I've been caught up in finishing my submission draft of Edgar Allan Poe and the Empire of the Dead, so have been remiss about posting much.

Here, however, is a link to a little article I wrote for SHOTS Magazine that focuses on how location inspired the story of Edgar Allan Poe and the Jewel of Peru -- and indeed the entire trilogy:

Writing the Crime Scenes: Location as Inspiration

I'll paste it into the article section also.

Glass house, Loddiges Plant Nursery, Hackney

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