A champion boxer, a Royal Marine and the Gaol Matron
Well, not all in one story - but finally this week I've started on the 'Additional Characters' section, (under Insight) with Richard...
Bringing the men back to Newmarket
Friday 11th August - almost exactly 8 years since I first had contact with Hong Kong - I was finally able to bring the completed research...
To School Through the Fields
Alice Taylor - author of To School through the Fields - connection to Policing Hong Kong an Irish History
Where are the books?
I'm being asked this question very often - so I thought I'd better try to explain here. Policing Hong Kong an Irish History was published...
UK Launch - Wonderful Watford Waterstones
Melissa and Amy at Waterstones in Watford High Street really encouraged me today with their enthusiasm and interest. They've agreed to...
Have you any relatives in Hong Kong still
is a question I'm often asked when telling people about my frequent visits. Well ..... lots in Happy Valley, I'm tempted to say. I was...
on Amazon at last
At last there's evidence that I really do have a book - Gazelle, the importers, have put it up on their website and on Amazon...
Four weeks - and now in Spain
A few cartons of the book are still on the high seas, making their way to Europe and the US, but copies Pete at Blacksmith Books has sent...
Gresson St and Canton Rd ... the connection
Over the last few days Steve Verralls and I have been working out the careers of the men alongside Tim Murphy at the Canton Rd shoot out...
'Bear with'
I've been asked about the background photos, having mentioned the caption-less back cover photo. The graves of Mortimor and Edmund...
