Delighted that Edgar Allan Poe and the London Monster has now been published in Turkey by Paris Yayincik. Again, a very different cover design, which I find fascinating. I like that Poe looks pensive or anxious rather than angst-ridden as he does in many images of him; this expression fits his demeanor in the novel. Translating a novel from one language to another takes such skill and artistry. It's not just a question of plugging in text bit by bit into google-translate o

Edgar Allan Poe and the London Monster will be published in Russia by AST publications in early November, and I've just been sent the art work. I'm very pleased with this alternative artwork -- it looks like a mysterious nineteenth century tome, which adds to the sense of Gothic mystery. And Poe wearing Dupin's green spectacles lends a touch of steam punk. (Or perhaps it is Dupin himself on the cover, given his uncanny likeness to Poe?) #EdgarAllanPoe #LondonMonster #CAugust

The attacks began in the spring of 1788 — four women’s skirts slashed, then all was apparently quiet until twelve months later when there was a series of eight assaults over the course of the year. The attacks escalated on the night of the Queen’s birthday ball — 18 January 1790 — when six ladies had their frocks cut and hysteria gripped the city. From late January to 27 April 1790 a further thirteen women claimed that they were attacked by a ‘Monster’ who attempted to cut th

A fundamental part of a mystery story is discovering what is fact and what is fiction, who is telling the truth and who is not. Is a witness’s memory reliable and has that witness correctly interpreted what he or she has seen? If this investigative process goes awry, the wrong man or woman may be convicted. Edgar Allan Poe and the London Monster takes a true crime story and twists it into a fictional tale by re-imagining ‘who-dunit’, then revisiting the recorded facts of the