watford. So, here's mine to kick off: Eastleigh Borough 1 Macclesfield 0 (a well-worked winner to keep the...

After some amusing objections to the provisional title of the fourth Winfrith novel, formerly known as 'The Hollow Way', I've decided a change would be diplomatic since a few of my readers read it rather differently than I'd intended! It will now appear eventually under the above title. 80,000...

Now that the unwrapping is done I'm reminded not all presents bring equal delight. Among the good this year is a bottle of Basil Hayden's Kentucky Bourbon...not easy to get in the UK. Once, as a boy, I'd dropped hints about a football annual and a friend of my mother's gave me a football...

Just seen this: Former Premier League footballer Clarke Carlisle is fighting for his life after being hit by a lorry. Carlisle, the former Leeds, Burnley and QPR defender who went on to be chairman of the PFA and also achieved acclaim for his appearance on TV’s Countdown, was airlifted...

The third novel in the Winfrith series is now published and available on Amazon both as a paperback and a Kindle text amazon.co.uk/dp/1500663166 . In a few days it should be possible to 'Look inside' and read a sample but in the meantime here's the opening few paragraphs... 1 The...

I've put this on a separate thread because reading hisorical crime fiction isn't everyone's cup of tea. I know some of you managed to work your way through 'The Glint of Silver'. Some even went to the lengths of writing favourable reviews which were much appreciated. Needing something to...

Just seen that the Hong Kong Women's cricket team were bowled out for 15 yesterday - 9 of which were wides. It reminded me that at Uni we once bowled another college side out for 7. I thought it might be amusing to get a few other recollections of performances which were some way from being...

I see Stuart Pearce has called up Marvin. Something of a surprise maybe but a chance for him to remind folk he's still about. He's had a quiet time at Bolton so I hope he gets a chance to do something. What do you think? A good selection? Too experimental a team? A competition that doesn't...

If not sick, apprehensive at least. So what difference will Italian owners make to WFC? Perhaps I should begin by saying I've always had a soft spot for Italy...stylish clothes, magnificent paintings, beautiful scenery, delicious food and a climate that suits me very well. Italian football...

I came across this on the BBC Sport site this morning in an article about Everton signing a 15-year-old for £2 million: Michael Woods & Tom Taiwo, Leeds to Chelsea, £5m, both aged 16, 2007 Jermaine Pennant, Notts County to Arsenal, £2m, aged 15, 1999 John Bostock, Crystal Palace to...

A president known as Sep Blatter Said rigging the votes doesn't matter There's one man left standing And no-one's demanding My head be served up on a platter