At the start of the First World War, cocaine was given to soldiers by the army to increase endurance. By the end of the war, it was a banned substance...

Earlier this year, I took part in an author panel with fellow crime writers T A Williams and Debbie Young to talk about writing cosy crime. Here are some of my answers to the questions we discussed.

Research is one of my favourite aspects of being a historical crime fiction writer. However, it's easy to become sidetracked...