Cambridge Coffee and Crime

Cambridge, Coffee, and Crime The past never stays buried. Especially in Cambridge...

Why set The Orchid Mystery in 1977 Cambridge? A city on the edge of change, full of secrets, bicycles, and fog. Find out more about the setting and inspiration here: cambridgecoffeeandcrime.co.uk
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Cambridge, 1977. A rare orchid, left beside the body of a murdered professor, draws DCI Rievaulx and DC Carter into a deadly web of academic ambition, buried secrets, and a clandestine society where every clue threatens to unravel the quiet dignity of the university’s ancient foundations.

People often ask why I set my mystery in Cambridge, and in 1977. Honestly, modern forensics can kill the suspense. Cambridge in ’77 has the perfect atmosphere for a classic, character-driven whodunit. #mysterynovel #mysterywtiter #goldenagemystery

People often ask why I set my mystery in Cambridge, and in 1977. Honestly, modern forensics can kill the suspense. Cambridge in ’77 has the perfect atmosphere for a classic, character-driven whodunit.

People often ask why I set my mystery in Cambridge, and in 1977. Honestly, modern forensics can kill the suspense. Cambridge in ’77 has the perfect atmosphere for a classic, character-driven whodunit.

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People often ask why I set my mystery in Cambridge, and in 1977. Honestly, modern forensics can kill the suspense. Cambridge in ’77 has the perfect atmosphere for a classic, character-driven whodunit.

... DCI Jonathan Rievaulx and DS Emily Carter are called into a world where tradition hides corruption and intellect masks ambition.

Cambridge, 1977 is a city built on the bones of history, its courtyards hushed and its truths half-buried. When a respected professor is found dead in the gardens of St. Michael’s College with an orchid placed beside him with unsettling care, DCI Jonathan Rievaulx and DS Emily Carter...

Cambridge, 1977 is a city built on the bones of history, its courtyards hushed and its truths half-buried. When a respected professor is found dead in the gardens of St. Michael’s College with an orchid placed beside him with unsettling care, DCI Jonathan Rievaulx and DS Emily Carter...

Cambridge, 1977. A rare orchid, left beside the body of a murdered professor, draws DCI Rievaulx and DC Carter into a deadly web of academic ambition, buried secrets, and a clandestine society where every clue threatens to unravel the quiet dignity of the university’s ancient foundations.

Love this... 'A reader lives a 1000 lives before they die'. So true.

Same and there's a much better vibe here, too!

Hello, and thank you to my new followers. What a relief be here rather than X!

That's it! Proofs done and dusted, and the amended version winging its way back to the publisher Coffeetown Press.

Wow, I just started watching Adolescence. Seriously good.

Proofs have arrived. Things are progressing!

Plot...um...plotting... bloody hell, I'm sure it wasn't this difficult last time. Oh well, at least my house is clean!

In 1977 Cambridge, a rare orchid found beside a murdered professor plunges DCI Jonathan Rievaulx and DC Emily Carter into a labyrinth of academic rivalries, hidden manuscripts, and a secret society, revealing a conspiracy that threatens to unravel the very fabric of the university.

Sunrise on a frosty morning in Norfolk

Elon Musk's nazi salute has made me come to a decision I've been toting with for some time. I am now closing my X account. People are much nicer here anyway.

Reading. Is that even a question!

Tonight, I've decided I have writers block. Any excuse to pour a Caledonian Canal gin. With tonic, ice, and a slice, of course!

Looking forward to my first talk of the year this Wednesday 7.30pm at
Milton Road Library. Find booking details on Eventbrite.

Up my way!

Fabulous sunrise this morning.

In the hallowed halls of Cambridge University, where centuries-old traditions mask a multitude of sins, the serene routine of academic life is shattered when the lifeless body of Dr Charles Atherton is discovered in a secluded garden at St. Michael’s College.

I got a free trial for a couple of weeks. Never binge watched so much tv in such a short time in my life!