Fleet Pond in Hampshire takes centre stage in Murder at Waldenmere Lake, the latest Iris Woodmore Mystery. In this post, I take you on a tour of some of the locations featured in the book...

Fleet Pond, and the society set up to protect it, provided the inspiration for Murder at Waldenmere Lake...

Here's a brief introduction to some of the regular characters who feature in the Iris Woodmore Mysteries

Inspiration for Death at Crookham Hall struck in the summer of 2018 on a guided tour of the Houses of Parliament...

The Iris Woodmore Mysteries are based in North East Hampshire, and many events in the novels are inspired by real places in this area.

A glimpse into the lives of the civilian casualties as well as the German and Polish airmen involved in the Exeter Blitz provides a unique insight into those dark days of the Second World War...

An event to mark the 80th anniversary of the Exeter Blitz held a personal association for my family – and inspired reminiscences of our family’s connection with the railways and the bygone era of steam trains.

The first female Members of Parliament challenged polite society’s perception of what an MP should look and sound like...

The 1929 general election became known as the Flapper Election because, for the first time, young women in Britain had the right to vote.

A plot twist in Death at Crookham Hall is based on a list produced by the Society for the Promotion of Nature Reserves. The Society was founded in 1912 and was the forerunner for the Wildlife Trusts we have in the UK today.