Tuesday, July 08, 2008

Roman Mysteries Season Two

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the four friends & their bodyguard It was exciting to see such great publicity in the run-up to the premiere of Season Two of the...
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Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Roman Istanbul

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Friday 16 May 2008 I always like to go to the countries where my books are set to get details about the geography, flora, fauna and cui...

A Day at the Roman Baths

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Saturday 17 May 2008 OK, it’s not a real Roman bath, but it’s probably the closest thing. A hammam - or Turkish bath - is a direct de...
Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Life in the Shade

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Monday 19 May 2008 My husband Richard and I are in Turkey for ten days, researching the penultimate book in the Roman Mysteries series, The ...

Sardis, Philadelphia, Hierapolis

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Tuesday 20 May 2008 This morning we say goodbye to our Izmir hotel and by 8.30 we are on our way to Sardis, the capital of ancient Lydia. We...
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Monday, May 26, 2008

Laodicea and Aphrodisias

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Wednesday 21 May 2008 Laodicea is a sun-baked site with no shade, located in the valley below Pamukkale. Recently, archaeologists from the U...

PMD

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Thursday 22 May 2008 Today we’re visiting three ancient sites: Priene, Miletus and Didyma. On the excursions board in Kusadasi they call thi...

Big Ephesus Day

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Friday 23 May 2008 Today is our big Ephesus Day. It dawns pearly blue and pink. From the hotel balcony, I watch a white liner cruise languor...

Fun Things about Turkey

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Saturday 24 May 2008 It’s our last day in Turkey - and my birthday! - and we are enjoying a day off after a grueling schedule of ancient s...
Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Ideas from the Turkey notebook

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... Those who have read From Ostia to Alexandria with Flavia Gemina know I take a notebook with me on all my research trips. Here are some ...
Monday, April 07, 2008

Clue for a Mini-Mystery

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In March 2008, I gave a talk at the Museum of London ( MOL ), asking fans to help me find a Roman artefact which could be a c...
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Wednesday, April 02, 2008

How to Write a Mystery

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How to Write a Mystery right: Roman spoons. Could one be a clue to a mystery? On Sunday 16 March I did a workshop at the Museum of Lond...