Jacqueline Winspear on Maisie Dobbs, History, and War… I was so thrilled to be asked to contribute to The Strand Magazine blog, and specifically to talk about what continues to inspire me to write about the former WWI nurse and now psychologist and investigator whom readers first met in Maisie Dobbs, published in 2003. […]
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Top Ten Greek Mythological Mysteries
by Jordanna Max Brodsky The epics of Homer, written some 2800 years ago, became the Western world’s first adventure stories. The stirring tales of gods and heroes, battles and quests, continue to inspire many authors today, myself included. My debut novel, The Immortals, follows Artemis, the Greek Goddess of the Hunt, as she tracks […]
Top Ten Best Irish Mysteries
Unlike the crime or detective novels that originated in Britain, Ireland’s mystery writing developed differently, reflecting that country’s economic, political, and social development. Early 20th-century Ireland was mainly an agrarian society. Apart from the Anglo-Irish ascendancy, most people were unlikely to enjoy the privilege of sitting by the fireside of an evening to read. There […]