I have only hinted about Elspeth’s life before the murder in Malta, so as a Christmas gift to you I thought I would write a snippet about her time in Hollywood. This story would have taken place in 1989. A Christmas Eve Reflection in Hollywood Elspeth Duff Craig stood at the kitchen counter and surveyed…

If you have not read A Crisis in Cyprus, this snippet may contain spoilers. An Afternoon at the National Portrait Gallery Elspeth Duff was seldom late and even on those rare occasions her tardiness resulted from a situation beyond her control. Yet today her delay was of her own making. She looked into the mirror…

In July I was knocked down by an untethered standard poodle and suffered a severe concussion and broken bone in my back, luckily without nerve damage. My doctor has told me I should not be writing anything as complex as a novel for the next six months. She did say, however, I could write short…