Tag: crimebooks

Two Fifths of Arctic Lost In Last 40 Years

15th Sep 2019

This gorgeous picture of mother and daughter polar bears by wildlife photographer and Arsenal supporter Andy Rouse is featured in the London Sunday Times today. But official figures just released by the US National Snow and Ice Data Centre show that 37% of arctic ice has been lost between 1979 and 2019 (graph below)… …Anyone notice the weather being weird…? In my mother and daughter 2020s thriller books, the Hail the Queen saga (click below), the daughter sets up a ‘Blanka’s Arc’ on uninhabited islands to protect endangered animals.

The Enigma In Your Pocket

15th Jul 2019

Soo amazing to see that the person who was the inspiration for my book series, Alan Turing, will now be the face of the new English £50 Bank note. It really shows how far we have come ⁠— From Turing being jailed and chemically castrated for being gay to him being in the pocket of many English citizens.

Pride

10th Jul 2019

London Pride was amazing! So happy to be there! Everyone was so lovely, individual and enthusiastic, and it was such a massive turn out. So brilliant for organisations like Stonewall—this is such a lovely way to celebrate 50 years. Truly wonderful. My spies: Leila, Blanka, Bio and Nearby would be really excited to see so many people supporting the movement.