A Map of early 19th Century New York
Jeremiah Meehan wrote to me from New York to say how much he enjoyed reading The Devil’s Half Mile whilst tracking the progress of Justy, Kerry, Lars et al on the map inside the cover of [...]
The Prospect of Whitby and the Hanging Judge
Yes, that is a noose, and that is the River Thames. And yes, the gallows’ crossbeam is indeed aimed at the financial centre, Canary Wharf. The gallows is part of the Prospect of Whitby, one [...]
By Paddy
In Articles, books, Case Study, history, non fiction, Non-fiction, Notes, research, writing, Writing
Posted How New York Marshals were made
At a quarter to ten on the morning of May 19, 1811, bells began to sound throughout the neighbourhood of New York around Chatham Street and the City Hall. It being a Sunday, not many people paid [...]
By Paddy
In Articles, books, Business, Case Study, crime, history, non fiction, Non-fiction, Writing, writing
Posted The murders that made the NYPD
When the Revolutionary War ended in 1783 and the King’s soldiers departed for England, the King’s laws went with them. Good riddance, most people said. British rule had been oppressive, [...]
Hudson’s Kill goes on the road
The team at Forge Books have kindly set me up with a modest book tour here in the US after Hudson’s Kill drops on September 17. Here’s the itinerary so far: Saturday 21 September LONG [...]
PIRATES!
That got your attention! I’ve been writing a guest blog post about pirates for about a month now. It’s not supposed to be a long post, but the pirate world is quite irresistible. [...]
By Paddy
Posted America’s First Murderer
“As far as I can tell, the first murder in New England was committed in 1630 with a gun.” Thomas McDade, The Annals of Murder. John Billington was probably not the first man to commit [...]
By Paddy
In Articles, books, Case Study, Education, history, Murder, Non-fiction, Uncategorized, Writing, writing
Posted The First American Psychos?
On a summer’s day in 1799, a group of men were driving cattle from Kentucky to Virginia, along a road known as Boone’s Trace, when the cows suddenly quit the road and rushed into the woods. Once [...]
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Posted The Mystery of Marketing – The newsletter
I have spent the last week or so trying to understand how email marketing campaigns – also known as newsletters – work. Sales and marketing experts say that the humble newsletter is [...]
