Operation Berlin, the first in my new series of mystery novels set in Europe in the 1930s will be published in April 2026. A British first world war veteran and a young American woman dreaming of becoming a foreign correspondent solve crimes around the capitals of Europe. First up – Berlin.

"It is awfully easy to be hard-boiled about everything in the daytime but at night it is another thing." – Ernest Hemingway.

Listening to William Hurt reading The Sun Also Rises in the gym. Sublime! The miles fly by (all 2 1/2 of them)!

Just finished Gabriel's Moon by William Boyd. Brilliant spy story! Clever, absorbing plot and a fascinating examination of the motivation and character of an accidental spy. Reminds me of Graham Greene, but better.

This is a picture of me in the middle of the Berserkers' Lava Field, telling their story to a bunch of bemused crime writers.
It seems to me to sum up my Writing in Ice blog, which I am pausing for now. This is the last post: bit.ly/writinginice75

#writinginice #iceland

Here is a list of the most useful and enjoyable TV programmes and films I watched while researching my Iceland novels. Plus a magazine or two. Latest post on my #writinginice blog. bit.ly/writinginice74

Fiction and poetry I read when researching Iceland for my Magnus detective series. My latest #writinginice blog post:
bit.ly/writinginice72
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The non-fiction books I read while researching Iceland. My latest blog post bit.ly/writinginice71
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How Gudrid the Wanderer and her husband discovered North America centuries before Columbus, and how this irritated some historians: my latest #writinginice blog post. bit.ly/writinginice69

Pic is of an iceberg giving me the finger in front of her house in Greenland.
#iceland #greenland #vinland

Gudrid the Wanderer was born in Iceland in about 960 AD; she married in Greenland; had a son in America and went on a pilgrimage to Rome. Following in her footsteps to Greenland: my latest #writinginice blogpost bit.ly/writinginice68

This is Major Wise, Britain's military intelligence officer during the occupation of Iceland. Distinctly dodgy character. Read Jokull Gislason's guest post on my blog: bit.ly/writinginice67 #writinginice

We have a date for the release of Whale Fjord in audiobook, read by the incomparable Seán Barrett. April Fool's Day! That's right, 1 April 2024.

It's available for pre-order from Audible, by following this link:
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#iceland #whalefjord

Whale Fjord is published today! It's the seventh book in the series featuring my Icelandic detective Magnus. Two skeletons dating from Britain's occupation of Iceland in 1940 are discovered on the shores of Whale Fjord. Magnus investigates. mybook.to/whalefjord #whalefjord #iceland

Icelandair should probably ask this guy to move a few paces to the left. He is standing in one of the most dangerous spots in Iceland – "sneaker waves" have killed several tourists here over the years. The poster mentions a bucket list: is this the last item? Hopefully, he was photoshopped. #iceland

Did you know Britain invaded Iceland in May 1940? I didn't, at least until I started writing about the country. Read my latest blog post on Britain in Iceland in World War II. bit.ly/writinginice66. This is Hvalfjördur, where the British naval base was. No trace there now. #writinginice.

My latest Magnus novel is out on 24 February!

Two skeletons dating from Britain's occupation of Iceland in 1940 are discovered on the shores of Whale Fjord. Magnus investigates.

You can buy a real book on 24 February, or you can pre-order it on Kindle now. mybook.to/whalefjord

Last month, I took six old friends and loyal readers with me to Iceland for five days to see a bit of the countryside and some of the places in my books. It was a great trip (or at least they seemed to think so!) Here is the itinerary. bit.ly/writinginice64
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